Backdrop Stand Support System (Pipe & Drape)
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What is Pipe and Drape? How does it work?
'Pipe and Drape' is a versatile and modular event decor system used to create temporary partitions, backdrops, and decorative elements at various events such as weddings, trade shows, conventions, and other special occasions. It typically consists of the following components:
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Uprights: Vertical metal or aluminium pipes that serve as the framework and support structure for the system. Uprights are adjustable in height, allowing you to create different backdrop sizes.
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Crossbars or Drape Support Rods: Horizontal bars that connect to the uprights. These bars can be extended to create the width of the backdrop or partition. They often have hooks or slots for attaching drapery.
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Drapery or Fabric Panels: Fabric material (often in the form of panels or curtains) that hangs from the crossbars to create the desired backdrop or partition. Drapery can come in various colours, textures, and materials to match the event's theme or style.
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Base Plates or Weights: Sturdy bases or weights placed at the bottom of the uprights to provide stability and prevent the system from tipping over. Base plates are often used on floors, while sandbags or other weights may be used on uneven surfaces.
Pipe and Drape systems are highly customisable, making them suitable for a wide range of event setups. Event planners and decorators can adjust the height, width, and design of the backdrop or partition to fit the specific requirements of the event. This versatility allows for the creation of elegant and professional-looking backgrounds, hiding unsightly areas, dividing spaces, and enhancing the overall aesthetics of the event venue.
Once you've chosen one of the dazzling backdrops on, all you need next is a Stand Support System to hold it in place. Available in two sizes – 3mx3m or 6mx3m – you can also make extra shapes using the Spigot, Baseplate Extra, Crossbar Extra and Upright Extra. We also have Carry Bags available for the background stands!
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FAQs About Backdrop Stand Support System
What size backdrop stand do I need?
Measure the wall you want to cover, then work back from the drapery. A 3x3m adjustable backdrop stand suits most ceremony and photo walls, while the 6x3m spans a head table or a stage backdrop frame. Need more width? A 3m extension bolts onto the same frame instead of replacing it, and 4m uprights handle marquees where a 3m stand looks short. Because the poles are telescopic and the whole thing breaks down into a carry bag, it works as a portable backdrop stand between venues. Panels match these dimensions in 3x3m backdrops and 6x3m backdrops.
Can the stand hold signage instead of fabric?
It can, though a dedicated frame is tidier. Our height adjustable freestanding frames take a welcome sign at the entrance without needing a crossbar span, and they fold small enough to travel in the same bag as the poles. If a welcome sign stand or wedding sign stand is what you actually need rather than a full drape frame, start with wedding and event signage. For the ceremony itself, a metal wedding arch gives you a wedding arch frame that matches the same white finish.
Can I use this stand for shapes other than a straight wall?
Yes, and this is where a modular system earns its keep. A curved crossbar turns a standard square backdrop stand into an arch backdrop stand, a circle crossbar creates a round backdrop stand for a ceremony focal point, and the cube frame adds a third dimension for a walk around display. You will also find freestanding mesh frames on this page, which is what most people mean by a mesh backdrop stand or a flower wall stand. The round mesh backdrop stand doubles as a balloon arch stand, and dressing that same frame with artificial flower garlands or flower wall panels turns it into a floral wall.
Do the poles show once the backdrop is up?
On a wide span the uprights sit just outside the fabric, so they are visible from the side. A lycra spandex pole cover slips over each upright and baseplate to hide the metal, which matters most where guests walk past the ends. Our backdrop stand covers come in white and black, so a white backdrop stand disappears against pale drapery and a black backdrop stand vanishes on a dark stage. Paired with floor length backdrop curtains, a curtain backdrop stand reads as built in rather than assembled.
What else do I need to finish the setup?
The frame is the skeleton, so budget for what hangs on it. Drapery is the obvious one, and beyond plain curtains our sequin backdrops and ice silk satin backdrops cover the two most requested finishes for a wedding backdrop stand. Clamps hold panels in place, spigots join uprights when you go taller, and a carry bag keeps poles together between jobs. Whether you are dressing a wedding backdrop frame or a party backdrop stand, running table skirting in matching fabric makes the stage and tables read as one setup.