Do the installers ever prank you with a phone call, "dude, you built it turning to the right, but it needs to turn to the left!"
No, I've never had that happen, but there have been "incidents". I had one come back for repair because the delivery truck got into a wreck. I had one that was "supposed to fit" by the measurements given at the time.....and somebody moved a wall. I have had several that had to be lifted into a window with either a crane or Telehandler. And of course my favorite, the one who someone decided they wanted on the second floor.....after I was built to go right inside the door on the first floor.
It was built as one piece and had to be cut in half, with the ability to put it back together.
These are all things that I am very conscious of at the beginning of every big job.
A lot of times the real restriction is the delivery truck itself. It has a liftgate and that brings its own challenges.
In most cases "reception desks" are just inside of a double door, which is easy. But they don't all go that way. A lot of these big units are nurse stations. Those can be anywhere, on any floor and there are usually several of them. Generally matchy with each other, but sizes very per layout.
There was one hospital (new construction, not remodel) that I did a few years ago that had 24 nurse stations, 5 check-in desks, the main reception desk and a payment counseling area. They all had the same two contrasting colors of laminate and similar style. That was a busy summer. During the final push to get it done, I built 4 of the nurse stations at the same time....and that was in the old building. There was less than 1/3rd of the square footage of where we are now.
That was way more than you wanted to know, sorry
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