Has anyone had any experience in building a balloon arch?? We need to build our own to go over a track and need to approximate how long it will take and how difficult it may be. I did get instructions off the internet, but it only illustrates how many balloons and what size etc. Any advice would be very appreciated!

Andrea Whitney
Event Chairperson
Sparta Michigan Relay

A few years ago someone directed me to the following info:

§ Build a balloon arch as an “entry” to your Relay site – Instructions on how to build one can be found at:

http://www.balloonhq.com/faq/deco_decor_101.html#arches

There is an impressive level of information there! And, the following document provides some perspective on time required:

http://www.balloonhq.com/faq/deco_pricing.html

suggests that a 8’x8’ balloon arch should take an experienced person about 6-7 hours to make by themselves… Allowing for less experienced people who have instructions on what to do, it seems as if 2 people might be able to build one comfortably in about 10 hours (with a little time pad).

And the second link suggests more time than Melissa, who also posted, suggested it takes. Since she's done it :) I'd defer to her, but you might try e-mailing the contacts at the website above and see if you can get some perspective! Good luck!