| Do It Yourself Sound Absorbing Panels |
LIST OF MATERIALS per Panel
Five yards of heavy fabric like light-weight canvas or heay muslin at least 36 inches wide
Dupont 703 2" rigid fiberglass acoustical insulation ( I got mine here: Acoutimac)
4' x 8' sheet of interior backboard which is quarter inch OSB plywood
(have the home supply store cut the board into 2' x 4' panels. Should be no charge.)
Heavy duty stapler
Scissors
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Cut muslin into 5' lengths. Ours is 48" wide. You can use 36". You may want to iron the fabric to smooth out bad wrinkles. It will look better. Definitely iron over a half-inch flap around all the edges. That reinforces the fabric to hold the staples.
Spread the fabric on an even surface. We used the floor. |
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Place the Dupont 703 panel in the center of the fabric. We recommend wearing gloves and goggles. The fiberglass itches and the OSB board splinters. |
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Carefully place the OSB board on top of the fiberglass. |
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Square up the board on the fiberglass panel. You want them to match up as evenly as possible. |
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Flip one side of the fabric over on to the board and stretch tight in the center. Make your first staple in the center and work back and forth toward each end...tightening as you go. ( I would remove jewelry, but my wife thinks it adds to the image.) |
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You may want to watch a little HGTV and notice the quicky upholstering parts--this is similar. Carefully stretch and staple the other side |
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Cut the slits at the corners. You may want to cut away a little excess fabric to make the fold neater. How are you at wrapping gifts. Do both ends.
HEY! YOU'RE DONE! |
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We stood a few of the completed panels up so you could get an idea of the size and how great they look.
Man, they work great. Lots of flexibility and to me, they absorb sound much better than ugly foam. |
