Red drape walls standing on an event floor beside a white birdcage set piece

For the rooms with no rig

Portable drape system, drape walls without tools

A freestanding frame for rooms with no flying points. Two telescopic uprights, a crossbar and a ballasted base build a bay; extension kits link bays into a wall of any length. It packs into carry bags.

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Red drape walls on an event floor

The Drape Selector

Spec your drape
before you call.

Answer five quick questions. The Drape Selector matches fabric, fullness and opening style to your space, then turns it into a spec ready to send to the makers.

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  • Five questions
  • No email gate
  • Quote-ready spec
The Drape Selector running on a laptop and a phone
Drape Selector
01What is the job?
House curtain
Masking legs
Cyclorama
02Which fabric?
VelvetIFR
Wool sergeIFR
MoltonNDFR
03How full should it hang?
Flat
75%
100%
04How does it open?
Traveller
Guillotine
Tableau
05What size?
FabricWool serge
FR classIFR
Size12.0 x 7.0 m
SpecReady →
Step 1 of 5 · The job

Build a bay

One bay is a backdrop. Add bays for a wall.

  1. Plates and ballastBase plates down, spigots in, 10 kg shot bags on top: two to six per kit, by height.
  2. UprightsTwo telescopic uprights go on the spigots and run up to height: 2.4 to 4 m, or 2.4 to 6 m in the Large kit.
  3. CrossbarA telescopic crossbar spans 1.8 to 3 m between them. No floor fixings.
  4. Drape onThe Option D header feeds around the crossbar and through its D-ring, fastening flush. No tools.
  5. ExtendEach extension kit adds an upright, a crossbar, a base plate and two shot bags, and shares the post before it.
Drawing of a portable drape system: two bays, each with uprights on ballasted base plates, a crossbar and a drape Full kit: one bay Extension kit
A drawing, not to scale.

Kits at a glance

Kit specs, published inline

6m

Tallest drop, on the Large kit

3.1m

Drape width per bay

3m

Crossbar reach, telescoping from 1.8 m

10kg

Each shot bag of ballast

KitDrape (W x H)UprightsCrossbarShot bags
Small3.1 x 3 m2, telescopic 2.4 to 4 m1, telescopic 1.8 to 3 m2 x 10 kg
Medium3.1 x 4 m2, telescopic 2.4 to 4 m1, telescopic 1.8 to 3 m4 x 10 kg
Large3.1 x 6 m2, telescopic 2.4 to 6 m1, telescopic 1.8 to 3 m6 x 10 kg
  • Every full kit includes two base plates with spigots and a carry bag. Extension kits add one bay each. Hire a kit →
  • We make the drapes. Portable stages for the same rooms come from Theatre Safe Australia. Portable staging at TSA →

Drapes

Black, inherently flame retardant, sewn here

Black wool serge drape hanging in deep matte folds

Black wool serge

  • ~550 gsm
  • IFR
  • Dry clean only

Dense and matte, it hangs heavy and flat. Suits theatre, school masking and semi-permanent installs. Keep it dry: wool can shrink about 3 percent if wet.

A dark velvet drape hung full height on the portable frame in an office

Black velour

  • IFR
  • Machine washable

A pile cloth that reads rich on camera. Inherently flame retardant, so washing does not affect its rating; the 4 m and 6 m drops are big to handle, so other cleaning suits those. Suits hire and corporate AV.

Close-up of the Option D header: a hook-and-loop tab fed through its D-ring, fastened flush around the crossbar

Option D header

  • No tools
  • Wool or velour

It replaces eyes and ties. Hook-and-loop tape feeds around the crossbar and through the D-ring, fastening flush, so the finish is the same whoever hangs it.

In the bags

What comes out of the bags

  • Telescopic uprights and crossbars, two to three to a carry bag
  • Base plates with spigots, packed separately
  • 10 kg shot bags for ballast
  • Repair ends and single components, sold separately
Two black base plates with a spigot and a shot bag on a pale floor
Base plates, spigot and a shot bag.
Three steel spigots of different sizes standing on a pale floor
Spigots.

In use

Halls, function rooms and events

  • Royal blue drapes on the portable frame running the full width of a hall behind a drum kit
    A blue drape wall behind a band set-up
  • Red drape walls curving around an event floor beside a white birdcage set piece
    Red drape walls on an event floor
  • Burgundy and blue drapes on the portable frame dressing a band stage in a bare hall
    A band stage dressed in a bare hall
  • Function room set theatre-style with black drape walls
    Black drape walls in a function room
  • Red drapes swagged open into an entrance between lit exhibition mirrors
    A swagged entrance for an exhibition
  • Behind the drape wall: telescopic uprights and crossbars carrying blue drapes on fastening tabs
    The working side of the wall
  • Looking up at a crossbar where blue drapes hang from fastening tabs
    Tabs along the crossbar

Questions

Asked before every kit order

How does the portable drape system work?

Each bay is two telescopic uprights, a telescopic crossbar and base plates ballasted with 10 kg shot bags. Drapes hang on the Option D header, and extension kits link bays into a continuous wall of any length.

How high and how wide does it go?

Three kit heights: 3, 4 and 6 m drops. Each bay carries a 3.1 m wide drape on a crossbar that telescopes from 1.8 to 3 m, and every extension kit adds another bay.

Do we need tools to set it up?

No. The frame goes up without tools, the Option D header fastens without eyes and ties, and the kit packs into carry bags.

Wool or velour: which drape should we choose?

Both are black and inherently flame retardant. Wool serge, about 550 gsm and dry clean only, suits theatre and semi-permanent installs. Velour is machine washable and suits hire and corporate AV.

Can we hire a portable drape system?

Yes. The frame and its drapes are part of our hire stock. Check availability through rentals and hire.