Office Furniture Installation Guide

After purchasing furniture for your office-what’s next? You might need to conduct some installation, depending on the piece(s) that you buy. The main options are to install the pieces yourself, or have the furniture retailer install it for you. Which option should you choose?

The main factors are the convenience and cost. Many retailers of office furniture provide free installation, which makes the process easy and affordable (quite affordable since it’s gratis). On the other hand, the seller of your office furniture might install the furniture at an extra charge. Yet another option is for your company to install the furniture itself. Which option is best? Take some time to weigh the cost and convenience of all three options, in terms of your company’s resources. This will help you to determine which choice is the most logical for your company.

When shopping for office furniture, should you choose furniture pieces that are already assembled, or those that require assembling? There’s no right or wrong answer. Furniture pieces that require assembly tend to be cheaper than those that are already assembled. However, one of the drawbacks is that they’re also usually more flimsy. So once again, it’s crucial to determine which option is practical for your company. Are you more concerned about the furniture’s cost-effectiveness, or sturdiness?

Here are some popular brands of office furniture that you could choose from:

* Anatome

* Correll

* DMI Furniture

* Electrolux

* Hale

* High Point

* Ikea

* Marvel

* MLP

* OFM Seating

* Salter Brecknell

* Schwab Corp

* Trendway

* Waddell

* Wearwell

When installing office furniture, these tips will make the process as smooth as possible:

1. Take the measurements

Never choose furniture pieces after merely guesstimating whether they’d fit into a certain space in your office. Get out your analog tape measure and determine the exact dimensions of the area where the furniture pieces will go. The time to learn that a certain piece won’t fit in a particular area of your office is before you start shopping for furniture pieces–rather than afterwards.

2. Choose the right furniture

This is a crucial step to take before you start installing the furniture. Determine both the form and function of the furniture. What’s the overall look and feel that you want the furniture to create? Are you interested in a more formal or informal look? Do you want the furniture to create a traditional or contemporary aura? Asking the right questions before you start shopping for office furniture will make the process of installing it much easier.

3. Make a sketch

Furniture pieces are heavy. By creating a sketch of where each piece will go in your office, you’ll save a lot of time (and avoid a lot of backaches). After taking this step you’ll likely just need to make some minor adjustments to the furniture pieces’ location, after the initial installation.

4. Try to create a balance in the room

One of the keys is to create a focal point-the first thing that catches a person’s eye when he or she enters the room. Typically this should be the primary workspace in an office, such as where the workstations are located.