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- I've seen a ton of videos showcasing acoustic wood slat wall panels, but not a single review of them or whether it was worth it. So I bought and installed $3,000 worth of wall slats to review. Let's get Ahnest!
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Table of Contents:
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0:00 - NOT SPONSORED
0:24 - General Impressions
1:04 - PRO: Aesthetics
1:47 - PRO: Panels Are Well Built
2:13 - PRO: Sound Deadening
2:35 - PRO: Easy to Install (In Some Situations)
3:39 - PRO: 3 Ways to Install
6:21 - I Need Your Help!!
6:35 - CON: Errbody Get Tipsy
7:08 - CON: You Need Friends
7:20 - CON: Can Be Tricky to Install (In Some Situations)
7:46 - CON: Pricey!
7:55 - Final Thoughts - วิทยาศาสตร์และเทคโนโลยี
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The jokes here are pretty good. "Went through puberty twice".
Do you have a separate video of the actual installation including the lighting on the base board.
Great review! I love this product so much. I bought them for my office over a year ago and covered the 12' wall in less than a couple of hours. I've continued to get so many complements on them and the sound deadening helps in larger rooms that echo. On installation, it helps to have two people, but you can do it solo pretty easy because they're so light and easy to line up. While it's recommended to drill into the studs, the panels are so light I skipped that and just screwed them directly into the dry wall. I used 12 screws per panel placed at the top, middle, and bottom. Rock solid.
Did you use any adhesive?
Hi there, that's a brilliant review.
Definitely worth them. it looks amazing, totally worth it! They are functional and create a nice (and warm) environment in any room. The acoustic ones also actively reduce noise levels, dropping the decibels no matter what kind of noise is going on.
We have been supplying them for over one year now and our customers shared excellent feedback.
Love your channel and your reviews! Keep expanding to new things! Awesome Job.
Thank you!! Yeah I wanna do more adjacent stuff!
This was SO helpful. Thank you! Been considering these.
Brother thank you for this review! I initialy clicked on the video because of the title however I stayed because of how informational it was yet super funny! Keep it up broskie!
Using the external slats also lets you use some other material between the slats to improve the soundproofing even more. This could be rockwool or similar. There are some great acoustic wool types out there which a 3/4 inch thick. Cheaper materials like foam could be used if suitable. Make sure you check material suitability especially when using on external walls, as the walls need to breath to avoid moisture build up and mold.
Caveat: Not every wall system requires walls that breathe. Those are vented systems and they don't work well with more aggressive codes that require air tightness. This is a question to have with builders and designers.
There it is! I have been waiting for this broseph. Thanks for the video! I like them, but I think I am going to do my own! I'm handy enough to save some dough
Nice! Let me know how it goes!!
For the outlet/switches, you can buy oversized covers to hide some mistakes
The product review I've never thought I'd need. Interesting video!
Hope you liked the video!
That looks great! We're about to do a similar install using Wood Tambour by Surfacing Solutions at a restaurant in Houston. The stuff is very pricey but we think it will look really nice as well. Love these kind of videos, they really help with making a decision about costly design ideas.
Love the external stud idea, definitely giving me some ideas for easy install and some up lighting at the top of these panels, given that you'll have some room behind them. Definitely going to have to try this!
Thanks for the tip about a 1 by 2 - I will use that when I install my panels in my upcoming studio since I have brick walls.
What is that Black bar that hides your led light strip down in the bottom?❤
Txs for the video. Your LED lights at the bottom is a great idea. I think i will try velcro across the wall since it's not heavy.
Love your vids! Wanted to say thank you so much for the content, after watching the "buying cheap herman miller guide" you posted, I followed the steps and got a mirra 2 for £40 off facebook marketplace!! Searched just a normal office chair and the guy who was selling it had no idea what the chair was! Honestly thank you so much, keep up the amazing content!
Woot woot!!
Dope video love the look! It would be sweet if you could cover any other alternatives for different looking studio spaces too. Cheers!
