Bulletin Boards > Materials - Acrylic

Cork is the classic pick, tackable and easy to push pins into, and it holds dozens of notes without complaint. Fabric boards layer cork or foam underneath a colored fabric face for a look that matches your office decor. Vinyl-faced boards stay tackable like cork but wipe clean fast when things get messy. Your call comes down to look versus function: grab fabric if the board needs to blend into a nice lobby, grab cork or vinyl if it just needs to work hard every day.

You can grab anything from an 18 by 24 inch desk-size board up to a 4 by 8 foot wall-size piece, with 3 by 4 feet being the most common conference room buy. Size the board to how much wall you actually have and how much content you plan to post. Bigger is not automatically better here: a board too large for its content just reads as clutter nobody bothers to check. Measure your wall first, then order to fit.

Most commercial boards ship framed in aluminum (silver or black), wood (oak or cherry), or vinyl-wrapped trim that matches the board face for a coordinated look throughout the room. Frameless versions exist if you want a modern, minimal look on the wall instead of a bordered one. The frame protects your edges from chipping over time and gives you a clean install line, so unless you are set on the frameless look, grab the framed version for the added durability and easier long-term upkeep across your space.

If your board handles safety notices, HR postings, or hallway content that students or visitors might pull down, grab the enclosed version instead of a standard one. It has a glass or acrylic door on hinges with a key lock, so only authorized people can post or remove content, and the lock plus two keys ships standard with every unit. For low-traffic or internal-only boards, skip the enclosure and save the cost, since nobody is tampering with it anyway in that setting.

Most boards include a mounting kit with screws and drywall anchors for standard sheetrock installs right out of the box. If your board runs over 3 by 4 feet, anchor into wall studs instead of just drywall so it stays put under the weight and the daily pin traffic it takes. Grab a stud finder, a level, and a buddy to hold it steady, and you can knock the install out in under an hour without calling in extra help from facilities.

If your board sits in a high-traffic, high-content area like a school hallway, yes, grab the self-healing version over the standard one. Self-healing cork or vinyl closes up around old pin holes so the surface looks fresh even after years of daily posting and re-posting. Standard cork, by contrast, shows visible pin damage over time and starts looking worn fast in a busy hallway. Spend the extra now and skip the replacement board down the road when the surface gives out.

Yes, grab a combo board with a magnetic steel backing under the cork or fabric surface, so you push pins in and stick magnets at the same time without a second board. Magnets go easier on your documents than push pins do, and they make rearranging content faster when things change often through the week. Combo boards run a bit more than a single-function board, but the flexibility pays off fast if your content turns over regularly in a busy space.

Fabric boards come in dozens of colors: navy, gray, burgundy, hunter green, beige, black, and brand-specific tones to match your space and your branding. Pick a fabric that contrasts with what you are posting, since a tan fabric makes white paper pop while a dark fabric can swallow light-colored notices from across the room and lose the message. Check the product page for the full swatch range before you commit to a color that clashes with your posted content or the rest of your room and has to be swapped out.

The industry standard on commercial boards runs 10 to 15 years on the frame and core, with the surface material covered for 1 to 5 years against defects, but we go further: we offer a Free Lifetime Warranty unless specifically noted on your order. Read the warranty card that ships with your board so you know exactly what is covered from day one. Know that you are getting backing well beyond what most shops offer on a board built for years of daily posting in your space.

Mount the center of the board at 48 to 54 inches above the finished floor so the entire surface lands inside the ADA reach range of 15 to 48 inches for forward reach. Go above 54 inches and you put content out of reach for seated users. Grab a board sized so the bottom edge does not drop below 27 inches either, which avoids a knee-knock hazard for anyone passing close by. Get the height right and the board works for every user in the building.