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Suggestion for 8x8 Canopy

Posted by shaun mcgrath on July 11, 2014 at 2:14pm in Welcome to Art Fair Insiders!

Hello,

I am going to start doing a local market here in town.  I can only use an 8x8 canopy for space restrictions.  I have 7' Pro Panels and want to make sure I have enough height clearance. I called on a Premier canopy and the guy told me at the midway point of the sides there is a frame section that goes down to 6'4" so this won`t work.  My Pro Panels are 6@ 38" wide and 4@ 24" wide. Of course I can use 2 x 38" (76" total) panels but will have about 10" left over on each side out of the total 96" available which is not ideal. 

Any suggestions out there from experience would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Shaun

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  • Greg Little July 13, 2014 at 11:25am

    What do the other participants in the market use?

    • shaun mcgrath > Greg Little July 13, 2014 at 8:55pm

      Hi Greg,

      Yes, that is what I need to do.  I couldn`t get down there yesterday and will have to wait until next Saturday.  I was trying to maybe find a solution to get a canopy ordered to save time.

      Shaun

      • Pat Sorbini > shaun mcgrath July 15, 2014 at 10:00pm

        Portland or Eugene? I assume it's one of those. 

        • shaun mcgrath > Pat Sorbini July 15, 2014 at 10:57pm

          I am in Eugene Pat.

  • Robert Wallis July 13, 2014 at 12:21am
    Do you sit inside the booth or behind it? That makes a difference in how the booth is arranged. If you have to be inside, then the wall scheme would need to be set up with a corner for you to sit in. One side would be the two wider panels with a narrower one at an angle to the corner. The opposite side wall would be a narrow and a wide panel for a 62 inch wall, leaving you 22 inches to sit in, with the remaining two narrow panels making a short wall in front of the back wall which would be two wide panels with some overlap from the diagonal narrow panel.

    The issue of the tent height is a tough one. One possibility is to add some pipe leg extensions and a foot pad, or just note the bullet and take the tent to a welder and have matching square stock welded onto the ends with new pads. If you're really lucky, you could find some sleeving or nesting square stock to splice into the legs. Another alternative is to not use the Propanels, and use either Gridwall panels or 16 inch wire closet shelving set on end and zip
    tied together. It's a higher cost of course but the dimensions work out neatly. The whole thing sounds like a pain in the butt.
    • shaun mcgrath > Robert Wallis July 13, 2014 at 8:53pm

      Hi Robert,

      Thank you for the ideas.  I kind on half though of angling the 24" panels in the corner but wasn`t quite sure if that would work?  I`m sure I can sketch it out to see for sure.  It is a good idea though and it might be a solution.  I think I need to revisit the show and see if anyone is using the 7' panels and what they did.  Your ideas are great though and thanks again.

      Shaun

      • Robert Wallis > shaun mcgrath July 14, 2014 at 12:33am
        Will you sit or stay inside the tent or will you be able to sit/stand outside? If outside, front or back of booth. All these determine what the panel layout is going to be.
        • shaun mcgrath > Robert Wallis July 14, 2014 at 6:16pm

          I am not sure at this point.  From past experience which isn`t a huge amount, I tended to stay outside for the most part.  It seems people are more likely to go inside, at least from what I could gather.  Then again, many are inside their booths at this market.  I need to assess the amount of space and see if it is allowable.  On hot days I will probably want to be shaded.  I really need to make one more visit it seems and take notes on things.

          Thanks again,

          Shaun

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