Question 1

How much does an office phone booth cost?

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Phone booths vary in cost, anywhere from $3,500 for the cheapest players in the market to a whopping $12–15,000 for the most expensive. ROOM’s standard soundproof phone booth cost is $5,995 before tax, making it one of the more affordable players in the market. One of the things to look out for when buying an office phone booth is what you're paying for. Most players in the market sell exclusively through furniture dealers meaning there is a significant mark up before your new soundproof phone booth is delivered to your office. This is how most mid-market players end up charging $6,000–$8,000 for a fairly basic product and ultimately why we started ROOM.

How do you know that you’re paying the right price when buying a soundproof phone booth? Look for quality, performance and sustainability. Good soundproofing is equal to the density and quality of your materials. Cheaper players in the market use low quality, lightweight materials which results in poor sound blocking and an overall poor acoustic experience. Expensive players traditionally have better sound blocking because of higher density materials. Ultimately, you will need to decide on whether the cost is worth the extra decibel of noise reduction.

ROOM is not the cheapest provider of office phone booths, but packs strong quality and a clean, beautiful design at a good price. We’re the best value office phone booth on the market. We keep cost low not by compromising on quality or performance, but by cutting out the middleman and selling direct from factory to your business. We ship our products flat to reduce shipping cost and assemble in less than an hour in your office. You can even choose to assemble your phone booth yourself; it’s that easy.

The best way to figure out which product is best for you is to try it out. That is why we offer a 100 day risk-free trial. Not happy with our product, simply send it back for a full refund.

Question 2

What is the best office phone booth in the market?

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The best selling office phone booth in the world is from ROOM. The company launched in 2018 and has become one of the largest providers of modular architecture and phone booths in the world. ROOM is sold in more than 30 countries, with offices and factories in both Europe and the US. ROOM’s award winning office phone booth was first introduced to the market in 2018 when it became one of TIME Magazine’s Best Inventions of the year. Today, more than 7,000 businesses worldwide from Fortune 500 companies to fast-growing start-ups rely on the ROOM phone booth for a soundproof, flexible space in the open office.

Interested in seeing if the ROOM phone booth is the best choice for your office? We offer a 100-day risk free trial on your first purchase of a phone booth. Not happy with our product, simply send it back for a full refund.

Question 3

Why buy an office phone booth?

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Did you know that office conference rooms are occupied 40% of the time by just one person? Most likely, your workspace is currently misusing plenty of valuable real estate. Our soundproof office phone booth creates flexible space for solo work and important private calls in the workplace, reducing office pod congestion without the need, and cost, of traditional construction. Just one of our soundproof phone booths is all it takes to see office productivity and workforce happiness increase. (No more taking important calls in office bathrooms or hallways). Our flexibly-designed phone booths are also cost effective. If you decide to build your own phone room leveraging traditional construction, that might cost you $10,000 or more. Our pre-fab phone booths have everything you need for a productive work session at a fraction of the cost, starting at just $5,995 before tax. Plus, just two colleagues, one tool and 60 minutes is all it takes for DIY assembly. Our soundproof phone booth is even pre-certified so you won’t have to chase after permits, contractors and more, meaning you’re up and running in the workplace the minute your phone booth is assembled. And after? Unlike traditional construction that stays with the office if you relocate, our modular office phone booths are easy to disassemble and reassemble, so you can take them with you when you move offices, floors, or even move to an entirely new location.

Interested in seeing if the ROOM phone booth is the right choice for your workspace? We offer a 100-day risk free trial on your first purchase of a phone booth. Not happy with our product, simply send it back for a full refund.

Question 4

Why have phone booths become so popular?

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There are many reasons why phone booths have increased in popularity. The first being the challenges presented by the uptick in open plan offices. Open plan offices were introduced to create open workspaces that fostered collaboration and socialization, but over the years they became an easy excuse to cram as many rows of desks, and people, into a space as possible. The unfortunate results: Square footage per employee tanked, noise and distraction skyrocketed and workforce happiness plummeted. The need for private space that creates soundproof work areas in open floor plans was clear and introducing phone booths into the workplace allows businesses to create purpose-built space for private calls, focused work or even collaborative brainstorms and meetings, all without the need for traditional construction. Modular phone booths are also cost-effective, easy to install and pre-certified so there’s no downtime waiting for contractors, permits and more.

