Board guide
How to hang a whiteboard: a plain installation guide
Before anything is fixed
Hanging starts before any fixing: choose the wall, check the light, stand where the readers will stand, and look at the wall from the awkward seats. Those checks cost minutes and prevent the commonest hanging mistake, which is a board in the wrong place held by excellent fixings.
The wall itself deserves a check too: what it is made of, whether it is flat, and whether anything runs behind it where fixings will go. Those facts decide the fixings, and they belong in the inquiry when the wall is unusual.
Height that suits writers and readers
Height should suit both the writer and the readers. The writer should reach the top without stretching, and the readers should see the bottom without furniture or heads in the way.
A practical test beats a rule: hold a sheet where the board will go, write at its top and bottom, and check both from the furthest seat. The test takes minutes and settles arguments that rules cannot.
Fixings that hold flat and still
Fixings should hold the board flat against the wall and still while it is written on. A board that flexes or rattles distracts the room and wears its fixings out, and a board that sits proud of the wall at one corner catches light unevenly.
Fixings must suit the wall type, and wall types differ. Confirming the wall type before ordering fixings is the single most useful step in the whole job.
After hanging: the first checks
After hanging, three checks close the job: write across the whole surface and wipe it clean, check the board from every seat that must read it, and confirm it does not move when written on firmly.
A board that passes those three checks is hung. A board that fails any of them should be adjusted now, while tools are still out, rather than lived with until someone complains.
What to put in your inquiry
A useful hanging inquiry describes the wall, the room, the seats that must read the board, and any unusual wall type or obstruction.
Confirm the minimum order quantity and lead time for your order in your inquiry, and describe the wall so the reply can be specific.
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Start a board inquiry
Tell the Sales Team about the rooms you are fitting out, the lines you need, and how the surfaces will be used. Confirm the minimum order quantity and lead time for your order in your inquiry.