I just installed the panels in my living room! I used the black boards. It's almost done! It looks beautiful so far. Remaining: the middle portion in between the fireplace and the TV. Needed 10 boxes. Cost was about $1800. SO WORTH IT! Hope to finish it this weekend!
you are correct, with external studs you will trap more of the sound frequencies between the original wall and the added felt/wood slats. tho it also is just the 1/4th of the frequency that will get trapped there, so mostly quite high frequencies.
Worth !!!!!! I’ll use it for my home theater , specially if you use the external stud method, you can run wires behind it
Oh snap that’s really smart!!!
This looks great! Can you also share how you did the light at the bottom?
Ughh I've been meaning to do a full walkthrough of my setup...I'm hoping in the next month!
waiting @@Ahnestly
Video has been up for some time!
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thank you so much, this really helped me out!
Glad it was helpful!! Please consider using my link if you decide to pick up! It helps the channel a LOT!
Are you able to ID that floor lamp? It looks great!
Where did you make/buy the RGB baseboard moulding?
Very beautiful wall panels! Thank you for the review!
Thank you!
Im interested on how you did the lights at the bottom... nice set up. I am looking at getting 2 or 3 of these for my entryway in our house...
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Hi Dan. If u ever want these in a different color u can even sand the surface and apply special color. I made mine all black. It really looks so good. But u can choose whatever color u like ofc.
Nice video. Keep up the good work.
Great tips!!!
Wish I had seen this before we completed our reno. We ordered from wood panel usa and had multiple challenges on delivery and quality post delivery with customer service. Their website had very minimal by the way installation and you provided installation alternatives that we had not thought of.
A couple of suggestions to your viewers:
1) lay out all the panels on the floor so you can get an idea of where the slats will lay relative to cuts that may need to be made or edges of walls.
2) try to get all one order to ensure all panels come from the same stock. As I noted above, we had multiple shipments to compensate for damaged deliveries.
3) we were able to have our panels stained. So if you have a finish that is not quite what you want, you should confirm that you can stain it afterward.
Again kudos on a great review
I noticed this in your last video and was like wow! i love that!
It can get a little wonky on the eyes, but I walk in every day and I'm like damn...lookin good
Could you use 3m tape along the back for installation? It seems to me it would do the job but easier to remove than glue and easiest install
Did you put a clear coat varnish on them, I read that’s what they recommend.
Can I have them installed over & under the soffit over my cabinets & stove top? Ofcourse they would all need to be shortened to fit the space. If they go under & over the soffit can you match them so they seem like one piece?
Great video highlighting your personality in between all of the commentary. Some highlights were; sperm mirror, the art of your wall slats turned to the side, and the stud finder. Glad to see you having fun in this one!
Thanks as always!!!! :-D
Excellent video - loved the info AND your sense of humour. Do you have any info or video on the down lights you’re using on the wall in this video?
Thanks for the kind words! See pinned comment! Link to the follow up video is there!
Nice video!!! where did you get the chair and ottoman at 7:02?
I like this product, however like many other manufacturers the height is limited to max 94.7 in, but for my walls I need 104 in. I have searched everywhere, no luck. I know that 2 sets with a joint in the middle will do the trick, but I don't want an ugly line in between. For now, I will look for some other alternatives.
Great video! Thanks 🙏🏾
Love the look! Wish they came in 10' length.
I hear ya!
Hi, what lighting are you using at the bottom of the panels?
love the view.
Thanks
Would like to know too 🤨
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What screws are best for the project?
Hello, Thank You For Advice. Congratulations Cool👍👏👏👏 I am impressed.
Hey bud! love your videos man! I am putting in these slats in my office and wanted to know how you installed the light on the bottom
Ugh been meaning to get a studio setup video out, but keep getting delayed. In a nutshell, took an 8x2 board, had someone cut one edge to 45 degrees, spray painted it black, and put a light strip on the 45 degree angle facing the wall!
@@Ahnestly thanks man! appreciate the response! and will keep watching your videos! you are the best!
Would love to see some closeups to see the details on how you did the lighting. It’s sexy.
