Workstation frame buying checklist for fit-out firms
Frames are a small share of a fit-out budget but they cause large delays when they arrive wrong. Run through this list before you place the order.
The checklist
- Module size: confirm length, depth and height against the floor plan. See standard workstation frame sizes.
- Layout: single, face-to-face, back-to-back sharing or cluster, and how many seats per run.
- Leg style: it sets the look of the whole floor. Ask for a sample or render in your colour.
- Tube section and wall thickness: ask what the frame is made from and compare like with like between quotes.
- Worktop fixing: where the screws go and what top thickness the frame is designed for.
- Cable management: trays, ducts and cable entry points, sized to the module.
- Modesty panels and screens: metal or board, and how they fix to the frame.
- Finish: RAL number and gloss level, with an approved sample panel.
- Packing: knocked-down packing cuts freight and site damage; check that fasteners are included and labelled.
- Assembly: ask for an assembly drawing and the tools needed, and whether shared legs are used between adjacent modules.
Shared legs and run lengths
On long runs, adjacent modules can share an intermediate leg, which reduces the leg count and cost. Give the supplier the run lengths, not only the seat count, so end legs and shared legs are counted correctly.
Levelling
Site floors are rarely flat. Check that every leg has an adjustable glide and how much adjustment it gives.
Lead time and phasing
Agree the delivery sequence floor by floor so frames arrive when the site is ready for them. Ask what is held in stock and what is made to order.
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