Care questions and placement

A placement-condition worksheet to accompany a care question

A care question is easier to answer when the placement and use are described.

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The question behind the worksheet

A care question is easier to answer when the placement and use are described. A worksheet can gather those facts without guessing a cleaning method.

Work through the observation

Record the piece reference, confirmed material and finish if known, current location and the activity that raises the question. Add relevant photographs and the care instruction you are trying to understand. Leave unknown properties marked as unknown. Ask one specific question at a time.

A worked example to compare

A concern about a surface near a window should include that placement context, while avoiding an unsupported claim that light caused the concern.

Questions to put in your notes

Use these prompts to produce a short record you can revisit. Date the sheet, identify the reference you used and leave unknowns explicitly unanswered. Keep site facts, personal preferences and requests for confirmation separate.

What is the confirmed specification?
What use or placement prompted the question?
Which instruction needs clarification?

What this exercise cannot establish

This worksheet is not a care instruction. Do not infer heat, moisture, chemical or food-contact suitability from photographs.

Choose the next question

Keep the resulting note with your current brief. Before sending it, check that it explains one decision clearly and does not turn a preference into an agreed detail. Use the current linked page for the relevant website guidance, and bring any piece-specific uncertainty to the atelier.

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