The aim of this partitioning project for Frome Business Park , was to make the private office feel more open to the central meeting area by removing a solid wall and installing a glass partition.
We used and industrial style glass partition to match the existing glazing throughout the building.
Preliminary work
The first step was to measure the partition being removed and work out how to make sure the new partition would like like part of the original building scheme.
We were made aware that the existing partition housed a steel cross brace support for the mezzanine floor which could not be moved and we did not know exactly where it was positioned.
We planned to paint the steel in the same dark grey to match and worked on the basis that the new industrial style glass partition would need to be positioned in front or behind of the steel.
Existing office
Existing office felt secluded
Work in Progress photographs
We took out the solid partition wall and re-plastered the opening and painted white to match the walls around giving a nice square opening ready for the new industrial style glass partition to be installed.
The newly exposed steel cross brace was painted in the same dark grey ad the existing frameworks and doors making a feature out of it.
The existing vinyl plant flooring was uplifted and re-laid in offset cut formations to make good of the gap in flooring where the partition was removed without leaving and obvious joint line in the flooring.
New opening with steel exposed
Make good of vinyl flooring
Much more open from inside
Office looks much lighter
Office feels and meeting space
Completed partition
The finish office partition looked like it has always been part of the building allowing more natural light into the office and encouraging integration between the office and meeting space.
The black crittal banding gives a really nice industrial look especially with the exposed cross brace behind.
More integrated with the meeting area
Industrial style glass partition
Would you like to remove a solid partition and install glass partition in your office?
If you would like some advice and inspiration on how glass partitions can make a difference in your office, please do give us a call on 01380 73 88 44, or email us at [email protected] and we would love to help.
The aim of this Partitioning project for Kosnic lighting in Newbury, was to create defined offices for key members of staff and a meeting room.
We used glass fronted offices to give a good level sound performance and privacy while maintaining natural light for the remaining open plan office areas.
Preliminary work
The First step was to measure the new office space and draw it positioning offices where the client wanted them.
It is important when laying out an office to look at which teams work together and what the flow of the office / customer experience might be. Positioning key roles like directors and HR who usually work closely together made sense. Sales and marketing teams not only also work together but also tend to create the most noise in an office so positioning them away from directors or confidential meeting spaces can be beneficial.
The partitions used are still called ‘demountable partitions‘ and are often a requirement by a landlord owning the property.
Glass fronted Partition layout
Existing office
Clean but empty
Empty office
Neutral white and grey
Empty office
Work in Progress photographs
Getting the plasterboard into the building and up the stairs was a bit of a challenge as it had a very tight stairwell and required 2.7m plasterboard due to the ceiling height.
The new building had anthracite grey skirtings, doors and windows so we had all new partitions frames, doors and glass tracks powder coated to match the same RAL colour which we think looks really nice.
Once the plasterboard was in the meeting room and dividing walls were quick to install. The glass tracks were installed and final glass measurements taken to be manufactured.
lots of plasterboard to be brough in and up stairs
Awkward stairs for plasterboard
Meeting room partitions
Dividing partitions in place – glass tracks installed
Tracks ready for glazing
Completed partitions
The finish offices looked clean and modern ready for the client to move their furniture into.
By colour matching the RAL anthracite grey on all the skirtings, doors and framework the new partitions tie into the existing building seamlessly.
A 1m frosted band manifestation provides a good degree of privacy in the rooms while allowing natural light to fill the offices. Bespoke logo cut outs on the doors adds subtle branding throughout the space.
Bespoke logo cut out
Custom manifestations
Glass fronted offices
Full height glass doors
New doors painted in RAL gloss to match existing
Do you want open plan and natural light in your office but also concerned about sound performance?
If you would like some advice and inspiration on how glass fronted offices can be used throughout your office, please do give us a call on 01380 73 88 44, or email us at [email protected] and we would love to help.
This demountable partitions project in Swindon consisted of two areas. The first partition had to consist of two new glazed screens around a central pillar and to match the colour of a partition system that was already installed. The second part of the project was a take down and reconfiguration of the existing layout, with new rooms and further partitioning which was new.
The beauty of using demountable partitions is in the name, the partitions can be demounted and moved elsewhere without them being completely destroyed like a normal plasterboard and stud work wall. Further information is on our page describing demountable partitions, please click this link if you would like to know a bit more. The partitions are built by skilled fitters and cannot be constructed by anyone, or a general builder as they are a specialist product requiring unique skills. The system we used in this instant was manufactured by Komfort, and was their 50mm komfort kameo 50 system. The first area needed colour samples that were sent to the customer to try and match the RAL colour of the partition system. We also matched the colour of the blinds and skirting. The difficult part of this project was that the central pillar was miles out of plumb which meant special trims had to be made to hide the gaps. You cannot see this on the finished result. The door was also made with a large window and some privacy film which matched what the customer had already in the rooms.
