A common question we get everyday is where to place the acoustic panels once youve purchased them. Whether you have acoustic ceiling clouds, art-wrapped acoustic treatment, or standard fabric-wrapped acoustic panels, by spacing and installing them properly, you can greatly improve the efficiency and aesthetics of your space.
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Our trained and experienced team of installers follows a few basic rules when installing acoustic panels in a space to minimize reverberation, including:
Symmetry
: This is simple but not always easy. Panels should be balanced in a space, but there are often multiple patterns in a given room, including windows, doors, A/C vents, etc. There can also be a number of penetrations or obstructions, such as lights and exit signs, that need to be installed around. Where possible, observe the primary symmetrical pattern, and when patterns must be broken for an obstruction, minimize the change in spacing between panels.Spread them out:
Panels become less effective if theyre all placed together in a single corner. This is intuitive, since only a small amount of the sound waves will reach that corner in the first half-second or second after the noise source occurs.Dont place them too high
: While hanging acoustic panels well above eye level prevents any imperfections, or stains from the hanging process, from being seen, it also increases the amount of time it takes for sound to reach them. This can adversely affect the acoustic treatment.Put another way, the efficiency of your panel layout is proportional to the Perimeter of the panels divided by the Total Surface Area of the panels. For a given number of panels, the surface area doesnt change. However, by spreading out the panels, the perimeter of the treatment grows significantly, resulting in a more efficient layout.
For example, if you have only 4x8 panels, four of them will give a square footage of 124 sf. The minimum perimeter occurs if all 4 panels are placed so that their long sides are touching, with only 48 of perimeter. By spreading them out with 4 gaps in between the panels, the perimeter of the entire set of panels increases to 72, and the efficiency of the layout increases by 50%.
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Poor Acoustic Panel Layout placing panels directly next to each other reduces the efficiency of each panels ability to reduce the reverb time in the spaceAcoustic Panel Layout Improved Spreading Acoustic Panels out helped to improve effectiveness and reduce echoThe color, shape, and size of your acoustic panel selection all affect the location of where you can place them. However, by following core principles and guidelines, you can assure an aesthetic finish that will also efficiently improve the acoustics in your space.
DONTs Acoustic Panel Layouts:
Instead DO this for Acoustic Panel Layouts:
No matter where you are using them, remember to follow these rules of thumb when hanging acoustic panels:
Also in relation to placing acoustic panels, see our video on determining reverberation time in a space. This measurement can give you an idea of how much absorptive material is needed in a space.
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