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i am bidding on a big job next week that will be resulting in over size matboard,glass etc.
my client is thinking of putting 2 5'x7' watercolors in one frame! there are 3 or so pieces to do. help! how do i produce such a big mat.i would think plexi would have to be used.in the past i have seamed oversize mats together. any suggestions? and..... are there bigger materials than 48x96 available ?if so from where? help me kiddies.....
 
Are the watercolors 5feet x 7feet each?

How are they arranged H V ?

Please give us a good discription of openings needed and mat width.

From past experience the one that has the best design and way to do the large piece gets the job. Cost should be a secondary factor.
 
5 FEET BY 7 FEET TIMES 2 PLUS MAT

Do you have a door big enough to have this frame pass through?

I sounds like an artist of mine who does large pastels. 5 FEET by 10 FEET or larger!
I keep telling her to work smaller.

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Jerome Feig CPF ISA
Field Art Studio
Pleasant Ridge, MI
248-399-1320
248-399-7018 fax
 
acrylic is avail in 100 x 100

some fabric is avail in 72 wide bolts.

Make the "mat" portion from flat wide wood stock (like 606- 4 1/2 inch wide flat bass profile from Foster). Join, and then wrap with fabric, then no seams. Like a big ass mat.

An actual mat that large might not be able to support the art. This big wooden mat will be strong enough to hold the art, and be strong enough to hold the frame, and plexi.

You need to think about how this will hang.

(as well as transport)

On the last 81 x 81 (6 sheet) I did, I made a rail of moulding at the bottom, attached at every stud, and set the frame on the rail, and then screwed thru the top face of the frame in to the wall as well. A little putty, and being 7 feet above the viewer, the can not see the holes.

I now have a job in for 4 to 6 more 6 sheets, and 20 3-sheets, 14 euro OS, 6 Brit quads, and 15 or so regular posters.

They also have a 4 x 8 foot banner to frame.

But the kicker is a 7 (or 8) x 15 foot vertical banner they want to dispaly. I'm still trying to work out that one.

If you are wondering where a job like this comes from, see my post on "phone quotes" thread later to see why phone quotes are a good thing.
 
We completed a project last year for a hotel. Artwork was a series of watercolor paper panels floated to make up a patchwork measuring 7feet by 10 feet. Completed frame size was 8feet by 11 feet. We used a LJ Frame, Raphael wood liner, fabric wrapped liner and backing, and 1/4" tempered glass. It was huge, weighed a ton and required 6 really burley guys to install. This was a really fun project, no joke. We had a building contractor install the work, glass company deliver the completed framed picture with one of their trucks. Best advise I can offer, don't be cheap because the hidden costs can kill you. Remember: A project your size, you deserve to make a nice profit.
 
OOps, forgot to mention. Be sure to measure the door size. The one to your shop and the one at the destination. Forget this point and all the work you do is for naught. Try to collect on a picture sitting out on the street corner.
Oh, the issue of money. We require 50% at the time the order is placed, 25% upon final inspection at the shop, the balance upon delivery (sometimes the balance is net 15 days). And a cost overrun clause (10%+) written into the contract.
 
Yes, always measure, and be sure to measure for the finsied frame size. I did one of these, and of course, it would have been too large for the residence door. I prowl'd around the house to see if there was a set of french doors or a slider that could be removed. A back door would have made things too easy.

Solution:
Join and assemble frame inside the house.

Needless to say, it will not fit out the door if they move.
 
One little tip I learned the hard way is to use a filet or something in the rabbet of the frame to give you a wider lip for the plexi. Makes fitting go a lot easier and gives more room for the plexi and mats to expand and contract.
 
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