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Portable Wedding House Built To Travel
Instead of renting a tent for your on-the-farm wedding, how about a portable wedding house? The idea comes from Ideal Manufacturing LLC in Gordonville, Penn.
“It folds up, and you can pull it down the road. Park it in place, and in 35 to 40 minutes it’s unfolded and ready to use,” says Eli Ebersol, presiden
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Portable Wedding House Built To Travel FARM HOME Miscellaneous Instead of renting a tent for your on-the-farm wedding how about a portable wedding house? The idea comes from Ideal Manufacturing LLC in Gordonville Penn “It folds up and you can pull it down the road Park it in place and in 35 to 40 minutes it’s unfolded and ready to use ” says Eli Ebersol president What really sets it apart is its wood floor that provides a solid even surface on any ground Ideal Mfg built the first wedding house in 2017 with the Amish in mind Families generally schedule weddings between October and March hosting them at their farms Since few people have large enough homes or barns to accommodate their guests they often build temporary wooden structures The portable wedding house provides a less time-consuming option Built on two heavy I-beams with light weight metal framing and polycarbonate windows the 25 000-lb building folds down to 9 ft wide and 60 ft long when pulled by truck on the highway Unfolded the portable house is 35 by 60 ft and seats up to 400 people Ventilation and tinted polycarbonate windows keep it from getting too hot and adding a heater warms it during colder weather The panels can be reconfigured to place a door next to a home’s door Typically people gather in the portable building for the ceremony and then tables are set up for the meal which is prepared in the house Side walls are 6 1/2 ft tall and the roof is arched for strength and appearance “The roof material is a 2-layer tarp After the roof is strapped down we inflate the roof between the layers to prevent condensation ” Ebersol says Four hydraulic jacks and cylinders are used to unfold and level the floor along with 10 support posts Since purchasing the first portable wedding house the buyer says his calendar for this October-March is filling up Other customers have expressed interest as well Ebersol says People can use them for lots of activities including craft shows seminars and auctions “It’s a portable structure so you don’t have to pay taxes on it and it’s something that generates income ” Ebersol says with about a 3 to 5-year payback Sizes of the portable buildings can be customized and he invites people to call him for a price quote Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Ideal Manufacturing LLC Eli Ebersol 10 S New Holland Rd Gordonville Penn 17529 ph 717 929-0472; www idealmanufacturingllc com; eli@idealmanufacturingllc com
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