Another reason for the increase in phone booths? The growing importance of sustainably-designed workspaces. Office architecture claims a significant portion of the 39 percent of global carbon emissions for which building and construction are responsible. And at the end of the day, more than 75 percent of that construction ends up as waste, with wood, drywall, bricks, and other materials piling into our ever-growing landfills. In fact, every year, 600 million tons of construction debris goes to landfills as a result of the old being replaced with the new. ROOM phone booths are flexibly designed, giving new life to recycled materials — our soundproofing is engineered from recycled plastic bottles, and making it possible to add private space into an office without the need for demolition or construction. Specifically, the ROOM phone booth can save an organization 33% cumulative carbon emissions over 10 years, compared to fixed construction and traditional office design, according to 2021 research done by Columbia University.

Interested in seeing if a ROOM phone booth is the right choice for your workspace? We offer a 100-day risk free trial on your first purchase of a phone booth. Not happy with our product, simply send it back for a full refund.

Question 5

What is a phone booth for the office?

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A phone booth for the office is a small footprint, private workspace that allows companies to introduce an enclosed soundproofed area in open office environments and crowded floor plans for private phone calls, video conference meetings and focused work sessions. Office phone booths are engineered with varying quality and density of soundproofing materials that work to block office noise and distractions from entering the enclosed space.

ROOM’s office phone booth features three walls comprised of layers of soundproofing material, including dense sound-blocking MDF that blocks sound from traveling into and out of the phone booth, a thick layer of sound-absorbing PET made from recycled plastic bottles which works to absorb internal echoes and enhance speech intelligibility, and 100% natural breathable wool and no-dye-added acoustic felt which provides natural sound insulation. Overall, the ROOM phone booth has been engineered to reduce office noise by 30 decibels (dB). This means you can still have comfortable levels of good conversations with your colleagues and business partners, without the claustrophobic feeling of being in a sound-deprived chamber.

Office phone booths are designed to be used for short amounts of time and allow businesses to free up unnecessary overuse of larger conference rooms, which tend to be used for individual meetings over 40% of the time.

Interested in seeing if the ROOM phone booth might be a valuable solution for your noisy workspace? We offer a 100-day risk free trial on your first purchase of a phone booth. Not happy with our product, simply send it back for a full refund.

Question 6

How big is an office phone booth?

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Our office phone booth is ultimate productivity packaged in less than 13 square feet. Specifically, our soundproof phone booth’s dimensions are H 7’ 5” x W 3’ 5” x D 3’ 7” or H 225.6cm x W 105.4cm x D 110cm. This is the perfect amount of space for one individual to jump on a video conference call or take on some focused work for one hour or less. We designed our phone booths to be used in time blocks of one-hour or less, so make sure you have enough phone booths throughout your workspace so they’re available to anyone who needs to pop in for a quick work session.

Inside our phone booth, you’ll find our custom built-in 31.5” oak-veneered desk which stands at 3’ 7” / 109.2cm. ROOM’s phone booth does not have a permanent seat in the modular unit, allowing you to have the choice to sit or stand while doing your best work. Prefer to take a seat? ROOM offers The Stool in collaboration with Copenhagen-based design duo, OEO Studio. We found that a little space goes a long way, so our stool is designed to have the smallest footprint possible to adapt to your ever-changing needs.

ROOM’s soundproof phone booths are flexibly designed so they can easily be moved around the office and positioned in an area that needs it most. We recommend the following for placing your office phone booth:

Allow 3 inches of space behind the phone booth.
Allow 41 inches of space in front of the phone booth to allow the door to swing open fully.
Plan on 6” between phone booths if you plan on anchoring them.
The phone booth power cord is 10 foot long, so ensure your phone booths are in proximity to a power source. ^*Chicago Electrical Code requires all phone booths use a 2 foot power cord, which will be provided.
Allow a minimum of 18” below sprinklers. This is a requirement by IBC and NFPA.

Interested in seeing if the ROOM phone booth is the best fit for your office? We offer a 100-day risk free trial on your first purchase of a phone booth. Not happy with our product, simply send it back for a full refund.

Question 7

How soundproof is an office phone booth?

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Our office phone booth reduces noise from the inside of the unit by 30 decibels on the NIC scale. What does that mean for those of us who aren't acoustical engineers? Simply put, our soundproof phone booths are designed to create an ideal environment for phone and video calls while protecting the privacy of the user. Users inside our soundproof office phone booth will hear muffled sounds from the outside. This is because we’ve actually found that ambient noise provides the best experience for the user. But don’t worry, coworkers outside the phone booth will not be able to hear the conversation taking place inside.

Interested in testing out the ROOM phone booth in your office? We offer a 100-day risk free trial on your first purchase of a phone booth. Not happy with our product, simply send it back for a full refund.