The second phase of the project was a different coloured system on a different floor. The requirements were to take down one wall, and re–use the materials with some new materials to make a larger offer and create a new office with lots of glazing.
The other slight difficulty was carrying all of the materials up two flights of very narrow stairs which is always a problem, but we allowed for this in our costings and our quote.
Initial site photographs.
As you can see from the photographs below, the first area needed partitions that had to fit around a central pillar and join onto an existing office. The colour of the aluminium frames presented a problem as even though one can powder coat the aluminium partition frames to a RAL colour, RAL colours have a tolerance on them so with the old and new frames butted up to each other there was a very high chance that there would be a shade difference. The existing partitions had also been in place for about 10 years, and the colour can fade over time, so the chances of getting an exact match was pretty remote. As always we ensure that we make the customer aware of this and when we received the go ahead for the work, the customer stated that our honesty and clarity of what we were doing as well as the price swayed selection of who they wanted to do the work in our favour. The first two photographs below show the first area, the second area showed the general space, many of the existing walls seen would need to be taken down and re-used in a different configuration. The practically of using demountable partitions cannot be over estimated as although there is an initial high cost with the frames, they can be re-used making them really flexible. The other factor of course is that they look pretty good as well, and you can introduce window frames and door combinations much easier than a conventional plasterboard wall.
Central pillar to fit partitions to.
Base skirting to be matched as well as the colour
Second area partitions to go here.
All these glass walls to come down and be rebuilt elsewhere.
Working out the materials and sizes.
The first area was a bit difficult to do, and in this case the materials had to be specially ordered to the particular RAL colour. Once the colour is run, it is not possible just to get another piece in case it is cut wrong as a whole new production run would have t be made which would be very expensive to do. Getting it right right time was very important. In this case we took lots of measurements and produced a drawing just to be sure. In this situation it was not necessary to carry out any space planning or design. If you would like to know the difference between drawing work, space planning and visuals please click this link. The second area used many parts of the existing office layout, and was more of a taking down and rebuilding exercise, and the colour of the partition frames were a stock colour, so if we needed some more trims or head channel we could get them next day so we were more relaxed with the second area.
Detailed drawing
Construction work.
We decided to deal with the two areas in separate phases using the same gang of fitters, so they could complete one area and then move on downstairs to the second without any delay or disruption. We also saved on the delivery costs by having all the materials delivered in one visit, getting the materials into the building was not easy. The first area was on the second floor, and the second area was on the floor below. The entrance to the offices was via Barclays bank shared lobby, so we used the rear fire escape to get the materials into the building without having to go through the main office which was quite a considerable distance from the main road. Getting rid of the waste material also presented the same problem. Although you may think this is minor detail, it is actually really important to minimise the disruption to the client, so we did collect all of the waste off cuts and rubbish together in one area, and when both areas were finished got it all out the fire escape in one go.
Frames installed waiting for blinds and glass
New door installed to same size as the existing one further in the office.
Two screens can be seen either side of the pillar.
Pillar was not vertical, so we had to cover the gaps
Much of the existing walls had to be taken down.
Rebuilding in new positions
The rebuilding included re-position doors and frames.
Windows frames taking shape
Door and frames being re-hung
Re-positioned door
A better view showing the extent of the take down and rebuild
The earlier photograph above showing the gap between the new screen and pillar is nothing unusual. In order to keep costs down we try and make the glass and frames perfectly square, so if the pillar or wall is out of vertical alignment which they often are, we can make up any out of plumb situations by providing a cover trim to cover any gaps. Optically it is better to keep the frames square, we could actually rake the glass to make it fit, but it would make your eyes funny when you looked at it, you could see something was not quite right. It is surprising how much your eyesight can detect. Raking the glass is also much more expensive. The other reason for making the frames perfectly square is that in one of the elevations we have a door frame next to one of the uprights, all door frames need to be put in perfectly square anyway, as if you make it slightly out of plumb with the ground the door will swing of its own accord due to gravity. When you open and close the door it needs to swing (open and close), without any tendency to close or open, so a neutral situation.
Completed photographs.
View showing final result.
The new door matched the existing one including the graphic.
The old and new join of the two systems shows that the colour was not far off.
The bottom part of the partition join was also good.
The cover strip covered the out of square pillar
Completed enlarged office space.
Why Demountable Partitions?
