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This is a guest post written by our friends at Solid Wood Tops. Use the code: HAD5 for a £5 discount on any order, from solid wood desk tops, monitor stands, shelves and more.
Most frames sold on HeightAdjustableDesks.com can be purchased ‘frame only’, this means you can fix an existing desk top, or a solid wood desk top to the frame.
Desk tops can be made from all sorts of materials: solid wood like pine, oak, walnut or ply wood (rubber wood or birch) creates a desk that’s not just functional but also ergonomic and a pleasure to work at. In this post we discuss some of the key reasons HeightAdjustableDesks.com customers opt for a solid wood top.
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Reasons to use solid wood desk tops:
Natural beauty and grain
Start with the obvious — solid wood looks amazing. Whether you’re working from a home office or workspace, a hardwood desktop elevates the room. We work with pine, oak, walnut etc, and can also accommodate requests for other woods like maple, ash etc. Each wood has it’s own unique character, grain, and tone.
Full stave desk tops are made to order and expertly finished to your requirements or even sanded so you can apply your own finish.
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Custom shapes
Home offices can be small and have awkward features like sloping ceilings which call for a custom shape. Or perhaps you just want your desk to be a centrepiece, a custom-shaped top can make all the difference.
Solid wood allows for all kinds of unique cuts and contours; kidney-shaped desks, scallop cut-outs for cable routing, or rounded corners for tight spaces etc.
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Custom sizes
HeightAdjustableDesks.com provide a wide range of desk tops, with length and depth options which fit most peoples needs. However, for some being limited by standard sizes. Whether you need to squeeze into a specific alcove or span a wall, exact measurements matter.
With solid wood, you can make your desk top to the millimetre. Need it 1205mm wide to avoid overlapping a doorframe? Want it extra deep to accommodate a keyboard tray and a wide display? No problem.
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Monitor mounts and camera clamps
Many of our customers switch to solid wood because they’ve had issues with sagging, bending or crumbling when mounting monitors or cameras to lower-grade tops. Ikea tops are particularly bad, made from honeycomb cardboard, might be fine at first, but over time the strain from a clamp can crush the material — especially if you’re using a heavy monitor arm or multiple screens.
A hardwood top handles that load with ease. The density of solid oak or walnut provides a secure anchor for any clamp-based accessory — no compression, no wobble, no long-term damage. It’s a major win for anyone running a dual-monitor setup or using top-down video gear for content creation.
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