Do they not absorb impact low frequency noise? Thanks
Y haven't u reviewed the ErgoTune Supreme? I always see u having this chair in ur collection but you've never talked about it in any of ur videos.
I'm considering buying these and this was a really helpful video! Will use your referral code if I purchase.
Awesome!!! Please use my link as well, just to make sure the sale gets credited to me. Helps a lot!!
Where did you get the couch you have at 0:34?
It definitely looks Good… Wonder if 3D Wall Paper can achieve similar results without hassle of falling into the Dust Trap
Hi! I got a question... Let's say i go for the 3 options of installation (adding wood behind to be easier)... But i only do half a wall, what do you do or put at the end of the panel that ends in the middle of the wall? Without a end edge, we will see the space created by the wood?
Sorry for my english, im french lol
Maybe cut just one slat and secure somehow to the end. I’m not quite sure, I need the same solution
How would
You clean it
Nice review. Just might pull the trigger on these wall panels for my tv room. That discount code you provided helps - Over 200 bucks off! 👏
Curious how the cutting went on these panels. I have to do some trimming. An inch here and there.
Hey! Of course! Would i be able to ask a random favor if you do pick up...would you be able to use my link and let me know if/when you purchase? You can email me here and I'll give you more details ahntouragemedia@gmail.com if you'd like (and I don't always get notified of YT comments from YT).
As for the cutting, I thankfully didn't have to cut horizontally all the way. I only did partial vertical cuts for the outlets. I only cut total lengthwise vertically. Vertical was super easy in my case, since I only had to cut the foam, which I was able to do with a sharp utility knife. Just make sure you put something down under it (I used the cardboard the things came in), because it will pierce through!!
In the event that you do have to cut horizontally, you'll need super glue to glue the wood panel back down onto the felt, as it gets loose where you cut it. This is especially true if you're cutting into the edge of a slat panel (if you have to cut in the middle of the panel, you can prob get away with not gluing it down)
Feel free to ask more questions via email!
what lights did you use?
It's cool as an improvement but I see it being a dust trap, which means you have to painstakingly vacuum all of the openings. Also very expensive to warm up the appearance of the room. This company isn't spending very much to apply veneer to a foam core. With owning a tablesaw I can replicate this with pallet lumber or regular softwood for a fraction and paint the gaps between the sticks. You can fix the sticks to plywood you cut to width needed for the studs.
That sounds awesome...if I tried to do it on my own, everything would be crooked and I'd probably be one arm short...
Mr mega trust me it's not much cheapier to do it by yourself. Plus, if it looks terrible at the end, you wasted it all. I tried to do this by myself to save 100€ but I stopped right at the beginning because I realized it wouldn't get perfectly parallel. It's crazy complex
@@ToniDerAlbaner Well that is because there is math and precision involved. You have to plan it ahead of time. Making small scrap pieces that are the exact size you need in-between the sticks to get the spacing correct is important during assembly of the boards. It wouldn't be as expensive to purchase 1"x12"x8ft boards from a local lumbar yard and then cut to size with a contractors table saw. Would only be spending about $300 getting the materials from a Amish lumber yard.
@@MrMega200 As long as you get good lumber I think that's doable. Lumber from the big box stores, etc has too many issues, warping, cupping etc.
@@MrMega200you obviously have never done this. Your guesswork is pure nonsense.
Do they stop sound from coming into your room???
Thanks for the great review! My only issue is that it seems like no matter where you look, they only come in 94" not 96" (standard 8 foot wall).
That's so that you have room for trim, Most people with 8 foot ceilings do not have 8 feet of flat wall with those ceilings. If you look at how people install these panels, most of them have a 1-2in termination trim on the top and/or bottom.
I'm sure this is the justification they use to sell it at this length. Personally, if I'm doing a whole 8 foot wall, I'd prefer not to do it with standard moulding/trim at the base or even worse, at the top. I would want the slats to run the entirety of the wall.@@SNiiPEDoGG
@@FeroxWJB so you would have it flush with the ceiling and floating a foot or so off the floor? That’s what I’m thinking
Depends on your baseboards. I've got 4.5in tall baseboards. I have to trim about an inch off the 94.49 size. More cutting work, but whatev. Works with my baseboards.
