Double Deck Booths
Custom and rental two-story trade show exhibits engineered for major venues across the country.
Two Floors of Brand Real Estate
A double deck booth gives you twice the usable square footage without expanding your footprint on the show floor. The lower level handles foot traffic, product demos, and lead capture. The upper level becomes a private meeting space where your sales team can close deals away from the convention noise.
We design and build double decker booths for brands exhibiting at major venues across the country. Whether you want a fully custom exhibit build you’ll own outright or a custom exhibit rental that flexes across multiple shows, we engineer the structure, handle venue compliance, and manage every part of the build from first concept render through dismantle.
Stand out From The Crowd
Why Brands Choose Two-Story Booths
The math on a double deck booth is straightforward. A 20×20 footprint with a second story gives you the working space of a 20×40 island, but you’re only paying for the original 20×20 in floor fees. For brands at tier-one shows where 20×20 is the maximum allotment, that extra 400 square feet upstairs is the difference between meeting twelve qualified prospects a day and meeting thirty.
The upper deck typically becomes a meeting space. Glass walls or branded enclosures create privacy without losing visibility from the floor. Your sales team can pull a buyer upstairs for a thirty-minute demo while the booth keeps running below. For product launches, the upper deck doubles as a stage. For VIP programs, it becomes a private lounge with badge-controlled access.
The first floor is where you generate leads. Open layout, product walls, demo stations, and lead capture stations work the same as any single-story booth, except now you have a vertical visual signal that pulls eyes from every aisle within fifty feet. If your show calendar mixes formats, ask about modular double deck systems that can be reconfigured between events.
Engineered for Safety and Efficiency
Double deck booths are not standard exhibits. Every venue requires structural engineering documentation showing the deck can safely hold its rated occupancy load. Every show has its own fire code requirements covering exit signage, sprinkler clearance, and emergency egress from the upper level. Some venues like Mandalay Bay and the Javits Center require additional engineering certifications that smaller exhibit houses can’t produce.
We handle all of it. Our engineering partners stamp drawings for load-bearing approval, we submit fire code documentation directly to show management, and we coordinate with venue facility teams on overhead clearance and rigging restrictions. For shows at Mandalay Bay, the Las Vegas Convention Center, the Orange County Convention Center, McCormick Place, and the Javits Center, we have on-site supervisors during install who own the safety sign-off process so your team isn’t standing around waiting for inspectors.
This is also where exhibit logistics becomes critical. Double deck booths typically ship in five to eight crates, require longer install windows, and need overnight install slots at most major venues. We schedule all of that as part of the project so you’re not getting a 4 AM phone call from drayage.
Nationwide Service: Design. Build. Install.
We ship double deck booths to trade shows across the country. Las Vegas, Orlando, Chicago, Anaheim, Atlanta, Boston, New York. Each venue has different rules. The Las Vegas Convention Center has specific overhead rigging restrictions. McCormick Place has union labor jurisdictions that affect install timing. Mandalay Bay requires advance load-in scheduling for any structure over fourteen feet tall. Knowing the rules venue by venue is the difference between a clean install and a 2 AM scramble.
Our team handles labor coordination directly with show contractors at every major venue. We schedule advance warehousing within driving distance of the show floor so the booth doesn’t sit on a truck for forty-eight hours waiting for a marshaling slot. Last-minute graphic updates get printed and shipped from our facility on twenty-four hours notice. When the show wraps, we coordinate dismantle, return freight, and storage so your booth is back in our warehouse and ready for the next show.
The full project rolls up under one project manager. You get one phone number, one email thread, and one accountable person from concept through post-show. That’s how turnkey exhibition management is supposed to work.
Trusted by Exhibitors Nationwide
From first-time trade show clients to Fortune 500 brands, Xibeo is the trusted partner behind some of the most impactful exhibit experiences across the country.
Lauren, Theron, and the entire team at Xibeo are absolute professionals and the best in the business. I have worked with the whole team (I think with every team member at some point!) across 15 years and I am always satisfied with my exhibition booths and display solutions. The team are easy to work with, fast, reliable (the most important thing in events!) and adaptable. Work with Xibeo and you wont be disappointed!