They look much better than conventional stud and plasterboard partitions. Glass can be introduced greatly improving the way light gets into an office space.
Demountable partitions are tax efficient in that they are seen as movable items and so can be treated differently in writing down allowances in the accounts.
We can also lease Demountable Partitions as they are movable, this spreads the costs of having the work done as Demountable Partitions always cost more than customers think.
Leasing of demountable partitions is very tax efficient and Cre8tive can provide illustrations, please contact us for further information.
Most landlords insist on demountable partitions being used for offices as it is much easier to take them out should the tenant renting the space leave for any reason. The benefit is that is saves making a huge amount of mess and destruction that would be need with a conventional stud and plasterboard constructed wall.
Questions on Demountable Partitions or on how to reconfigure your office space?
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Take down and rebuild is a common activity with demountable partitioning. The existing office space was very small and as well as re-positioning a door, we had to build a new office in the opposite corner to match the existing design and colour scheme. The first task was to draw what they had, so measure everything, take lots of photographs, look at what the wanted to do, and then work out how many bits we create by talking the walls down, and then work out how many new parts we need in order to create the new. The system used in this project is a 50mm wide demountable partition system, offering a good value product which visually can still look good. In this case the partitions had to match the existing, but all of the frames and solid panels can be made from a wide range of colours and finishes.
This project is exactly a take down and rebuild project, but with a bit more added. Although this sounds complicated, it is exactly what demountable partitioning is designed to be, you do need not destroy the partition when you take it down, as you can re-use most of the parts. The only provision is that the re-built demountable partition needs to be in the same area with the same ceiling height.
Completed Photographs
Demountable Partitioning half glazed – 50mm wide
Demountable Partitioning half glazed – 50mm wide
Demountable Partitioning half glazed – 50mm wide
Demountable Partitioning half glazed – 50mm wide
Why Demountable Partitions?
Demountable partitions are tax efficient in that they are seen as movable items and so can be treated differently in writing down allowances in the accounts. Please click this link for a bit more information we have written in a blog.
We can also lease Demountable Partitions as they are movable, this spreads the costs of having the work done as Demountable Partitions always cost more than customers think.
Leasing of demountable partitions is very tax efficient and Cre8tive can provide illustrations, please contact us for further information.
Most landlords insist on demountable partitions being used for offices as it is much easier to take them out should the tenant renting the space leave for any reason. The benefit is that is saves making a huge amount of mess and destruction that would be need with a conventional stud and plasterboard constructed wall.
This project included the installation of a new Timber Demountable Partitioning System in order to create private meeting space while giving a clean professional look to the existing corridor. The project was fairly unusual in that the partition system although demountable; is actually made from Timber. the basic framework is still metal stud and plasterboard and the timber trims are fitted around the walls, as well as full timber door frames used to match in with the rest of the product.
The client was expanding to a new floor in the same building and was in need of jumbo stud partitioning as well as standard stud partitioning for seven new classrooms. The client decided against a suspended ceiling, instead having the rooms reach up to the apex of the roof at 4.5m. We felt that this would increase the noise levels in the room but the benefit would be a much more open environment.
We had to work out the materials in order to cost the work, so the first job is always to measure and draw it.
A drawing is needed to work out how to do things.
The walls were constructed from stud and board with jumbo stud to achieve a strong structure to that height. The walls were taped and jointed and painted in an off white colour so that each room was kept light and airy. The front doors to the training rooms were constructed from some conventional demountable partitioning system materials, as well as some demountable partitioning skirting sections to run around the walls.
Existing photographs
High existing ceilings
Large open spaces
Open space needing rooms
Training rooms needed in this space
Very high roof with exposed trusses
Construction photographs
Jumbo stud wall construction
Standard stud wall construction
Lots of plasterboard
Cutting odd shapes into the roof
Ready for tape and jointing
Forming of walls
Tape and jointed ready for painting
Tape and jointed
As explained in the previous paragraphs this project used jumbo stud partitioning due to the height requirements of the wall, most walls in offices use demountable partition for speed of construction as well as other uses.
Why Demountable Partitioning?
Demountable partitioning is tax efficient in that they are seen as movable items and so can be treated differently in writing down allowances in the accounts.
We can also lease Demountable Partitioning as they are movable, this spreads the costs of having the work done as Demountable Partitions always cost more than customers think.
Leasing of demountable partitioning is very tax efficient and Cre8tive can provide illustrations, please contact us for further information.
Most landlords insist on demountable partitions being used for offices as it is much easier to take them out should the tenant renting the space leave for any reason. The benefit is that is saves making a huge amount of mess and destruction that would be need with a conventional stud and plasterboard constructed wall.
