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What type of home and office furniture solutions do you offer?
A We specialize in offering New York custom contemporary furniture solutions. This means producing home office furniture designs, commercial office furniture designs, bedroom furniture, wall beds and murphy beds, entertainment centers, storage cabinets and custom furniture solutions that are unique and space efficient. Our modular furniture and cabinets can be custom built to your space, and personalized by choosing from a wide variety of materials, finishes, handles, legs, and accessories to achieve a contemporary or traditional furniture style. We measure, design, and install our modular furniture for custom fit solutions because New Yorkers have everything but space.
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QWhat geographical area do you service?
A We provide our interior design service, custom furniture and custom cabinetry throughout Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx, Queens, Staten Island, Long Island, New Jersey and Connecticut.
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How do I begin the interior design process?
A • The furniture design process begins with a free consultation at our Manhattan showroom where customers can touch and feel the cabinets and furniture and view the many design options. Techline Studio is located in Manhattan at 35 East 19th Street. Call 212-674-1813 to schedule an appointment or just drop in with a sketch of your room. We are open Monday through Saturday, 10am to 6 pm.
• Don't worry about your rough sketch. Our designers will begin the interior design process based on approximate dimensions. To the extent possible, sketch a floor plan (view from above) and elevation (frontal view) of your space with measurements of wall lengths, ceiling heights, doors, windows, heating/air conditioner units, and dimensions of floor moldings. Also record the dimensions of any equipment that will be incorporated into the furniture such as computers, printers, TVs, etc.
• In consultation with you, our interior designer will sketch a thoughtful furniture and cabinetry solution specific to your needs and give you a firm price.
• To Learn More about beginning the Interior Design Process, Click Here
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Will techline Studio meet with me in my space and record the dimensions of my rooms and equipment?
A Yes. We encourage you to first visit our Manhattan showroom to examine our cabinetry and sample installations and to assess the style, price points, and quality of our furniture products. By listening carefully and designing creatively, we arrive at an initial design and give you an accurate price quote. If you feel we have the right solution at the right price, we measure your space, your equipment, and make notes of everything from the electrical outlets to the dimensions of your baseboard moldings.
To visit residences, we ask for a non-refundable $500 fee which is applied in full to your order. This fee is waived for commercial office space.
What special medical cabinets and medical casework do you offer for healthcare offices and hospitals?
A Over the past 25 years Techline USA has provided cabinetry for over 3,000 healthcare facilities across the country. In Manhattan and the New York City tri-state area, we offer this flexible medical cabinetry and modular furniture system to provide a comfortable atmosphere for patients and a functional working environment for the medical staff. Medical cabinets, medical casework and specialty items include prescription desks, cabinets with trash doors for easy disposal of medical waste, x-ray cabinets, form-holders, and pass-thru cabinets. Base cabinets are available at 36"ht. (counter height) or at the 34" ht. ADA height requirement for access by the physically handicapped. Laboratory countertops can be ordered in epoxy resin or other chemically resistant materials. Counters for exam rooms and nurses stations are available in Corian or other solid-surface materials as well as any commercially available laminate.
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Why buy techline modular furniture and cabinetry over traditional furniture?
A By using our extensive platform of pre-configured modular pieces, we provide custom-fit furniture and cabinetry solutions while often saving our clients money over the cost of all custom-built pieces. As required, our modular furniture and cabinetry components can be manufactured at any size. Our state-of-the-art factories deliver the economies of scale of efficient manufacturing along with guaranteed, uniform quality. Replacement parts, if needed, are readily available, as are matching furniture items when expanding or reconfiguring. The benefit is that you purchase once and re-configure or add pieces as your needs change.
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What if my space is an odd size or has obstructions?
A Our designers will design a solution to fit your space exactly. Where needed, we order specially-sized work surfaces, panels, and cabinets. Our installers field cut counters into corners, around pipes, and over radiators. Filler scribes between cabinets and walls are sized for a built-in installation.
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What are the lead times?
A • Approximately 2 weeks for our all veneer Jesper modular products.
• Approximately 5 weeks for the full range of products and finishes.
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What about the quality of your products?
