 |
|
|
LAYOUT AND DESIGN FEATURES
FOR CLASSIC STYLE SHELVING
To begin designing your shelving unit, fill out the
Quick Quote Price Calculator Form. The automated form will prompt you to select the options for your shelving design. The same form can be used when designing Closet Style Shelving or Classic Designer Style Shelving. You will receive a custom price quote containing an itemized list of all of the options you selected and the price for each option.
Before you begin filling out the price quote form for Classic Style Shelving, continue on with the design process below.
Select the layout that best suits your shelving needs by first checking out the many examples shown on the layout photos page. These photos will give you a better idea of what each shelving layout might look like in your home or office and which layout is best for each situation.
The descriptions of the layouts and the shelf end adjoinments listed below may help. Layouts are listed according to the number and orientation of the walls to which the shelving will be attached. The layouts are as follows:
-
Single Wall Layout - a layout configuration in which the back of all of the shelves are attached to a single wall (photos of installed shelving),
-
Inside Corner Layout - a layout configuration in which the backs of shelves are attached to two adjacent walls with the shelves joined at the intersection of the two walls - the shelves meet at a 90°-angle - the walls with shelving face inward toward each other - a rectangular room has four inside corners (photos of installed shelving).,
-
Outside Corner - a layout configuration in which two walls of shelves meet to form a 90° angle - the walls do not face each other- if one corner protrudes into a room, this room would have one outside corner and five inside corners (photos of installed shelving), and
-
Bower Layout - a special layout category, which is actually a variation of the single wall layout, except that some of the shelves are of different lengths to accommodate a bed, an entertainment center, or some other object that requires wall space. Each side can form inside or outside corner shelves on an adjacent wall. All three of the configurations listed above (single wall, inside corner, and outside corner) can be connected to a "bower" (photos of installed shelving).
Throughout the web site, frequent reference will be made to "Wall-Supported Shelving," which can be an option whether you select a single wall, inside corner, outside corner, or bower layout. Wall-supported shelves refer to a layout in which the vertical supports do not extend lower than the bottom shelf. The supports do not extend to the floor to give extra support, therefore, the back wall and the side walls, if the shelves adjoin one or more of the side walls, are the only means of support. Wall-supported shelves will not bear as much weight as layouts with floor-supported verticals, but still have a significant weight-bearing capacity. It is recommended that three or more shelves be ordered when specifying a wall-supported shelving unit.
Each layout category has four wall adjoinment configurations for the shelf ends:
- Neither shelf ends adjoin a wall,
- Only left shelf ends adjoin a wall,
- Only right shelf ends adjoin a wall, and
- Both shelf ends adjoin a wall (wall-to-wall).
If you have a special situation not described here, you can:
Send an e-mail to Designs@housewerks.com with a description of the area in which the shelving is to be installed, or better yet, an attached photograph or sketch.
If you send any attachments, please send images as one of the following three file types:
- Adobe Acrobat file (.pdf),
- GIF file (.gif), or
- JPEG file (.jpg)
Call us at: 310/466-3909
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
