subject: Office Furniture Care and Maintenance [print this page] Office Furniture Care and Maintenance Office Furniture Care and Maintenance
The office furniture is an important investment in any
office. Because it is important, office furniture should
be well taken care of and maintained regularly to ensure
its long life.
Otherwise, an office would need to buy new ones regularly
which can terribly hurt its budget.
Here are a few tips on caring for the office furniture:
- Leather seats come on top of the list because they are
one of the pieces of office furniture that need to be
carefully maintained. Leather is an organic material, of course, and so for one, leather seats should not be exposed to direct sunlight as it can damage the material.
Abrasive cleaners like alcohol-based ones should also be
avoided. To be safe, cleaning a leather seat should be put
on the hands of an experienced leather technician.
- As for desks, a desk pad should be put on it to prevent
scratches on the surface. It should also be regularly
cleaned with a soft cloth and cleaning products
specifically formulated for the desk's material.
- The use of coasters should also be encouraged to keep out
marks such as coffee stains on the table, which can be notoriously difficult to remove and are visually exceedingly unappealing.
- Finally, if one finds a defect on a piece of furniture
such as a loose screw, it should be reported immediately to
the maintenance department so it can be fixed.
Or if the furniture is still under warranty, it should be
returned to the store where it was bought. Not only does it
help in prolonging the furniture's life, it also prevents
