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What wall heights are available?

Wall heights are available as follows:

• Low panels range in height from 42" to 48"

• High Panels range in height from 53" to 80"

What are the advantages to all-high cubicles?

All-high cubicles offer the following advantages:

• Increased workspace privacy

• Reduced office noise

• Great for developers or others needing to concentrate

• Facilitates full use of overhead storage

• Provides a place to hang whiteboards, etc. in each cubicle

• Allows more freedom to 'personalize' the cubicle environments with pictures

What are the advantages to all-low cubicles?

All-low cubicles offer the following advantages:

• Creates a more 'open' office environment

• Facilitates communications / creates a 'team' environment

• Eases oversight of operations / personnel

• Great for Call Centers or other environments needing constant supervision and communication

• Allows natural light from windows to permeate work environment

What are the advantages to step-down cubicles?

Step-down cubicles offer the following advantages:

• Greatest degree of flexibility in cubicle design

• Offers all the benefits of both all-high and all-low cubicles

• Allows cubicles to be customized to the needs of the worker

• Each cubicle can incorporate combinations of different height panels

What are the disadvantages to all-high cubicles?

All-high cubicles may present the following disadvantages:

• More difficult visual supervision of staff

• Reduced opportunity for communication between workers

• Obstructs natural light from windows

• Less of an 'open' office environment

What are the disadvantages to all-low cubicles?

All-low cubicles may present the following disadvantages:

• Decreased workspace privacy

• Increased office noise in large areas

• Reduced opportunity for overhead storage

• Little space to hang whiteboards, etc. in each cubicle

• Less freedom to 'personalize' the cubicle environments with pictures

What are the disadvantages to step-down cubicles?

Step-down cubicles may present the following disadvantages:

• Requires more customization and pre-planning

• Lower availability of used systems

What are tile panels?

Tile panels utilize vertical sections in the panel, rather than a single physical unit from top to bottom.  Click here to view an image of a tile panel system.

What are monolithic panels?

Monolithic panels are a single physical unit from top to bottom, unlike the sectional tile panel.  Click here to view an image of a monolithic panel system.

What are the advantages of tile panels?

Tile panels offer the following advantages:

• Multiple colors or fabrics in single panel

• High-tech look

• Ability to run cabling at or above the work surface

What are the disadvantages of tile panels?

Tile panel may present some of the following disadvantages:

• Often more expensive than monolithic panel systems

• Panels are thicker (3" to 3 1/2") than monolithic panels (2")

• Fewer fabric choices

What are the advantages of monolithic panels?

Monolithic panels offer the following advantages:

• Less expensive than tile panel systems

• More fabric choices

• More space efficient (2" panel thickness) as compared to tile panels (3" to 3 1/2" thickness)

What are the disadvantages of monolithic panels?

Monolithic panels may present some of the following disadvantages:

• Power and cabling typically only at the bottom of panel

• Single fabric from top to bottom

What are the most common cubicle sizes?

The most common cubicle sizes are 8' x 6', 8' x 8' and 6' x 6'.

What is a raceway?

A raceway is a trough or conduit build into a modular furniture panel that allows voice, data and/or power cabling to be pulled through the cubicle systems.  Different systems have different kinds of raceways.  Some systems have a raceway only along the bottom of the panels, where all outlets will be located.  Other types of systems have raceways at the top and bottom.  Finally, some Tile Panels have raceways available between tiles, allowing outlets to be located just above the work surface.

What is a corner work surface?

A corner work surface is located at the juncture between two sides of an L-shaped cubicle.  The work surface includes a 45-degree corner that allows more efficient use of the corner, typically used for computer monitors and keyboards.  L-shaped cubicles without a corner unit typically have a 90-degree angle in this location, making the corner less usable.

When can overhead storage be used?

Overhead storage can be used with high panels or when a cubicle is situated against an interior wall.