How to Build an Acoustical Panel
Make a frame with the wood pieces., Use a drill and some wood screws, and drill the frame together, one piece at a time., Choose the corner two pieces of wood first (the 1ft piece and the 4ft piece)., Put the edge of the shorter piece on the edge of...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Make a frame with the wood pieces.
Depending on what size and what shape you want the panel to be, cut the sides accordingly.
For example, if you want to make a rectangle frame, you might cut two pieces of wood to 4 feet (1.2 m), and two other pieces of wood to 1 foot (0.3 m). -
Step 2: Use a drill and some wood screws
A simple way of setting the wood together is to place the wood on the ground in the shape you want to make. , Stand both of them on their sides so that the long sides are flat on the ground and the short edge is pointing up. ,,, You are doing this because once you put the insulation inside the frame, you want to really seal the insulation in as well as you can. ,,, You are leaving this extra length so that when you are stapling it to the frame, you have enough room to really stretch the fabric over the sides and staple them to your frame.
You can trim the excess later, if you wish. , Pull the extra 10 inches (25.4 cm) of fabric and over the sides, stapling them to the wood, preferably at the back edge.
Work around each side of the frame. , -
Step 3: and drill the frame together
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Step 4: one piece at a time.
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Step 5: Choose the corner two pieces of wood first (the 1ft piece and the 4ft piece).
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Step 6: Put the edge of the shorter piece on the edge of the longer piece
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Step 7: and place two screws in to connect the pieces together.
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Step 8: Do the same process with the last corner
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Step 9: and finally complete the rectangular frame by drilling together the last two corners of the frame
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Step 10: Staple a poly sheet (a plastic cover for insulation) around the finished frame.
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Step 11: Cut a piece of insulation so that it fits inside your frame.
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Step 12: Place the insulation inside the frame.
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Step 13: Cut the fabric so that you can fit the shape of your frame in the middle
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Step 14: leaving about 10 inches (25.4 cm) of space around that outline of the frame.
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Step 15: Center the frame on the cut fabric.
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Step 16: Hang this panel on a wall where speakers will be pointing at them to absorb the sound and reflect it in different directions and cut down on echos.
Detailed Guide
Depending on what size and what shape you want the panel to be, cut the sides accordingly.
For example, if you want to make a rectangle frame, you might cut two pieces of wood to 4 feet (1.2 m), and two other pieces of wood to 1 foot (0.3 m).
A simple way of setting the wood together is to place the wood on the ground in the shape you want to make. , Stand both of them on their sides so that the long sides are flat on the ground and the short edge is pointing up. ,,, You are doing this because once you put the insulation inside the frame, you want to really seal the insulation in as well as you can. ,,, You are leaving this extra length so that when you are stapling it to the frame, you have enough room to really stretch the fabric over the sides and staple them to your frame.
You can trim the excess later, if you wish. , Pull the extra 10 inches (25.4 cm) of fabric and over the sides, stapling them to the wood, preferably at the back edge.
Work around each side of the frame. ,
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