Fewer, larger panels covering the same wall area generally cost more per panel than several smaller ones, since larger panels are harder to manufacture and handle. The cheapest configuration for a given wall isn’t always the one with the fewest joins, which can be counterintuitive if fewer joins was the original priority.

A standard white finish is usually the baseline price, with coloured or specialist finishes costing more. This is worth knowing before falling for a particular colour scheme that quietly adds a meaningful amount to the total once it’s factored across an entire wall’s worth of panels.

A wall that needs levelling, patching or additional preparation before panels can be mounted adds labour cost that has nothing to do with the panels themselves. This only becomes clear once a site survey happens, which is why early quotes based on a floor plan alone are sometimes revised once a supplier actually sees the wall.

Booking installation during a supplier’s quieter periods sometimes costs less than peak season, when demand for fit-out work is highest. It’s a reasonable question to ask directly, even if a supplier doesn’t volunteer this information upfront.

Narrow lifts, limited loading bay access or working outside normal hours in a shared building can all add cost that has nothing to do with the product itself. This is worth flagging to a supplier at the enquiry stage rather than discovering it in a revised quote after the initial figure has already been shared internally.

See exactly what goes into a Chameleon dry erase wall quote before committing to a specific configuration.