Fine Lines: 42 Colors and When Custom Color Is Worth It
How to pick from 42 Fine Lines ribbed event carpet colors, when a stock color is the smart choice, and when a custom color run makes sense for your show.
What event carpet costs, how it goes down and comes up, and where it ends up afterward.
Notes from the floor — what event carpet costs, how it gets installed and pulled, where it goes afterward, and how to pick the right product for the room. Written by the crew that actually lays it. New post every week.
How to pick from 42 Fine Lines ribbed event carpet colors, when a stock color is the smart choice, and when a custom color run makes sense for your show.
How show hall lighting changes carpet color, which booth carpet colors photograph well, which ones to avoid, and how to match a floor to your brand.
What drayage is, why booth flooring can show up on your flooring invoice and again on the show contractor's bill, and how to ship carpet so you pay once.
The flooring rules in most exhibitor manuals: flame certificates, tape limits, trip hazards, aisles, move-in windows and what happens at strike.
How event carpet for a large trade show floor is planned, rolled out, seamed, trimmed and finished overnight between move-in and doors open.
What event carpet weight in ounces per square yard tells you, how much a three-day trade show needs, and when a heavier floor is worth it.
Recycled carpet, turf substitute, vinyl plank or rolled vinyl? How to choose booth flooring on traffic, look, install speed and after-show recycling.
Most event carpet is thrown away after one show. Here is how ours comes up, why the staples matter and how much goes back into new carpet.