Look for providers that manufacture, deliver and install. It’s important your supplier is competent with all these expertise in case of issues on site. If a third party is installing for your supplier, you need to question their ability to remedy issues or service the room.
We recommend using an Irish manufacturer. If there are sizing issues on installation they can be immediately resolved, rather than having to wait 8 weeks for the correct sizing to arrive from the UK/EU.
Ensure that your supplier provides rooms that use materials with quality and safety to the fore. Check the foams and vinyls are flame retardant and smooth to touch. We never use ethafoam or hard vinyls, as our rooms are finished to medical Grade standards with higher infection control requirements.
Look out for poorly finished, rough or sharp edges on the wall panels and products. These can cause injury and harm to sensory seeking kids. Always avoid picture frame brackets attaching foamed panels to walls.
Convex Mirrors, Liquid floor tiles, wall panels and tactile areas should be recessed below foam padding for safety. These should also be placed at the average student’s eye level – not the adults.
Electrical Wiring must always be hidden and chased to avoid biting/pulling, and remove the potential of electrocution. They should never be tacked along the walls and visible.
Question how the provider attaches the padded panels to the walls. We recommend they be hung from 45-degree batons for security, ease of repair and impact absorption. If they’re simply screwed to the wall they can be as uneven as the walls, causing lifting and finger entrapment hazards as well as allowing rear access to enable pulling the panels down. They’re designed with head banging and impact absorption in mind, so it’s important that they’re not simply screwed to the wall.
Use a supplier that has a Design Service Capability or can show illustrations of similar past installations.
Seek testimonials from other schools nearby. They are the best sign of customer satisfaction, quality finish, installation competence and aftersales service.
The best Sensory rooms are NOT crammed with as much equipment as you can afford, as this can overwhelm users. We always look for the balance between space, avoiding clutter, and making the room as accessible and calming as possible.
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