Store planning
Column Wrap vs Ignore the Column in a Small Shop
Hooks around a leftover column are unfinished spec. Name wrap or trim. Finish leftover millimetres.
Column wrap versus ignore the column in a small shop is named leftover millimetres at the column — not a second campaign on a leftover strip. Independent retailers in Thailand hang hooks around a column because a leftover groove still had slots. The shops that still look finished specify wrap, trim, or skip, then finish leftover millimetres.
Corner and column is the interruption. Slatwall returns and end caps is the return face. Corner trim and J-mould finishes the edge. Groove spacing: leftover millimetres are not a second system. This page is wrap versus skip.
What each job is for
Wrap / return. A second face if leftover width exists and remaining walk still named — aisle width. End-panel graphics: one story, not a hook forest. How to measure: columns before you order sheets.
Trim / ignore. Finish leftover millimetres as trim. Hooks on a sliver photograph as unfinished spec. Faceout spacing: a column is not extra slots.
Not a campaign forest. Endcap vs window: the window is the ad; the column is leftover millimetres. Two-metre decompression: a column in the door still does not get a four-way.
Landlord may own the column. Panel layout is the bay. Black vs chrome: wrap finish should not introduce a fifth metal. Humidity: we do not invent a warranty.
Shop photo brief: shoot every column. Load: we do not invent kilograms for a wrap.
When wrap vs skip
| Job | Wrap / return | Trim / ignore |
|---|---|---|
| Leftover width for a second face | Strong | Weak |
| Sliver at eye line | Weak | Strong — trim |
| Hook forest | Never | Never |
| Column in the first two metres | Finish, do not campaign | Finish |
Common mistakes
- Hooks on leftover millimetres around the column.
- Graphic plus a hook forest on the wrap.
- Ignoring a raw cut at eye line.
- Fifth metal as the wrap finish.
What belongs on the quotation
- Wrap vs trim vs skip — named per column.
- Remaining millimetres at eye line — finished.
- Remaining walk after the wrap.
- Finish family vs the sheet.
- Language of the document, Thai or English.
Send photos of every column. That is enough to specify trim instead of a leftover hook forest.
Name the leftover, finish the millimetres
If you are fitting around a column in Thailand, do not hang hooks on a sliver. Send the shop type, the size, and the opening month through the fixture plan form. We will return one fixture schedule and one written quotation — Thai or English — covering the column, the trim, and the walk.
Common questions
- Hooks on leftover millimetres around a column?
- Usually no. A sliver is not a second bay. Finish with trim or a named return if leftover width exists.
- Graphic plus hooks on the wrap?
- Name one job. Unused grooves finish as trim. Mixed leftover photographs as unfinished spec.
- Does the landlord own the column?
- Often yes. Name the constraint on the quotation. We do not invent approval.
- Campaign four-way against a column in the door?
- No. Decompression stays empty. Finish the column. Sizes on the wall.
Want a fixture list that fits your shop?
Tell us the shop type, size and opening date. We build one fixture plan and one written quotation, in Thai or English.
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