This core line covers the panel or panels, their combined length and height, and the specified surface finish, which is usually the most directly comparable line item between competing quotes.

It’s also worth confirming whether the quoted size refers to the visible writing area or the overall panel including any frame, since suppliers aren’t always consistent about which figure they quote first.

Asking for a sample or reference installation photo of the specific surface finish being quoted, rather than a generic product image, gives a clearer sense of what the finished result will actually look like.

A specific comparison worth requesting: two quotes for what both call a “5-metre classroom wall” can differ by 10 to 15 percent in price purely because one measures the visible writing area and the other includes trim and mounting hardware in that headline figure.

Given how much a classroom wall installation depends on the specific room and wall condition, a proper quote should include or clearly offer a site survey rather than skip it to present a lower headline figure.

Installation labour should be itemised separately, and ideally the quote should acknowledge scheduling around school holidays, since this affects both cost and timeline in ways a generic quote might not reflect.

A supplier experienced with school projects specifically, rather than only office installations, is often better placed to anticipate the scheduling constraints a term-time environment creates.

A realistic figure from recent school projects: installation of a 5 to 6 metre wall typically takes one to two working days on site, which comfortably fits within a half-term break but is worth confirming explicitly rather than assuming for a longer summer-only installation window.

Marker trays, erasers and any zone-dividing fittings should be itemised if included, since these are easy to assume are bundled in when they may in fact be a separate cost.

Deciding on accessory provision at the quoting stage, rather than adding it as an afterthought once the wall is already installed, tends to produce a more coordinated and better-priced result overall.

Structural wall work beyond standard preparation, decorating around the finished installation, and ongoing maintenance supplies are commonly excluded, and confirming this directly avoids assuming coverage that isn’t actually there.

A short written list of exclusions, agreed before the order is placed, gives both the school and the supplier a clear reference point if a question arises later about what the original quote actually covered.

See how Chameleon’s whiteboard wall for classrooms come with a clearly itemised quote covering the wall, survey and installation separately.