Wall systems
Slatwall Header vs Open Top of the Bay
Empty top grooves as leftover millimetres are unfinished spec. Name a header leftover. Finish leftover millimetres as trim.
Slatwall header versus open top of the bay is leftover millimetres finished at the header — empty top grooves are unfinished spec. Independent shops in Thailand leave the top row empty because leftover millimetres still looked like air. The shops that still look finished specify a header leftover or finish leftover millimetres as trim.
Panel layout is the bay. Corner trim is leftover millimetres at the edge. Groove spacing is one family. Slatwall accessories: the groove is the same; the leftover is the decision. This page is header versus open top.
What each job is for
Named header leftover. A graphic or a finished top — not a third merchandising forest. Unused millimetres finish as trim. Remaining walk after depth still named if a shelf sits there — aisle width. Faceout spacing: leftover millimetres are not extra slots.
Open top as leftover millimetres. Empty top grooves photograph as unfinished spec. Mixed leftover hangers, leftover pegs, and leftover headers on one leftover strip are a mixed forest. Load: we do not invent kilograms for a leftover header.
Not a second brand wall. Sign holder vs printed end panel is graphic leftover on a bay, not a header city. Two-metre decompression: a header forest in the door is still in the door. Layout.
How to measure: named leftover millimetres at the header. PVC vs MDF is the sheet. Window: one story, not leftover grooves in the glass. Opening priority: wrap and walk before a header forest.
Lip vs bar front is leftover millimetres at the front of a shelf, not the top of the bay.
When header vs open top
| Job | Named header leftover | Open top leftover millimetres |
|---|---|---|
| Finished top of the bay | Strong | Weak as empty grooves |
| Extra merchandising forest | Never | Never |
| Mixed leftover families at the top | Never | Never |
| Invented kilograms | Never | Never |
| Remaining walk if a shelf sits | Named | Named |
Common mistakes
- Empty top grooves as leftover millimetres.
- Header plus leftover hangers plus leftover pegs on one leftover strip.
- Header city in decompression.
- Invented load kilograms on the quotation.
What belongs on the quotation
- Header leftover vs open top — named leftover millimetres at the top.
- Remaining millimetres finished as trim, not extra grooves.
- Remaining walk if a shelf sits at that leftover.
- No invented kilograms.
- Language of the document, Thai or English.
Send photos of the open top leftover. That is enough to specify a header leftover instead of empty leftover grooves.
Finish leftover millimetres at the header
If you are hanging slatwall in Thailand, do not leave leftover millimetres at the top 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 header leftover, the trim, and the walk.
Common questions
- Leave empty top grooves as leftover millimetres?
- Usually no. Name a header leftover or finish leftover millimetres as trim. Empty top grooves photograph as unfinished spec.
- Header plus leftover hangers plus leftover pegs on one strip?
- No. One named leftover. Mixed leftover photographs as unfinished spec.
- Header city in the first two metres?
- No. Decompression stays empty. One leftover after leftover walk exists.
- Do you invent load kilograms?
- No. Remaining walk if a shelf sits at that leftover belongs on the quotation. We do not invent kilograms.
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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