A Please visit our Manhattan furniture showroom to assess the quality of our products for yourself. Our furniture and cabinetry is built to commercial grade standards and is of superior quality to most locally manufactured laminate products, or products available from closet companies and furniture chains. We use the same system of manufactured products for our commercial office installations as for residential interiors.
Some features that differentiate us include:
• All our standard laminate colors feature solid-color edgebanding to avoid
the self-edge (black line) condition frequently seen along the edges of
inferior laminate work. Our matching egdebanding gives our laminate work the
appearance of a solid surface material.
• Cabinets are constructed of 3/4” thick material (not 5/8") with solid,
finished 3/4”backs. All panel edges are finished with solid color edgebanding.
All cabinets have finished back panels so they can be used
as stand alone pieces, or installed as conventional casework.
• All laminate countertops are solid 1-1/8" thick with high pressure laminate
(not melamine.). High-pressure laminate will stand up to years of heavy use.
All wood counters and wood doors are of solid wood.• All drawers use full extention ball-bearing metal drawer glides carrying a
100 pound load rating for box drawers, and 150 pounds for file drawers.
• Metal door hinges are concealed with six way adjustment for perfect
alignment and performance. • If any components are damaged, replacement parts are readily available from
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Q How green is your product ?
A We are pleased to announce that we now offer bamboo furniture and cabinetry. Our entire modular furniture and cabinetry system is now available with a renewable bamboo veneer finish on formaldehyde-free substrate. The veneer is adhered with a soy-based, formaldehyde free glue. The finish is specially formulated to feature very low levels of volatile organic compounds.
Of all the environmental impact factors to consider, perhaps the most important is durability. More energy is expended in furniture fabrication than at any other stage. A cabinet that lasts 25 years will use far less energy overall than one that lasts 5, and the longer it will avoid disposal into our landfills or our air. At techlineStudio our products are manufactured for durability and a long life. Replacement parts, if needed, are readily available from our customer service department. That our products are easily movable and reconfigurable also adds to their life span. This flexibility allows the reuse of our furniture as our clients' needs change, reducing the need to discard existing furniture or to purchase new furniture.
Our laminate furniture product is constructed of wood panels made form 98% to 100% post industrial recycled content, meaning our panels are made almost entirely from the recovered scrap generated by other lumber industries. Our laminates are Green Guard certified for indoor air quality. Only solvent-free, water-based adhesives are used during the laminating process. Formaldehyde emissions are within the environmentally Preferable Product Certification standards. Furthermore, all our wood substrates are completely sealed.
Solid color edge banding is an important cosmetic feature of our furniture because it creates a solid surface appearance. We are proud to be transitioning from the use of the industry standard PVC edge to an ABS solid color edge that is non-toxic, non-carcinogenic, and is safely incinerated or disposed of with general waste.
In addition to our standard laminate and veneer counter tops, we continue to add countertops derived from recovered or sustainably harvested materials such as Dura Palm, Ply Boo, Richlite, and Paperstone. We will continue to explore and introduce sustainable and recycled materials into our products wherever practical.
A 5 year warranty on all materials. 6 month warranty on installation work. Replacement parts are always readily available. Our customer service department is available to repair or replace damaged parts. Customer service phone: 201-933-1285.
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What if I need to move or re-configure my installation?
A Call our customer service department at 201-933-1285. We will locate the original drawings of your furniture installation and provide the necessary labor to disassemble and reassemble your furniture. We can also supply the matching additional pieces to make the installation work in your new space.
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What choices do I have for colors and finishes?
A • Cabinets available in 12 standard laminate choices. Other commercially available laminates are available for orders of 25 cabinets or more.
• Counters, panels or partitions available in 17 laminates, 2 woods, or 10 resin panels (3-form).
• Door and drawer fronts available in 7 veneer finishes and 10 resin panel
finishes.
• 6 styles of door and drawer fronts: "traditional" wood panels, two
varieties of "shaker" wood panels, flat-panels (wood or laminate), clear
glass, frosted glass.
• 20 handles, 4 legs, 25 fabrics for tackboards
For more color and finish choices, Click Here
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