I'm sure this is answered somewhere and I'm not using the right keywords. Apologies.
We're constructing some very large columns (several feet in diameter). We'd like to face them with something other than muslin (or, of course, cardboard) so that they could withstand at least someone clumsily knocking into them (who on stage would ever do such a thing?). One option has been corrugated plastic (as for temporary signs), but it is currently running $30 for a 4x8 sheet locally. I can use lauan or masonite, but they don't seem to really want to be in that shape, and I don't really want to soak them or use small pieces and overlap, etc. I once used a material that reminded me of fake tile flooring (floppy, came on a giant roll). Does someone know the name of such material or have a better suggestion? I went to the big box stores without luck, although the material they were using for signage seemed perfect but was not itself sold in the store (and they had no idea where it came from). We do have to paint the material, of course.
Thanks!
We're constructing some very large columns (several feet in diameter). We'd like to face them with something other than muslin (or, of course, cardboard) so that they could withstand at least someone clumsily knocking into them (who on stage would ever do such a thing?). One option has been corrugated plastic (as for temporary signs), but it is currently running $30 for a 4x8 sheet locally. I can use lauan or masonite, but they don't seem to really want to be in that shape, and I don't really want to soak them or use small pieces and overlap, etc. I once used a material that reminded me of fake tile flooring (floppy, came on a giant roll). Does someone know the name of such material or have a better suggestion? I went to the big box stores without luck, although the material they were using for signage seemed perfect but was not itself sold in the store (and they had no idea where it came from). We do have to paint the material, of course.
Thanks!