Specialty Boards

Specialty boards are presentation surfaces that break away from standard whiteboards or bulletin boards, think glass dry-erase, magnetic chalkboards, calendar boards, map boards, music-staff boards, project planning grids, or custom-printed surfaces built for your exact workflow. Grab one when a standard board does not fit the specific task in front of you. There is a specialty board for nearly any workflow you can name, from shift scheduling to executive presentations, so match the board to the job rather than settling for a generic option.

A glass dry-erase board is a tempered glass panel with a colored back coating that you write on with standard dry-erase markers. The glass surface will not ghost like a porcelain whiteboard does over time, and it cleans completely with just a dry cloth. Grab one for your executive conference room where the look matters as much as the function, glass boards read as a step up from a standard whiteboard the moment someone walks into the room and notices the finish.

Calendar boards carry a printed grid, monthly, weekly, or yearly, with dry-erase or magnetic surfaces layered over the grid lines. Grab one for project tracking, scheduling, or shift planning where the same calendar layout repeats every cycle in your operation. Common grids include 5-week monthly, 30-day rolling, quarterly, and annual layouts, so pick the cycle that actually matches how your team plans. This is the board you want anywhere a recurring schedule drives daily decisions across your whole department or team.

Yes, most specialty boards come with a magnetic steel backing under the writing surface, so you can use magnets to hold documents, photos, or planning cards in place without tape or pins. Magnetic specialty boards work well for project planning where you rearrange cards constantly, or for shift boards where you move employee tags around throughout the week. If your workflow depends on moving pieces around a visual layout, grab the magnetic version over a standard fixed surface for your team.

An enclosed dry-erase board has a glass or acrylic door with a key lock over the writing surface, so only people you authorize can erase or change the content inside. Grab one for posted procedures, safety information, or quality boards where the content should not change without your approval first. That lock is the whole point, it keeps your critical information intact through shift changes and foot traffic instead of getting erased by accident or altered without sign-off from your team lead.

Yes, many specialty board manufacturers offer custom-printed surfaces with your own grid, layout, branding, or content silkscreened onto a dry-erase surface built to spec. Grab a custom board for unique workflows that do not fit standard layouts, manufacturing dashboards, safety scorecards, or project trackers tailored to exactly how your process runs. This is the move when off-the-shelf grids do not match your operation and you need the board to work the exact way your team already does day in and day out.

Specialty boards run from a 24 by 36-inch wall-size unit up to 4 by 8-foot conference-room size. Custom sizes are often available for an upcharge if the standard range does not fit your wall. Pick the size based on viewing distance, content on a board at the back of a room needs to stay readable from 15 to 30 feet away, so do not undersize a board that has to serve a large training room or auditorium space full of people in the back rows.

Most specialty boards come framed in aluminum, silver or black, wood, or vinyl-wrapped trim, giving you a range of looks to match your room. Frameless glass dry-erase boards float off the wall on standoffs for a modern minimal look if that fits your space better. Pick the frame to match the room's other architectural finishes, a mismatched frame stands out in a bad way the moment you hang it, so consider your walls and trim before you finalize your order.

Commercial specialty boards built for office and industrial environments run a 10 to 25-year warranty in the industry on the writing surface, glass and porcelain go longest, with the frame and accessories covered for 1 to 5 years, but we offer a Free Lifetime Warranty unless specifically noted. Read the warranty card that ships with your board so you know exactly what is covered on your specific model, and keep it on file in case you ever need to file a claim down the road.

Mount the center of your specialty board at 48 to 54 inches above finished floor so the writing area lands within the ADA forward-reach range of 15 to 48 inches. For boards used while seated, lower the center further to keep it within reach. Do not drop the bottom edge below 27 inches, that creates a knee-knock hazard for anyone walking by. Get this mounting height right the first time and you avoid a rework once your facilities team flags it during an inspection.