Acoustic foam tiles

[docsmilez]

Using 2'' x 12'' x 12'' acoustic foam tiles around my impact screen to finish the look. I am applying to drywall. I have searched and can not find info on the best way to get them to stay in place. Most people say that they fall off with the recommended 3M VHM tape and spray on glue. What have others used that works well?

[RJBoogie]

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I don’t have any with the lights on, but these give you an idea of what they look like

[Kbrucato]

RJBoogie - last question, I promise. I have the foam board, spray and tiles ready to go. Did you use any specific type of screws to hold the board to the ceiling. I’m planning on screwing two 7’x3’x2” panels to the ceiling joists in my garage that are 16” apart and my fear that ordinary screws may not hold the foam. Appreciate your help! Thanks!

[Treyc321]

Question on acoustic tiles...thinking of doing the same thing and creating a surround with them, it they take a direct hit with the foam board would it damage the drywall? I know when I’m working on something specific in my swing I can hit all sorts of wacky shots so want to put some good protection in place but also make it look good!

[RJBoogie]

Kbrucato I used cabinet screws to hold the board to the ceiling. Adding a washer to ordinary screws may serve the same purpose. I glued the tiles to the boards first and then screwed in the board with the tiles to the ceiling. In my case I used two 8’x4’x2” foam boards. I may go back and add 1’or 2’ additional because a friend who came over skied his fairway and missed the protection hitting the ceiling by inches. I’ve never come close to hitting the edge even with a 60 wedge, so perhaps the best bet is to limit the height of tees that guest use.

[RJBoogie]

Treyc321 No damage to drywall IME. The combination of the 2” insulation board + 2” acoustic tiles offers great protection, looks better than netting and some of the other cloth based solutions I’ve seen, and is inexpensive.

[Treyc321]

Just what I was hoping for! Thank you for the feedback!

[coblue]

Any problem cutting the foam tiles to size and keeping a neat edge ?

[Scottyfo2000]

I cut them. Some come out better than others. If you have a pair of sharp scissors it should work well enough. You can hide the rough edges when you place them.

[Scottyfo2000]

[Brenzo]

RJBoogie - If you attached the acoustic panels to the foam board before putting up in the ceiling, did you screw through the acoustic panel when connecting to the ceiling or did you leave a small gap between acoustic panels for the screw?

My ceiling will be unfinished with exposed rafters and I'm wondering if I can avoid the cost of installing drywall and just use 1-2" foam board and acoustic panels across the entire ceiling.