Ever gone in to a marquee and the matting looks like the waves on an angry sea? Assuming it was laid correctly there\u2019s actually a very simple reason.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As mentioned in a previous post coconut matting is a very popular way of flooring marquees. Harder wearing and longer lasting than carpet, more attractive (in a lot of peoples opinion) and cheaper than plastic flooring it\u2019s the flooring most marquee hire companies use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So why does it ruckle up so much even if noone\u2019s been walking on it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The answer is it\u2019s because it\u2019s a natural fibre and absorbs moisture. If you floor a marquee with matting on a sunny afternoon no matter how tightly you stretched it the following morning it will be all ruckled \u2013 it absorbs the moisture from the dew and expands. So the lesson is if you\u2019re faced with ruckled matting (whether it\u2019s you in the marquee or your customer panicking on the phone) don\u2019t relay it! Wait until the afternoon for it to dry out and it should go back to it\u2019s previous flat self.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Of course if it\u2019s still ruckled in the afternoon it means it wasn\u2019t laid correctly -try stretching it tighter or space the nails closer together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Thanks for reading<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Spencer<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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