| Buying office desk furniture is a very important | | | | large enough to store suspension file folders. |
| purchase because this is where you and your | | | | Tip 6: See if the desk has an adjustable height. |
| employees will work. In fact, most of your | | | | Not all desks will have this but it could come in |
| employees will spend the majority of their day at | | | | handy if the chairs you have do not have height |
| their desks and the proper office desk furniture | | | | adjustments. In fact, if a desk with an adjustable |
| will help with their productivity. While to most all | | | | height is not more expensive than one without, it |
| desks seem to have the same functionality, there | | | | might be wise to buy it because then you can |
| are some things to consider when purchasing. And | | | | delay buying new chairs for a little. The desk |
| if you work in a home office, at some point you | | | | height should be between 29 and 30 inches in |
| will need to get rid of the table and chair you use | | | | order to be comfortable. |
| and buy a professional office desk. | | | | Tip 7: Consider the computers. |
| Tip 1: Consider the warranty. | | | | Many older desks were in service before personal |
| Desks in the mid-market price range might have | | | | computers became popular. What this leads to is |
| warranties in the 5 to 15-year range. Those at | | | | that you will have to either put your tower |
| the high-end of the price range might have | | | | personal computer on top of the desk or |
| warranties that span more than one decade. The | | | | underneath it on the floor. Putting it on top of the |
| interesting thing about the warranty on the desk | | | | desk of course robs valuable space plus looks |
| is that it will give you an indication as to the | | | | cluttered. Putting the tower on the floor puts it at |
| quality of it. | | | | risk of getting kicked and allows more dust to be |
| Tip 2: Define the tasks of your employees to | | | | introduced through the intake. When the |
| determine the types of desks to buy. | | | | computer is on the floor, it is not only at risk for |
| Different employees have their unique tasks. It | | | | dust but vacuum cleaners sometimes emit |
| could be one employee needs a larger workspace | | | | interference that can damage integrated circuit |
| than another. It could be one employee is more | | | | boards inside. So a desk with a cradle for the |
| of an executive type and needs a desk that | | | | computer is a very wise choice as you can easily |
| facilitates office meetings. If you are buying desks | | | | hide it away but it stays safe from electrostatic |
| for the general work area, keep collaboration in | | | | hazards and getting kicked. |
| mind if you want your employees to be able to | | | | The desks that are computer ready sometimes |
| communicate with each other. | | | | have holes for the cabling to be neatly-routed. |
| Tip 3: Get desks with a lot of space to write. | | | | Some have routing areas for wiring as well. And |
| Stay away from the desks that have a lot of | | | | some even have a depressed area so you can |
| shelving space. While this might be great for | | | | place a surge protector at arm's reach instead of |
| storing all of the office supplies and books, it | | | | having to bend and reach it from the floor. |
| interferes with the most important reason for a | | | | Remember that having to bend over to the floor |
| desk and that is to work. | | | | and reach is a risk for injury. |
| Tip 4: Consider the leg room of a desk. | | | | Another nice feature in computer-ready desks is |
| When considering the leg room a person has | | | | the keyboard platform. It is good to get one with |
| when sitting at the desk you are considering | | | | a keyboard platform large enough to hold the |
| buying, you need to also consider the desk chair | | | | mouse. Otherwise you have to operate the |
| as well. But the desk you buy should allow the | | | | mouse off of the platform and this presents an |
| person sitting at it the ability to put the legs all the | | | | unsightly wire or worse yet you get an injury |
| way under the desktop and be able to sit | | | | because you are reaching to the side. |
| comfortably. If the desk is one that is L-shaped, | | | | Tip 8: Consider the shape. |
| then the person should be able to rotate from | | | | Some desks that are in an L-shape are more |
| one side of the desk to the other with clearance | | | | useful because things like computer screens, |
| for the legs to do such. Another thing to consider | | | | keyboards, and printers can be on that leg while |
| is that when there is inadequate leg room, you | | | | there is writing room on the main desk. There are |
| can find yourself sitting back away from the desk | | | | also kidney-shaped desks. Some desks suit just |
| and leaning forward to write or view the | | | | fine as single units so that others in the office can |
| computer screen. This is like asking for a back or | | | | meet around it. It all depends on what you need |
| shoulder injury. With adequate and comfortable leg | | | | for you and your employees out of a desk. |
| room cramps can be prevented. | | | | A quality desk and chair are probably the two |
| Tip 5: Get a desk with two to three drawers. | | | | most important items you will have in an office. |
| Desks are not places to make stacks of papers | | | | Office supplies and computers will be replaced |
| yet people do this all the time. If you do not have | | | | several times in the life of a business but desks |
| the proper storage space inside of your desk, | | | | will probably remain for many years. Productivity |
| you will quickly find yourself accumulating what | | | | depends on the comfort and utility the desks you |
| looks like a paper drive on top of it. You also | | | | purchase provide. So take some time and |
| want to make sure that one of the drawers is | | | | consider all areas about office desk furniture. |