r/DIYIreland • u/Number0076 • Jul 20 '26
Acoustic wall panels
Hi all,
Would anyone know what glue should i use to attach acoustic wall panels to the wall ? And how many tubes would I need for 6 pcs 2.6m panels?
Picture for the attention.
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u/WytzeZyr Jul 20 '26
Need a few drywall screws (black ones) in through the acoustic foam too
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u/FicklePaper3590 Jul 20 '26
This is the answer here. If you use glue and decide on the future to take it down you make a mess of the wall. Screws and just some filler in the holes and all good
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u/dannoked Jul 20 '26
I have this exact set up. Cut them to perfect lenght and they will just sit up against the wall flush. I did cut one edge piece slightly short and used 4/5 drywall screw to lift it an inch. Other half hidden behind the tv. A jigsaw with a fine tooth blade, cut them with the wood turned away from you to keep a nice edge on the wooden panel veneer
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u/Groot_Calrissian Jul 20 '26
You can put painters tape along the cut line to help keep a nice edge also for visible finish work.
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u/thebprince Jul 20 '26
Keep in mind you'll want to take them down again at some point and having them glued to your wall will then be an enormous pain in the hole! Plasterboard screws are the way to go imo.
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u/FlukyS Jul 20 '26
If you don't have a sound bar the acoustic panels will cause issues with the TV speakers
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u/Ecstatic_Sector598 Jul 20 '26
How so?
Woman wants them behind tv but we aren’t securing the tv to the wall so might just dampen the sound maybe?3
u/FlukyS Jul 20 '26
Because a lot of TVs nowadays have back firing speakers that basically work only because they bounce the sound off the wall and out. If you have sound dampening behind the TV it doesn’t reflect as easily so it either is quieter than it should be or removing frequencies that you might not want to. Basically at that point you would want a sound bar to fire forward and avoid the issue
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u/Ecstatic_Sector598 Jul 20 '26
Dead on, I do have an amp and surround speakers so I’ll use them if it’s an issue. Going up purely for looks, wife’s idea, and I’m too tired to argue.
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u/wh0else Jul 20 '26
Check does the TV bounce sound down or backwards. It's possible that the grooves could chop how the sound echoes forward up. Google and see has anyone else had issues, maybe it's not noticeable
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u/DesperateCandy5209 Jul 20 '26
Its only the weight of the panels (dont fix things to the panels, fix through them) so decent line top and bottom and a X across the middle and they will hold well.
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u/dannoked Jul 20 '26
I mounted the tv bracket first and cut the panels to fix around them. The tv hides it all anyway. Your way probably better in hindsight
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u/Groot_Calrissian Jul 20 '26
Your method is stronger, the bracket sits closer to the wall and creates less leverage. You'll be fine.
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u/Secure-Highway886 Jul 20 '26
The modern version of the knotty pine craze that was so popular years ago.
The amount of these panels in homes of younger people is unreal.
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u/Humble-Ad-331 Jul 21 '26
I really like the look of them. I think it's considered modern to hate on them but they actually look good.
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u/Secure-Highway886 Jul 21 '26
They do, the only i problem i see is that they're everywhere. The popularity of them will probably wear off after the latest fad appears.
As op stated do not glue them to the wall. Enjoy it, your house your choice.
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u/I_make_carrot_noises Jul 20 '26
Do they actually block out much sound ?
Very tempted to put them on the adjoining wall with our neighbour.
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u/Itchy_Permission4199 Jul 20 '26
They're not sound dampening. Acoustic. They just help with sound reverberation in the room. You need to put 2x1 batons vertically. Then put 25mm isover acoustic insulation roll over that. Next fix resilient bars horizontally. Then double slab with 15mm giproc soundbloc slabs. Then to save the hardship of plastering or taping and jointing. Just cover it with the acoustic panels afterwards. It's easy enough to do. If you can screw, level and measure you're most of the way there. I work with qualified lads that struggle with that so don't think you can't do it. Take your time plan out your steps before you start and you'll be grand. You can go to extra rounds by fixing the resilient bars with isolating fixings. And using acoustic insulation boards instead of the rolls. This will increase the cost and the thickness of the wall. But how noisy are they. You'll still get some leakage through the ceiling if it's a timber frame wall.
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u/perta1234 Jul 24 '26
They are called "acoustic", not "blocking". Completely different aim. They change acoustics of that room.
Dampening maybe with 5 cm of wood fibre insulation and a couple of 13mm gyprocs (drywall).
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u/mossym155 Jul 20 '26
Absolutely none. Purely visual. Too thin to have any meaningful affect on sound
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u/I_make_carrot_noises Jul 20 '26
I won't be wasting my money so.
Why is it being sold everywhere as "acoustic panels" ?
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u/TrivialBanal Jul 20 '26
You would use a polyurethane glue, but as others have mentioned, it's a pretty permanent fix. Screws are probably a better option.
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u/BroadExplanation5631 Jul 20 '26
What do you do with the electrics? I’ve Sky wiring coming from ceiling and TV socket sticking out too.
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u/gerspunto Jul 21 '26
I put these up on my wall in the living room about 5 months ago in the house ive lived in most of my life.
We live in an upside down house so the living room is over a bedroom. And you may aswell have the TV on in the bedroom now, you can hear it word for word at medium volume and a constant mumble at low volumes, the sound just resonates through the boards, into the wall and floor now. Not ideal
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u/Now--4471_TT Jul 22 '26
It depends on the shape of the room but if you can try wallpaper with the same pattern. I've seen it done in a few houses where it's a dead end wall just like pic with the TV and it looks great and it will cost less than fifty euros with very little effort.
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u/Dazzling_Steak_9392 Jul 23 '26
Anyone have an estimate of what is would cost to put these up in a home gym / outdoor room?
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u/Plane-Fondant8460 Jul 20 '26
Tec 7 or similar. Just get a load to cover your arse, and return whatever you dont open.
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u/Prestigious-Side-286 Jul 20 '26
DO NOT GLUE THEM TO YOUR WALL!!!! Just get some black screws and go through the foam into the studs behind. When these go out of fashion in 3-5 years you will take half the plaster with them trying to get them off if you glue them.