Site survey & layout design
We measure the room and turn it into a layout, elevations and a bill of quantities for you to approve.
Most rack and containment problems are decided before anything is made: a rack that will not pass through the door, a roof panel that clashes with a sprinkler, a row that sits off the floor-tile grid. A survey catches them while they are still lines on a drawing.
Our team visits the site, records what is there, and returns a layout for you to approve before fabrication and installation are quoted.
What it covers
- Room & structure
- Room dimensions, columns and beams, ceiling height and clear height under services, floor type and the raised-floor tile grid.
- Power & cooling positions
- Where cooling units, vents, perforated tiles, power panels and PDUs sit, so rows and containment line up with them.
- Overhead & underfloor services
- Cable trays, ducts, lighting, and sprinkler or gas-suppression pipework that racks and containment must clear.
- Existing equipment
- Make, size and condition of racks already in place, so new racks and containment can match them.
- Access route
- Doors, lifts, ramps and corridors from the delivery point to the room, which decide how racks travel to position.
- Working constraints
- Site rules, permitted working hours and permits, so installation can be planned around operations.
What you receive
- Measured room layout with rack positions, aisle widths and clearances
- Rack and containment elevations
- Bill of quantities and quotation
When to call us
- Fitting out a new server room or data hall
- Adding containment to a running room
- Extending or re-arranging rack rows
- Moving equipment to a new room
Questions
What should we have ready for the survey?
Access to the room and the route in, a contact from the facility team, and any drawings you already have: floor plan, cooling and electrical layouts, and the fire design.
Why survey before quoting? We know what we want.
A quotation from a survey prices what will actually be installed: the right rack depths, filler panels for an uneven row, and an installation method that suits the room. That avoids variations once work starts.
Products this applies to
Server racks
Floor-standing 19-inch racks for servers and storage, with perforated doors for front-to-back airflow.
Details & selection guideHot & cold aisle containment
End doors, roof panels and seals that keep supply air and exhaust air apart across a row of racks.
Details & selection guideCustom racks & fabrication
Racks, frames, trays and enclosures made to your drawing when a standard size will not fit.
Details & selection guide