Mounting Acoustic Panels from the Ceiling - Blu-ray Forum

ronboster · 03-30-2021, 02:45 PM

I just started to address acoustic treatments for the ceiling. I had some primacoustic nimbus panels on order. They use a slipknot wires, which looked terrific for mounting ceiling panels.

https://www.primacoustic.com/hardware/slipnot/

I also ordered some from Amazon to use on a different acoustic panel. What I found was with my low basement ceilings, the slipknot system required about 4-5 inches of headroom between the ceiling and the connection to the panel. This meant for my set up the panel was just too low for my liking.

So, I came up with another solution. I found this "velcro" type material from 3M. It's called 3M Dual Lock. When they say lock, they aren't kidding

https://www.amazon.com/3M-Dual-Lock-...114671&sr=8-15

When you pressed the two strips together you hear a clicking sound. Let me say they are locked in place. You don't have to worry about this product wearing out like velcro.

The adhesive is also very strong. But, to insure the product stay glued to the ceiling and panel...I mounted the 3M product to light plywood (cutting the plywood into 12x4 strips. I then used wood screws to mount the plywood/3M product to the joist in the ceiling and the panels (in two places). I also let the adhesive bond to the plywood for 3 days before mounting. When using the wood screws, I would secure them on the edges of the 3M strips, so the screws would help secure the 3m product to the plywood as well (as the adhesive).

Using painters tape to mark where I wanted to place the panels on the ceiling (and tape to the center of each end of the panel (as a guide)...my son and I would place the panel using the tape as guide and apply a little pressure to each area of the panel where the 3M locking strips were located...and click we'd lock the panel to the ceiling. Each 2 inch thick panel is about 3 1/4 inches from the ceiling to the bottom of the panel.

This is not a perfect solution, since ideally you'd want an air gap between the ceiling and the panel. But, as we all know, there are compromises when completing a project.

03-30-2021, 02:45 PM	#1
ronboster Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jul 2009 Trading Score:9	Mounting Acoustic Panels from the Ceiling I just started to address acoustic treatments for the ceiling. I had some primacoustic nimbus panels on order. They use a slipknot wires, which looked terrific for mounting ceiling panels. https://www.primacoustic.com/hardware/slipnot/ I also ordered some from Amazon to use on a different acoustic panel. What I found was with my low basement ceilings, the slipknot system required about 4-5 inches of headroom between the ceiling and the connection to the panel. This meant for my set up the panel was just too low for my liking. So, I came up with another solution. I found this "velcro" type material from 3M. It's called 3M Dual Lock. When they say lock, they aren't kidding https://www.amazon.com/3M-Dual-Lock-...114671&sr=8-15 When you pressed the two strips together you hear a clicking sound. Let me say they are locked in place. You don't have to worry about this product wearing out like velcro. The adhesive is also very strong. But, to insure the product stay glued to the ceiling and panel...I mounted the 3M product to light plywood (cutting the plywood into 12x4 strips. I then used wood screws to mount the plywood/3M product to the joist in the ceiling and the panels (in two places). I also let the adhesive bond to the plywood for 3 days before mounting. When using the wood screws, I would secure them on the edges of the 3M strips, so the screws would help secure the 3m product to the plywood as well (as the adhesive). Using painters tape to mark where I wanted to place the panels on the ceiling (and tape to the center of each end of the panel (as a guide)...my son and I would place the panel using the tape as guide and apply a little pressure to each area of the panel where the 3M locking strips were located...and click we'd lock the panel to the ceiling. Each 2 inch thick panel is about 3 1/4 inches from the ceiling to the bottom of the panel. This is not a perfect solution, since ideally you'd want an air gap between the ceiling and the panel. But, as we all know, there are compromises when completing a project.

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