I’m having the same issue. I have 9 ft walls and it’s even more impossible to find them in that length
great review
Question- why did you align them with the baseboard instead of the ceiling? I’m thinking of purchasing it for a living room and aligning it to the celling with a foot off the baseboard.
Not sure if you can tell, but My ceilings are like 10+ ft tall. Would be awesome if wood veneer Hub made them that tall, but sadly not the case. So I lined them up with the baseboard. Since this is a video set and not a house, it worked out for me. If you were in a house and had tall ceilings, you’d likely have to stack 2 panels on top of each other. Hope this makes sense! Please consider using my link in description + coupon code for 10% off!
Cool vid but I really wanted to know if these can be used outdoors. That would’ve been a good thing to include in your pro vs. con list.
These aren't water proof but there are products that look exactly the same but made for the exterior.
I’m sold! By chance do you know if you can cut the felt off the back? I’d like to place the panels around my fireplace, going in front of an alcove with lighting. I think the light from the back would look fab!
I'm not sure how easy it would be to cut the felt off the back. If you cut the slats at all horizontally, you will have to reglue them back onto the felt, so that might be a good way to get the process of removing the felt started.
will this also provide insulations
just curious, does it help with sound? looks great but the purple lighting kinda kills the vibe. oops nvm just reach that part of the video
I included that aspect in the review! It does have sound deadening properties.
But whats the result? Are they really reducing high pitch and damp the sound in the room?
What kind of lighting did you use at the bottom, and how is it isralled!
Way ahead of you, friend!
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If you put an external stud horizontally, the panels would not be flush against the wall then no? Is that not an issue?
So it’s creating a “baffle” I think it’s called, which can help with sound absorption. You don’t need a super thick stud bc the panels are light weight and you’ll have multiple studs from bottom to top to hold those screws in place!
Were the slats enough to reduce the noise? or did you had to install additional acoustic panels or blankets?
Thanks for the review!
Hey! So my space wasn’t very echoey due to high ceilings and it just being a pretty big space, so I couldn’t tell :(
Congratulations on the upgrade Dan 👌 it looks amazing , totally worth it!
Thank you!!!
How did u fix the lights
What material is the wood veneer on top of? I was planning on making a wood slat wall and the logistics of dealing with the weight in a non permanent setup was making me second guess my plans. This company's approach seems way easier to disassemble when needed.
You have multiple wood options. Mine is the original color (forget off the top of my head what color it is). It’s real wood, so you can stain or seal it. I should seal mine but been too lazy lol
@@Ahnestly it's solid all the way through? I assumed it was a thin wood veneer on top of a lighter substrate since the sides of the wood slats were black
How did you install the LED strip lighting at the bottom of the wall? It looks great!
Linked it in the pinned comment!
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@@Ahnestly awesomeness thanks bro
Where sichte vest place to order these wall slats
Suuuuuch a helpful video!
I’m so glad!!
does it collect dust over time? What are the maintenance requirements?
I plan....to never clean them LOL. It's in a pretty temperature/humidity controlled space. If they're in a basement setting or exposed to wildly different temps, could use a good sealant I think!
$3000 just for that one wall? How am I supposed to do the entire house? Any recommendations?
witches cackling? I'm sold
I loved these so much I made a product pitch video about them and posted an affiliate link. What a dumb waste of wood and money.
Out of curiosity, should I instead be greedy/soulless and make videos about products I hate/don’t believe in, but say they’re good bc I don’t give a crap about the people watching my videos? 🤔
Can you paint them black
I like your style!
I like your style...of commenting kind words 😀
I skimmed through the video, and couldn't find the part where the LED strip was added. Nice review, waiting for part 2: greebles.
See pinned comment. Link to video is there
Hi Dan,
Thank you for this review, it's really helpful.
I have one question (I couldn't find the answer online):
For tall walls (~113 inches) would you put 2 panels on top of each others? How the connection between the 2 panels would look?