Xibeo is my only go-to for the past 30 years for all Trade Shows, Logistics', Showrooms, Office, Retail store needs! They even stepped up to the plate during Covid with Custom Protective item's Theron and Lauren and their incredible team leave no stone unturned! Please feel free to contact me directly through Xibeo if i can be of any further assistance and remember to ask how Xebio went above and beyond to save a trade show in San Antonio Texas some years ago. These are seriously some incredible humans that are rare and few in today's business world, I also have a library of photos available upon request that i would be most willing to share
Why Brands Choose Xibeo for Double Deck Booths
Two-story exhibits require structural engineering, venue compliance, and on-site coordination that most exhibit houses can't deliver. Here is what working with us actually gets you.
Engineering In-House
Stamped structural drawings, load-bearing approvals, and venue-specific certifications produced by our engineering partners on every project.
On-Site Supervision
Senior install supervisors at major venues like Mandalay Bay and the Javits Center who own the safety sign-off process so your team can focus on the show.
Buy or Rent
Fully custom builds you own outright or premium double deck rentals with custom branding. Same design quality, different commitment levels.
Nationwide Install
Coast-to-coast experience at Las Vegas Convention Center, McCormick Place, Orange County Convention Center, Javits Center, and beyond.
How a Double Deck Project Comes Together
Two-story booths take longer to engineer and require advance venue coordination. Here is the timeline from first call to final dismantle.
Concept and Engineering
We start with the show, the booth size, and the brand. Our design team develops concept renderings while our engineering partners size up structural requirements for the venue.
Approval and Production
Once you sign off on the design, we move into fabrication. Double deck production typically runs ten to fourteen weeks. Final graphics artwork is due thirty days before the booth ships.
Quality Build and Compliance
Two weeks before the show, we assemble the full booth in our Ventura facility for engineering verification and a quality check. You get photos and video before it ships. We submit fire and structural documentation to show management.
Install and Dismantle
The booth ships about a week before the show with a senior supervisor on site for install. We coordinate union labor, dismantle, return freight, and storage when the show wraps. You don't lift anything.
Take Your Booth to the Second Floor
Tell us the show, the booth size, and the brand. We'll come back with concept renderings, an honest engineering assessment, and a full project budget that includes structural, install, and freight.
Get a QuoteDouble Deck Booths FAQ
Common questions from brands evaluating two-story exhibits for upcoming shows.
QWhat is a double decker booth and how is it different from a standard exhibit?
A double decker booth is a two-story trade show exhibit. The lower level handles foot traffic, product demos, and lead capture, and the upper level becomes a private meeting space, VIP lounge, or product theater. A double deck booth doubles your usable square footage without expanding your floor footprint, which makes it the highest ROI option for brands stuck at a 20x20 maximum at tier-one shows.
QAre double deck booths allowed at every venue?
No. Each venue has its own height restrictions, structural requirements, and engineering approval process. Some shows cap booth height at sixteen feet, others allow up to twenty. Mandalay Bay, the Las Vegas Convention Center, McCormick Place, the Javits Center, the Orange County Convention Center, and Georgia World Congress Center all permit double deck booths under specific conditions. We confirm venue eligibility during the design phase and submit all engineering and fire code documentation to show management on your behalf.
QHow much does a double deck trade show booth cost?
Custom double deck builds typically start around $80,000 for a 20x20 and scale up based on size, materials, AV integration, and finishes. Custom rentals are usually 40% to 60% of the purchase price, which makes them attractive for brands testing the format or running variable show schedules. We provide transparent total-cost-of-ownership breakdowns that include freight, drayage, install labor, and storage so finance gets the complete picture upfront.
QHow far in advance should I start the process for a double deck booth?
For custom double deck builds, plan four to six months ahead. Engineering review, fabrication, and venue compliance documentation all take longer than a standard exhibit. For double deck rentals with custom branding, three to four months is usually sufficient. We've delivered double deck rentals on tighter timelines through our express rental program, but earlier planning always means more design options and better venue coordination.
QCan I rent a double deck booth, or are they custom-only?
You can do both. We offer fully custom double deck builds you own outright, premium custom rentals with your branding applied to a reusable structural frame, and hybrid programs where you own core branded elements and rent the structural deck. The right answer depends on how often you exhibit at venues that allow double decks and whether you want the long-term asset.
QDo you handle setup, teardown, and shipping for double deck booths?
Yes. Our team handles freight, advance warehousing, union labor coordination, on-site install supervision, dismantle, return freight, and post-show storage. Double deck booths require longer install windows and senior supervisors at most major venues, and we own all of that scheduling as part of turnkey exhibition management. You get one project manager and one phone number for everything.