Need To Build A Home Show Booth.

ruskent

I need to start getting things together for the fall home show season. I am looking to do a booth with a outdoor kitchen/fire place combo. I am look to frame with steel studs/dura rock and mount a set of wheels on everything. I need to construct these units as light weight as possible.

What would be the lighest material to veener these things with? Thin brick? Cultured stone? Some type of natural tile?

Anyone have any other ideas for a booth in general? What ever I do needs to scream high end and be able to be assembled and disassembled in less then 2 hours perferably solo.

dougchips

You you create it on a 6x10 flat trailer? People are coming up with some pretty creative home show displays that they just unhitch from their truck/van.

I saw a nice one for a landscaper at a show last year, it was a waterfall and fish pond. The trailer also had juice to run the water fall, all he had to do was fill it up at the shows.

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ruskent

The proablem is that not all venues will let you drive into the building. And if they do let you drive in you need to be one of the first to set up and last to leave. I'd rather not go that route.

genecarp

this would be the lightest veneer available

http://www.fauxpanels.com/

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stacker

my god what a load of crap.im sorry

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ruskent

LOL I can not use those panels!

Tscarborough

I do not think it is possible to do well within those parameters.

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CJKarl

Plasti-rock

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CJKarl

How much can you spend? There are companies out there that specialize in this.

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ruskent

5k total.

ruskent

Whatever I build only really needs to be one sided. The back side will be against the booth divider.

mickeyco

Obviously you're a little concerned about the future of your trade, I got this from their website:

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silvertree

I will post a photo of my display later today. I went from having cabinets to having photos on a backdrop. The homeowners will see a cabinet or fireplace and walk 20 feet and see another one, and they can't tell the difference.
Do something to get them to stop.
My display fits in a pickup truck, takes 1/2 hour to setup and take down.
If you can get people to talk to you, you are ahead of the guy with the $25,000 display.

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genecarp

yes it is crap, that co makes some nice faux beams, i have never seen the plastic rocks, but i am sure they are lightweight.

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Cdat

If possible, construct it on site. That will get people's attention the fastest.

Tscarborough

When I first got married, I built my wife a fireplace for Christmas. It stayed there for about 3 months and no one ever guessed that it was anything other than brick and mortar. I made it from stryofoam, melting the joints with a hot jointer, then coating it with acrylic stucco finish and gluing it together with a hot glue gun. It was light, for sure.

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JonM

This is in my house

http://www.culturedstone.com/products/stone.asp

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Tscarborough

Cultured stone will not work within his limits.

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stacker

there is a house north of town here that has plastic rock panels.it was more than likely built in the 60's.im sure it looked good when it was finished,but looks like hell now.
as my dad always said."they stuff was made to sell"

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Cdat

Please tell me you didn't build that entertainment cabinet!