Drawing hierarchy diagrams, flow charts, and other crucial web project details quickly uses up your dry erase board real estate. The obvious solution is to buy a bigger dry erase board, but the problem is the cost. You’ll probably spend more than half a Benjamin at Office Depot for a dry erase board slightly bigger than a dinner place mat.

Home Depot to the Rescue

If you don’t want to break the bank to please your clients and improve your workflow, then head over to the place that says: “You Can Do It. We Can Help.”

The Home Depot carries the same Melamine material used to make dry erase boards, but in whopping 4’ x 8’ sheets that are only 1/8” thick! The best part is that they cost less than $12 a sheet:

Not only that, but your new dry erase board can be used as a defensive shield against all your excited future clients:

Installation is a snap. Just have one person hold the board level while the other screws it into a wall. To dress up your new ginormous dry erase board, use a miter saw to cut some molding to size and frame it nicely against the wall.

Your new super-sized dry erase board will be more than sufficient for your presentations and brainstorming sessions until you’re ready to upgrade to this:

Stay thrifty and efficient,
Pete Karabetis