Draughtsman Chairs & Stools

A task chair on a taller gas lift with a footring, made for working at a raised bench, a counter, a lab desk or a drawing board. The chair part is much the same as an ordinary operator chair; it is the height and the footring that make the difference.

Higher than a desk chair, which is the point, and each page gives the seat range. Work back from your bench: you want roughly 25cm to 30cm between the seat and the underside of the work surface. If your bench is standard desk height, buy an ordinary task chair instead.

Because at that height feet do not reach the floor, and legs left dangling cut circulation and put the weight on the back of the thigh. The ring gives them somewhere to rest, and on most models it adjusts.

There are draughtsman kits that swap a standard gas lift for a tall one with a ring, and they work on the ranges they are made for. What they do not change is the seat and back, so start from a chair that already suits the person.

Most of this category is made to order, so allow 10 to 15 working days. Delivery itself is still free. A few lines are stocked and move faster, and every product page shows the date it will arrive by before you pay.

Yes, on everything here. The crew deliver it, build it, put it where you want it and take the packaging away. It starts at £17.95 an item and the exact price is on each product page. Installs usually happen within about 10 working days, and the team agree the day with you rather than simply turning up.

Most of it arrives flat-packed, with the instructions and fittings in the box. If you would rather not build it, pre-assembled delivery and installation are offered on much of the range and priced per item on the product page.

Each product carries the manufacturer's warranty and the period is stated on that product's page, often broken down by part: the structure for one length of time, the mechanism and the fabric for another. If something fails inside the warranty, report it from your order page and we deal with the manufacturer for you.

Six of the 8 products in this category have a 3D model on the page rather than only photographs. The viewer spins the actual model, and changing a colour or a size on the page changes the model with it, which is worth doing before committing a whole room to a finish.

On stocked items, yes: tell us within 14 days of receiving them and raise it from your order page, with the goods unused and back in their packaging. Most of this range is made to order, though, and made-to-order goods cannot be cancelled once acknowledged or returned because you have changed your mind. Each product page says which it is before you buy.

Yes. For twenty items or more, or anything with a complication like a mezzanine or a lift that argues back, we plan the job and give you one quote covering the goods, delivery and installation. Ring 0208 138 0512 or email [email protected] with a rough list or a floor plan.