On 24/11/2014 12:48, Tim Watts wrote:
On 24/11/14 12:34, Chris J Dixon wrote:
Tim Watts wrote:

On 24/11/14 10:05, "Nightjar \"cpb\""@ insert my surname here wrote:

Aluminium chequer plate, for the industrial look.

Very practical

A particular office area at work was tarted up for showcase
purposes, and the chosen flooring was vinyl chequer plate. The
noise every time someone moved a chair was amazing.



They really managed to go for form over function, and constructed
a freestanding transparent "whiteboard", as much in evidence on
TV. Nobody managed to read anything written on it, until it was
eventually shunted against a light coloured wall.


Oh dear...

The worst place I've ever been was an office in a poncy refurbished
under-the-arches place in EC London.

It looked cool.

But you could not hear yourself think let along what the bloke opposite
you was saying - the brick arch ceiling and hard mezzanine floor plus
solid ground floor bounce every little bit of sound around 100 times and
I'm pretty sure the arched ceiling acted like a parabolic reflector!

I once installed a patio awning inside a 'trendy' office. The 2m x 3m
Velux style roof window made it unusable on sunny days.

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Dave - The Medway Handyman www.medwayhandyman.co.uk