1 person backdrop set up

Here at Step and Repeat LA you can save money by setting up a banner yourself, and it’s actually a lot easier

than you may think.

For larger banners 8’ x 12’ and above, it’s always best to have one other person to help you. For most banners sizes 8’ x 10’ and below, it’s actually quite easy to do by yourself. You need to make sure you are setting the banner up flat on the ground. Once complete, you can stand the whole banner & frame up, this will make it easier for one

person. For a telescoping stand, first get all of your poles out of the bag and begin putting them together. For the

horizontal poles, the best way to tell how long to extend them is to put them in

front of the banner, so you can make sure you’ve extended them completely. Give

yourself an inch or two longer than the banner itself on the horizontal poles,

this will be needed to zip-tie the banner to the vertical poles and pull the banner

taut. Also, make sure both horizontal poles are the exact same length. If one

is longer than the other, you will have difficulty setting up the stand, and

possibly cause damage to the stand, not to mention the banner won’t be perfect

once set up. After sliding the horizontal poles through the pole pockets, extend your

vertical poles all the way out and connect them to the stand bases. Connect

the horizontal poles to the vertical poles using the tightening knobs

provided. DO NOT OVERTIGHTEN the tightening knobs, this will pinch and

bend in the vertical poles and damage them.

Once the horizontal poles are connected to the vertical poles, extend the vertical poles upward causing the

banner to be pulled taut, then tighten the poles using the tightening couplers

on the pole. Use your zip-ties putting them through

the grommets around the vertical poles and pull the banner taught horizontally.

If you have an 8’ x 10’ banner and stand, make sure you put the vertical support pole in the center of the banner. Now the tricky part, once you’ve made sure all of your stand parts are tight, go to the top center part of the banner and lift it up and push forward. It’s ok if the stands start to fall backward a little when this

is happening, once you get the banner up and the vertical poles on their bases,

you can begin readjusting and retightening the banner, as it will now probably be loose from being adjusted to a

vertical position. Simply unscrew the vertical pole tightening couplers, pull upward on the poles as much as you can and retighten the poles. And you’re done! For a pipe and drape stand, you only have one horizontal pole,

and you can follow the rest of the steps. If there’s a passer-by around, maybe ask them to help you lift up the banner, it makes it easier.