Planning to Put Up New Office Cubicles?
So you want to buy some new office cubicles? Well by following the 7 steps outlined in this article, you’ll be well on your way to having those cubes erected hassle free.
1 – Measure things out first. Bust out the tape measure and walk around the empty space. Take note of all the measurements, and even draw yourself a simple map with the dimensions on it. If you fail to take the measurements first, you’ll never be able to plan appropriately for the best use of the space. You could end up with cubicles that don’t quite fit, or almost as back, with small office cubicles and big empty space between them.
2 – Now let’s take what we got from step one, and build upon it by making ourselves a bigger detailed drawing of the space. In this step we need to try to figure out just how big our cubicles will be and where they go, as well as what shape our cubes will be. Will you go with just plain square, or maybe rectangle. Will each cube have 3 walls, 4 walls with an entry point, or only 2 walls with 4 cubes put together in bull pen fashion. This is your moment to be creative with the space and map everything out to fit perfectly as per your needs.
3 – Take a moment now to get with your network and building maintenance teams to see if what you’ve designed out will fit in with the current structure of these utilities and they can supply your work desks as needed. Let them know what your needs will be for these cubicles: power, network, phone lines, etc. It’s at this step where, depending on their input, you may need to remap out how the cubicles are placed. If everything looks good to these teams, you should consider scheduling their time so that your project needs will be taken care of in a timely manner.
4 – Gather up the details of your project and go share them with someone. This most likely will end up being some sort of manager you need to report to, but it also could be a co-worker or some employees, maybe even the people who will actually be sitting in these cubicles. Share the design, layout, issues with services, etc. And listen to what they have to say. They may have insights you didn’t see.
5 – Now it’s budget time. You may already have a budget in mind, but if you don’t you need to get one ready here at this point before you actually go shopping. If you do already have a budget, it’s a good idea to map out the costs you are now aware of so you know what’s left over for purchasing the actual cubicles. Costs to remember as you budget this, are labor costs, such as fees for the previously mentioned network and maintenance teams, as well as labor for putting the cubes together. You’ll also need to remember shipping costs, and then there’s all those extras you’ll want to ad to the cubes when they’re done. Make sure you map out all these costs so you don’t end up going way over budget.
6 – So start shopping. You’ve done all the hard work and planned it out, now it time to start shopping. If you have a relationship with a office supply company, they’ll probably have supplied you with their catalog. If so, browse through it and see what fits your needs. If not, just do a search on the internet for office supplies, or office furniture.
7 – Get yourself a discount. Talk to the vendor once you’ve picked the cubes you want, and see if they can offer any sort of discounts. More likely than not, they’ll be able to mark something off of the price for you depending on how many cubicles your project needs. But if you don’t ask you’ll never know.
So following these 7 steps will surely get you a smoother project. Remember; measure it, map it, network & power, get input from others, budget it, shop for it, and get a discount. With these steps your chances of success go way up.
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