productionpeople Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 HI All does anybody have any plans of rigging points for the Ballroom at the Dorchester Hotel? it has been a while since I last worked in there. Cheers Ricky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brainwave-generator Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 I would ask them for it directly. They should be happy to help. Getting an old one off somebody maybe a pointless act. Points that fail their inspections may be removed and not replaced, it would be pretty annoying if you planned to hang a load of truss then discovered 3 of the 4 points had been removed since the drawing was made. Structural engineers sometimes also change the rating of a point if there is an issue with the building, so likewise you could have a plot telling you the room is full of 1 ton points that are now 250kg. I don't know about the Dorchester but these are all scenarios which could easily happen on an annual basis, so it's very much worth ringing them to get the latest issue of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david.elsbury Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 Was the venue not able to help? Normally the first place one would go for information is to the venue...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Dave Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 If memory serves me right, there aren't any. The Only 2 Load bearing points are where the Chandeliers currently hang........they can be removed for a price. Ground support is your only option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete McCrea Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 Job in there just before Christmas had a box of truss flown from 4 points in the roof. As I turned up for the out, I have no more info on them. Call the venue... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyJones Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 They are everywhere now after the re-fit. All around the outside, and about 6 between the chandeliers from memory. However they were installed in a really rubbish fashion so they are all at different heights, so if you are planning on doing a dead hang in, take plenty of extra shackles to level any trusses you put in. Good luck! PM if you need anymore info I do quite a bit in there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
productionpeople Posted February 7, 2012 Author Share Posted February 7, 2012 [Thanks for the help guys I needed to get a quote done last night hence not having time to wait for the venue to give me rigging points.I have gone with a ground support truss instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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