Backdrop installation questions.

One nice way to hang a backdrop without dealing with adhesives is to staple it to thin wooden strips along the top, and hang the whole thing like a curtain or tapestry, suspending it from the ceiling using fishline:

 

 

 

We used 2 sided carpet tape on the top only, and let it hang.

Hanging suggestions from their website here:

 

http://backdropwarehouse.com/Fastening.htm

Thanks guys, great suggestions and ideas. And Jon, thanks for pointing out the link to Backdrop Warehouse install page--somehow I had missed it!

Best,

JohnE

Glad you found it useful, John. That website is so visually busy, I'm surprised anyone can find anything. It gives me a headache. Whoever designed that thing obviously never saw a font, box, or boarder he didn't like and decided to use them all.

We got the carpet tape idea from a few others on this forum. It works great, and if you don't press the backdrop down firm at 1st, you can gently peel it back off if you need to make an adjustment. Even works on a curve. We also cut the white border off the top.

 

We used the double backed carpet tape.  Two strips at the top and let it hang.  A laser level is helpful to get a top line if you can.

 

 

 

Rich

Hey guy's,

 

Very excited about the carpet tape idea, could save a lot of hassle and time! 

Mr. laidoffsick (sorry, I don't know your real name) the pictures you sent me showing me what you did to install your backdrop shows the EXACT scene I have purchased. The Colorado Continental Divide taken from the town of Leadville Colorado where my grandmother was born and raised! That is why I'm a D&RG guy!

One another question, my backdrop will be 15 feet X 42 inches, is it necessary to paint and tape the Masonite since the backdrop will just hang from the top edges and the picture materal is not suppose to be see through.

Also, the laser level idea was brilliant as my home is very old and I can never trust if anything is level or square.

 

Thanks again,

JohnE

Wow! Carpet tape is the answer! Since I hate my foam core backdrop,

time order a real Back Ground.

 

ncng

It is NOT necessary to paint or tape the masonite. We did it because at the time, we were not sure how we were going to hang the back drops. We thought rubber cement or wall paper glue so we wanted the surface smooth and flat. A lot of wasted time and effort after doing the carpet tape method.

Thanks again. That response just saved me a lot of time!

JohnE

Just make sure your screws or nails dont stick out or they could wear a hole in the backdrop.

When I use a commercial photo backdrop, I glue mine to foamboard that fit it along a channel I put along the wall (see my post a few positions farther down this forum if you want to see photos)

JohnJr,

 

Post pictures of install please,

 

Thanks,

 

ncng

Hi Mark,

 

I have not had time to install my backdrop due to kids and Christmas. Hope to have it up next weekend. Will post pictures asap. Wishing you and your family a very merry Christmas!

 

And, Merry Christmas to all out there in train land!

 

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