Thanks!
Hi, just as a disclaimer, I'm not a woodworking expert!
I believe you would have to stack wall panels on top of each other! And it should look fine, but you may see a gap, so it would be best to do an entire length slat on the bottom and then place the shorter panel on top, so the gap isn't at eye level! Hope this helps and if you decide to pick up, please consider using my link and code!!!
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Thanks Dan for your quick reply and for the advice!!!
If I decide to go with Wood Veneer Hub I will definitely use your link and code 👍
I love that you talked about deinstallation, bc no DIYers ever do!!
Haha thanks for noticing! I’ve always loved watching DIYers and I always thought…what if you hate that after a year? Seems like a huge pain to undo….
Hope the video helped!!
Great review. FYI the “external studs” are called furring strips.
Thank you!!
nice vid. Thanks
You're welcome userunknown2771
I would suggest using double sided 3m tape. It's insanely strong.
BINGO was his name-O. Very true, it works
Is it the felt that absorb sound or both felt and slats.
Probably more so the felt, and the fact that the walls aren't totally flat? I'm not a sound professional, so don't take my word for it!
How heavy would you say each panel is?
My guess would be 10-15 lbs!
Thanks for the video. I always found it curious as to why WVH (and other brands) simply say to just drill the panel into drywall in their instructions. If you've drilled or hung anything up on the wall you need to use drywall anchors and not just screw things into drywall itself.
well coz u wod drill into drywall
@@thebicycleman8062 Drilling directly into drywall is a terrible idea
@@Gazziza29 drill into the stud. How is that a bad idea. Every single fixture is drilled directly into stud
@@thebicycleman8062 Have you watched videos from WVH or others using these wood slat panels? They aren’t drilling directly into studs. Studs in the USA are spaced about 16” apart. Every video from WVH has them drilling into the felt at multiple widths across the panel. Remember the panels themselves are only 12” wide. So you are only getting one vertical length of screws into studs per panel. The rest are being screwed into drywall.
@@Gazziza29 yeh i know wht u mean, so then wht u gota do is get a 4x2 horiztonally and maybe say 3 above each other lay em acros ur width - and nail those down to ur studs - then now u have 100% of wood to screen anything onto it
They need to make 9 and 10 feet versions.
Do these panels block outside noises?
Hi, it may block some, but they were not tested for sound deadening (preventing any noise getting into the room). The statistics given was for sound absorption (reducing echoes inside a room). Sound deadening is a whoooollllee nother beast from what I've researched!
Get a wood cover plate for your outlet to match
If the height of your wall is greater than the height of this product, and you plan to leave space above and below, and you don't need many holes in the wall for panels and other stuffs, then this product can indeed be installed quickly but not so easily. Otherwise, you will have to solve a lot of those problems, and take more time, develop more skills. With that effort, you could build it from lambers and save you $2000 for a single wall and keep all the tools you purchased and all the skills you developed for the future.
Is that an authentic Flos Superloon?
Lol you crazy.
8:09 The boy who cried Rizz
You and I must be watching different videos 🤣😂😅
How many external studs do you need to create?
NOT AN EXPERT HERE - imho, I think you’d be fine with 2 stud points
@@Ahnestly how have the held up so far? Do you think command strips would work? Looking for the least destructive solution for my rental unit
@@Mosizzle600really well! I have no idea if command strips would work, but filling holes from screw marks isn’t that difficult!
Accentuates the off-kilter outlet
Just bend your head sideways :-D Hahaha I'm in an office building, so the folks here don't care about aesthetics all that much...
What about dust?
As a european i've been confused for a bit while he stressed about finding studs ;D
This is Ahnestly a Great decision
I see you used the correct spelling ;)
External stud = "strapping"
1:18 🤣🤣🤣
sooo if those things are lightweight i imagine have something to do with the wood? less wood? bcs the one i saw are heavy as fk
Yes the wood seems pretty lightweight!
Wall slats, a plant AND LED pelmet lighting thank you. Then you are an interior decorator God.
I do agree that they are too pricey.