Behind the Scenes: Breakaway Wall

Walking into this week like:

Breakaway wall test

Breakaway walls are all about impact. I recently had the chance to help build one for a commerical that needed a big, dramatic entrance. While I don’t have video of the final break, I do have process photos from the build.

A few fun facts from the build:

• The wall had to break cleanly and safely (thanks foam)

• The key is thinning the wall to paper-thin strength without cracking it during install.

• Every seam, screw, and joint had to be planned with controlled destruction in mind.

• We built two prototypes before settling on the final design.

• It was raining.

This post is a quick look behind the scenes at all the smashing action.