Acoustic Panel Guides & Inspiration
Expert advice on choosing, installing, and designing with recycled PET felt acoustic panels. Practical tips from people who specify and fit them every day.
How to Install Recycled PET Acoustic Panels in One Afternoon
Step-by-step guide to installing recycled PET felt acoustic panels — tape, adhesive or magnets. No contractor, no specialist tools, done before dinner.
The CYC Colour Collection: Choosing Your PET Felt Colour
Sixteen stock recycled PET felt colours — how they behave in warm and cool light, and how to match them to timber, concrete and white walls.
Why Open Offices Fail Acoustically — and What Actually Fixes It
Open plan offices fail on speech intelligibility, not noise level. Here is how PET wall panels, ceiling baffles and partitions fix the real problem.
Sound Absorption vs Sound Insulation: They Are Not the Same Thing
Absorption and insulation solve different problems. One stops a room sounding harsh, the other stops sound leaving it. Choosing the wrong one wastes money.
Which PET Panel Thickness Should You Choose?
Felt panels are made in 6, 12, 18 and 24 mm. Thicker absorbs more low frequency — but the mounting gap often matters more than the thickness itself.
EN 13501-1 vs ASTM E84: What a Fire Classification Actually Means
Two different fire tests, two different markets. What EN 13501-1 and ASTM E84 measure, why a class from one never implies the other, and the questions to ask a supplier.
How Much Acoustic Treatment Does a Room Actually Need?
There is no single percentage that fixes every room. Here is how to size coverage from the problem you can hear, without buying more panels than you need.
Magnetic vs Adhesive vs Batten Mounting: Which Fixing Should You Use?
The fixing method changes both the acoustic result and the wall you get back. A practical comparison of magnets, adhesive tape and battens for PET felt panels.
PET Felt vs Other Acoustic Materials: What the Data Actually Says
A like-for-like look at recycled PET felt against wood slat, fibreglass and mineral wool, and acoustic foam — absorption, weight, handling, moisture and end of life.
Home Studio Acoustic Treatment on a Budget
A small room, a small budget and a real acoustic problem. Where to spend, where to save, and why the first £200 matters more than the last £2,000.
Why "Soundproofing" Products Never Actually Soundproof
Most products sold as soundproofing do something else entirely. How to spot the mismatch, and what actually reduces sound transmission between rooms.
Acoustic Treatment for Offices: A Practical Selection Guide
Open plan, meeting rooms and focus pods fail acoustically for different reasons. What to treat in each, and the three numbers worth writing into a specification.
Acoustic Treatment for Schools and Education Spaces
Speech intelligibility is a learning outcome, not a luxury. How classrooms, halls and corridors differ acoustically, and what to treat in each.
Acoustic Treatment for Restaurants and Cafés
A noisy dining room loses covers. Where the noise comes from, what to treat first, and how to keep the design language you have already chosen.
Choosing a Ceiling Absorber: Baffles, Clouds or a Full Tiled Ceiling?
Ceilings carry most of the acoustic load in commercial rooms. How baffles, clouds and full coverage compare, and how to choose between them.
The CYC Colour Collection: How to Choose From 16 Felt Colours
Sixteen stock colours, from Milk and Dark Vanilla through Sage Leaf and Klein Blue to Hibiscus and Eminence. How to choose one that still works in your light.