Category: Uncategorized

We are thrilled to announce the launch of our brand-new website, www.texaschoralriserrental.com! Whether you are planning a corporate event, concert, graduation ceremony, or any other gathering, Texas Choral Riser Rental is here to provide you with top-notch audience seating solutions. With our new website, we aim to make it easier than ever for you to find the perfect audience seating risers to enhance the comfort and experience of your attendees. Our extensive range of services includes choral and choir risers, press risers, photo risers, as well as grandstand seating for VIPs.

Audience Seating Risers for Maximum Attendee Comfort

When it comes to audience seating, we understand the importance of comfort and safety. That’s why we offer a wide variety of riser types to cater to your specific needs and venue requirements. Our choral and choir risers provide an elevated and organized platform for choirs and performers, ensuring optimal visibility and sound projection. Press risers are designed to accommodate media personnel with a clear line of sight to capture the event’s highlights. For capturing memorable moments in photographs, our photo risers create an elevated platform for photographers to get the perfect shot.

We also offer grandstand seating for VIPs, providing an elevated and designated area for special guests to enjoy the event in comfort and style. All our risers are designed with contemporary aesthetics and safety features, including handrails and backrails, to ensure a secure and enjoyable experience for your attendees.

When you need comfortable seating for a small or large audience, indoor or outdoor, our experienced team can customize the perfect riser arrangement to meet your needs.  Take a moment to explore our new website and discover the full range of services we offer. Request a quote today, and let us elevate your next event with our premium audience seating solutions.  Contact Texas Choral Riser Rental to learn more and get started on creating a comfortable and memorable experience for your audience.

After being scheduled an evening set up in one of the Gaylord ballrooms, I prepared myself for an evening of hard work and excitement. The set up that we were doing included custom risers and staging for a large private event. I was a bit nervous being a newbie to the stagehand world but was comforted when I arrived at the site and met the leaders who were passionate and experienced in this type of work. I was patiently walked through each step along the way and learned many things about the unseen world of set up for all of the fun events I love to attend.

How We Prepared for Set Up

Once we arrived at the venue our team looked over the blueprints for the risers and marked the placement of each piece on the floor. Since the venue had carpet, our second step was laying of Carpet Protection Tape to the floor before unloading. This was done to ensure that there was no damage to the carpet during load, set up, or unload for this event. Carpet Protection Tape comes in large rolls and was placed sticky side down before being rolled across the carpet to cover desired areas.

Before starting to set up the risers, all trucks were unloaded and organized to allow fast and efficient set up of the risers. After unloading was complete our staff split up and started working on their assigned tasks. One group checked the height of each steel leg that was going to be used to build the risers. This was done by counting how many holes were showing and ensuring that the screw and bolt were in the correct hole for the needed height. Size and length of each piece were checked before the screw and bolt were inserted into the second to last hole. Placing the screw and bolt into the second hole strengthens the leg by leaving extra support around the connecting point. Wood shims were placed on the floor, where each leg that will be inserted into the pocket of a staging piece would be, to level the risers on the carpeted area and to protect the carpet.

Steps Taken to Begin Riser Set Up

As a few people prepared to place the steel legs into the pockets of the Bil-Jax staging pieces, another group of people were responsible for unloading and placing the Bil-Jax staging pieces. Each staging piece must have connecting ends placed together for the stage pieces to ensure they hold together and lock. Once the staging pieces were placed, someone got on top of the staging and locked them into place by turning the roto lock inside the staging pieces until it locked into place with the one being connected. All bolts were tightened and spaces between riser levels were checked for levelness and desired height. After the risers were set up, our staff attached steel cross braces to the steel legs ensuring the stability of the risers. These were placed on every other leg facing both directions of the stage.

Final Touches to Risers

After all of the stage pieces were in place, locked, and had the attached cross braces, a double-sided tape was added to the riser for a precut carpet to be laid. Back and side rails were then added to ensure that the risers met ADA guidelines. All extra materials were then packed up and taken back to the trucks, leaving the floor space clear, clean, and ready for use.

By the time we finished this set up I was already excited about what the next one would be like. I never realized how hard people work to ensure a safe set up for all kinds of events. I left with sore feet and shoulders from pulling heavy stacks of staging from the dock into the elevator and then down the halls into the ballroom. My hands were hurting from unscrewing and re-screwing the bolts for each leg used for the stage and risers at this event, but I could not help but feel a great sense of accomplishment. I gained a lot of understanding and respect for stage and riser set up, along with the people who dedicate their time to providing safe and beautiful stages and risers for people’s events.

Temporary Choir Risers installed in your church sanctuary

At Texas Choral Riser Rental, we provide choir and audience risers for all sorts of events. You’ll find us building risers for national choir and orchestral competitions, large performing arts venues, and City-sponsored Fourth of July events.

However, some of our favorite events are when Houses of Worship call us to provide temporary choral risers inside their church sanctuary or youth center for Christmas or Easter presentations. Trusting a vendor to come into your sanctuary, even if it’s just to supply church choir risers, is a highly personal decision – and we’re always honored when a client selects us to provide these services.

Our experience allows us the confidence to work within your House of Worship and provide choral risers for your special Holiday events to your congregation and attendees. You’ll find our installation technicians and carpenters to be professionals who respect your church and the people who worship there.

Selecting the correct vendor to provide church Choral Riser rentals

First of all, the right vendor will be the one who you are most comfortable with. First impressions are everything! You’ll be most likely to do business with someone who takes the time during the first phone call to listen to your needs, respond to your questions, and talk about your concerns.

Avoid vendors who use cheap risers, risers with folding legs, or trifold risers. Additionally, check to make sure the company has insurance, and they are willing to issue a COI naming your church or facility as ‘additionally insured’. Make sure to ask about Certified Builder Contractor status in your municipality. A reputable company can provide engineered documents, and will be registered as a Certified Building Contractor in the nearest major city.

Finally, choose a company that has experience working in Houses of Worship! Churches can provide challenges to even the most experienced staging rental and choir riser rental companies. Ask for pictures of past events; and in turn, be ready to provide scale drawings of your sanctuary, with an overlay of what you are planning. Don’t be afraid to ask for a site survey – most professional companies will be happy to schedule a site visit to mitigate any ‘surprises’ during load in.

Questions? Don’t hesitate to ask! Please contact us to find out how we can be the vendor that provides choir risers for your church this year. We look forward to hearing from you and working with you!