Quick answer: The best time to plan acoustic treatment is during design, before ceilings and walls are finished. Panels can then be planned around lights, sprinklers, air-con and cabinetry, with colours chosen from 39 fabrics to suit the interior. If the renovation is already done, panels can still be added onto finished surfaces with careful planning.

Key takeaways

  • Plan acoustics when you plan lighting and ceilings.
  • Tell the designer about echo-prone surfaces (glass, concrete, tiles).
  • Late additions still work; they just need more coordination.

Why plan early?

Ceiling clouds and baffles need fixing points and clearance from lights and sprinklers. Walls can have panel zones built in. Ceiling panels are always fixed mechanically, so the fixing points are easier to plan before the ceiling is closed.

What should the designer know?

Where the room will be used for speech or music, and where hard finishes are planned. They can then leave space for panels. As a rule of thumb, plan for panels on about 20–40% of the walls (20–40%).

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What if the renovation is finished?

Panels mount onto existing walls and ceilings, and we coordinate around services. No hacking is usually needed. Typical installs take a few hours to 1–2 days.

Who coordinates?

You, your designer and us. Share the design drawings and the ceiling plan with us early. We then suggest panel counts and positions to fit. See planning before interior design.

What we see on real jobs

Fit-outs with glass and concrete gain the most from early planning. Panels planned late have to fit around lights that are already in place, which is avoidable.

Get a straight answer for your room

Send us a photo or a short video of the room on WhatsApp (+65 8930 1905). We'll reply with whether panels are the right fix, how many you need, where they go and the price. If it's really a soundproofing problem, we'll tell you.

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