Full-scale architectural template and method for installing construction elements for exhibitions, trade shows, conventions and events without damaging carpet or floor

A method of installing temporary construction elements for an event without damaging a carpet, the method comprising the steps of:

• creating a digital file of an architectural template illustrating the temporary construction elements;
• printing the digital file as a full-scale architectural template on one or more sheets, each sheet being a portion of the architectural template, the sheets having markings indicating the position of the temporary construction elements, each sheet having identifiers to aid in aligning the sheets;
• placing and aligning the sheets on the carpet so that the markings are positioned in the same location as the corresponding temporary construction elements should be;
• removably securing the sheets to the carpet;
• then installing the temporary construction elements on the sheets in accordance with the markings;
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• then removing the temporary construction elements.

A method of installing temporary construction elements for an event without damaging a floor, the method comprising the steps of:

• creating a digital file of an architectural template illustrating the temporary construction elements;
• printing the digital file as a full-scale architectural template on one or more sheets, each sheet being a portion of the full-scale template, the sheets having markings indicating the position of the temporary elements for the event, each sheet having identifiers and grid lines as a background to the markings to aid in aligning the sheets;
• placing and aligning the sheets on the floor so that the identifiers and the grid lines of adjacent sheets align;
• attaching the sheets to the floor;
• then installing the temporary construction elements on the sheets in accordance with the markings;
• then removing the sheets, and
• then removing the temporary construction elements.