Wall Acoustic Panel Installation and Wall Mounting

Tools and Materials Needed for Installing Wall Panels

To properly install your acoustic wall panels, you’ll need the following tools and materials:

• Saw – Either a circular saw or a traditional hand saw.
  (Alternatively, you can request custom sizing when placing your order.)
• Screwdriver – Manual or electric, for securing screws.
• Screws – For fixing the panels securely to the wall.
• Dowels – Use standard wall plugs for masonry walls or drywall dowels for plasterboard.
• Black plasterboard screws – Approximately 30 mm in length, ideal for mounting acoustic panels.
• Optional: Small screws – Around 15 mm, recommended for securing wooden slats after cutting panels.
• Measuring tape or ruler – For accurate alignment and spacing.
• Pencil – For marking drill points and layout lines.

Step 1: Preparing the wall

Start by preparing the wall. Wipe the wall with a cloth and remove screws, nails and other obstructions to make the wall completely smooth. Next, measure and mark where you will mount the panels.

Step 2: Cutting the Wall Acoustic Panels to the Right Height

Once you’ve measured your wall, you’ll know if the panels need to be cut to the right height. Unless you order the wall panels already cut to size.

If you need to adjust the height of the panel, you can cut the panel using a circular saw or a normal saw. Mark the line of the saw on the panel with a pencil to make a straight cut.

• It’s worth putting a guide rail next to the line to make the cut as smooth and straight as possible.
• After the cut, it is a good idea to gently drag the edge of the wood with 220 sandpaper to smooth out the resulting line and unevenness from sawing.
• Remember to screw in the slats after sawing.
• After sawing the panel, it is advisable to screw the ends of the slats back into the slats (through the felt) from the back using screws about 15 mm long. Otherwise the slats may stick out.
• Repeat this for each batten.
• Do not use a longer screw under any circumstances, as the screw will then drive through the front of the slats.

Step 3: Installing the wall panels

Fix the wooden acoustic panels to the wall by screwing the black plasterboard screws (35 mm) through the black acoustic felt into the wall (or if you used dowels, screw them in).
We recommend 15 screws per panel.
Acoustic panels have a felt side and a grid side.
The sides of the acoustic panels fit together so that the joints themselves are hidden behind the slats of the previous panel.
When assembling the panels, press the panels together (felt side to batten side) until a gap of 13 mm is left between the battens at the joint. DO NOT press the panels together completely. To maintain proper spacing, you can remove a batten from a colour sample and place it between the two panels as shown in the video below.

Step 4: Saw the wall panels to the right width.

• When you get to the end of the wall, you may need to cut the panels at the width.
• You can adjust the width of the panels by cutting the felt with a knife.
• Then screw the last part of the panel to the wall – again with black drywall screws through the felt.
• You can cut the felt with a scalpel, along with a ruler, using a sharp knife.

Wall mounting with adhesive:

Tools required:

• Glue gun.
• Tube of glue (approx. ½ tube per panel).
• Tape measure.
• Pencil.
• Paper towel to remove excess.
• Dust cloth for cleaning the walls

Installation of Wood Acoustic Panels with Adhesive

Start by cutting the top off the glue tube and inserting it into the glue gun. Then spread the adhesive evenly over the felt on the back of the panel.

Now you are ready to install the panels. Place the panel against the wall in the marked area of the wall. Press the panel against the wall over the entire surface to ensure that the adhesive is well distributed and adheres. The adhesive can hold the panel to the wall after 20-30 seconds. Check that the panel is installed straight using a spirit level on the go.

If the panel wants to come away from the wall before the adhesive has set, you may want to prop it up. In this case, the problem arises that there is not enough adhesive on the back of the panel and therefore the panel cannot stay in place properly.