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Lip vs Bar Front on an Open Shelf

Published 30 August 2026 · 4 min read

An open shelf with no front as leftover millimetres is unfinished spec. Name a lip or a bar. Finish leftover millimetres as trim.

Lip versus bar front on an open shelf is named leftover millimetres at the front — tickets on, remaining walk after depth. Independent shops in Thailand order a grocery-deep shelf with no front because leftover millimetres still looked empty. The shops that still keep SKUs on the plane specify a lip or a bar at the front and finish leftover millimetres as trim.

Slatwall shelf depth is millimetres matched to the SKU. How much shelving is facing metres. Pegboard is hanging packs, not an open shelf without a front. This page is lip versus bar at the front.

What each job is for

Lip. Stops the last unit walking. Tickets on the lip — price tickets. Remaining walk after depth still named — aisle width. Unused millimetres at the front finish as trim, not a second family. Bags and shoes still need a lip if they sit.

Bar front. A named bar when the SKU is tall or rolls. Same leftover millimetres: one front, not a lip plus a bar plus a leftover clip strip. Mixed fronts on one leftover strip photograph as unfinished spec. Load: we do not invent kilograms.

Not grocery-deep as leftover millimetres. Too deep, the boutique aisle dies. Layout. Two-metre decompression: a dump shelf in the door is still in the door. Mesh baskets vs shelves is loose versus boxed — still a front if it walks.

How to measure: named leftover millimetres at the front and remaining walk after depth. Slatwall accessories: the groove is the same; the front is the decision. Corner trim where leftover millimetres meet the next bay.

Crate vs shelf is density leftover, not a missing front. Opening priority: wrap and walk before a shelf without a front.

When lip vs bar front

JobNamed lipNamed bar front
Last unit stays on the planeStrongStrong if it rolls
Tickets at the frontStrongStrong
Lip plus bar plus clip on one leftoverNeverNever
Grocery-deep leftover millimetresNeverNever
Remaining walk after depthNamedNamed

Common mistakes

  • Open shelf with no front as leftover millimetres.
  • Lip plus bar plus clip on one leftover strip.
  • Grocery-deep bay that kills remaining walk.
  • Unpriced facings on the lip.

What belongs on the quotation

  1. Lip vs bar front — named leftover millimetres at the front.
  2. Remaining millimetres finished as trim, not a second front.
  3. Remaining walk after shelf depth.
  4. Tickets on the front. No invented kilograms.
  5. Language of the document, Thai or English.

Send photos of the open shelf leftover and the walk. That is enough to specify one front instead of leftover millimetres without a stop.

Name the front, finish leftover millimetres

If you are hanging an open shelf in Thailand, do not leave leftover millimetres at the front empty. 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 lip or the bar, and the walk.

Common questions

Open shelf with no front as leftover millimetres?
Usually no. Name a lip or a bar. Unused millimetres finish as trim. Remaining walk after depth belongs on the quotation.
Lip plus bar plus clip on one leftover strip?
No. One named front. Mixed leftover photographs as unfinished spec.
Grocery-deep leftover millimetres?
No. Depth matched to the SKU. Too deep, remaining walk dies.
Unpriced facings on the lip?
No. Tickets on the front. Leftover tickets at the wrong height photograph as unfinished spec.

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