Questions on any kind of Partitioning?
If you are not sure about anything we love to talk about projects and sort out problems and issues with space, please give us a call on 01380 738844
Further on from the previous two office that we built for Mango solutions, we created a new corner office for the MD, a storage cupboard and meeting room. The new partitioning was to be joined to some existing demountable partitioning that we had previously built for the customer.
We needed to take down the corner of the existing meeting room to build the new offices. Each of the two new rooms have a double glazed window with integral blinds. The beauty of demountable partitioning is just that, the frames are demountable and you can re-use the uprights frames and plasterboard.
Powder coated grey aluminium metalwork was used to match the existing, and insulation inside the cavity wall was used to help reduce the sound travelling between the rooms. The demountable partition is available in different widths, 50mm, 75mm and 100mm and choice depends very much on what performance you want to achieve with the system. The narrow systems we can make look good, but do not perform as well as the wider systems which we installed for Mango. If you are unsure about anything or need more information please do not hesitate to give us a call.
Why Demountable Partitioning?
Demountable partitioning is tax efficient, in that they are seen as movable items and so can be treated differently in writing down allowances in the accounts.
We can also lease Demountable Partitioning systems as they are movable, this spreads the costs of having the work done as demountable partitioning materials always cost more than customers think.
Leasing of demountable partitions is very tax efficient and Cre8tive can provide illustrations, please contact us for further information.
Most landlords insist on demountable partitioning being used for offices as it is much easier to take them out should the tenant renting the space leave for any reason. The benefit is that is saves making a huge amount of mess and destruction that would be need with a conventional stud and plasterboard constructed wall.
This was a difficult problem to solve and the only way we could think of doing this was to actually construct a glass partition onto the reception desk. The school had a specific issue with noise coming into the office area as the reception desk is in a main traffic area. Draught’s were also a problem as well as some of the electrical control equipment including the CCTV system was spread over a large area. A new cabinet was supplied under the desk with all the cables re-routed to suit. It was also important to keep the costs to minimum so various options were considered before work started.
In addition to the above, the school wanted some degree of sound insulation. Their initial thought was that the desk would have to be rebuilt with some form of new partition built and all of the computing equipment behind the desk would have to be moved. The CCTV and security systems would also have to be disconnected so a real nuisance. I did think that the desk that was there was pretty good and we could keep it in place, why get rid of it. The idea then was to build something on top of it. The complicated section was on the raised section, a normal partition system would have very chunky frames, so we chose a silicon jointed glass system that would be ready neat and tidy. The joins of the glass could then be angled and ground, then seal with a silicon seal without any vertical aluminum uprights that you would normally use on a conventional partition system.
A further requirement was that they wanted a sliding hatch arrangement so they could open and shut glass doors as needed and we could build this in a partition.
Construction photos
Timing was important as with a busy school and the reception desk being situated in the main thoroughfare, we had to build the partitions out of school hours for safety. The first section to build was the more conventional sliding frame hatch using a conventional partition system but using special ‘Chas mood’ sliding door gear within the partition frames. Once the sliding hatch was built, the glazed system was constructed across the desk. Once all of the frames were built the glaziers arrived to fit the glass.
Open reception desk before
Behind the desk
This bit needed a serving hatch
Sliding hatch frame built
Ready for silicon joint glass
Ready for silicon joint glass
Chasmood sliding track system
Top panel ready for glass
Completed photos
Sliding hatch completed
Detail of the sliding hatch
Finger slider in glass
View of the faceted glass
Another view
Different view
View from inside
We did use two different proprietary demountable partitioning systems to provide the finish result. There are several good reasons to use this type of system, the main one is that it can be taken down and removed quite easily. The words demountable partitioning are used quite often in our fit out and refurbishment projects.
Summary on Demountable Partitioning
Using Demountable Partitioning is very tax efficient as they are seen as movable items and so can be treated differently in writing down allowances in the accounts. We have a better description on our News / Blog page on this site.
We can also lease Demountable Partitioning as they are movable, this spreads the costs of having the work done as Demountable Partitions always cost more than customers think.
Leasing of demountable partitioning is very tax efficient and Cre8tive can provide illustrations, please contact us for further information.
Most landlords insist on Demountable Partitions being used for offices as it is much easier to take them out should the tenant renting the space leave for any reason. The benefit is that is saves making a huge amount of mess and destruction that would be need with a conventional stud and plasterboard constructed wall.
Questions on extending offices?
If you are not sure about anything as well as taking about all kinds of partitioning including Demountable we love to talk about projects and sort out problems and issues with space, please give us a call on 01380 738844
