Design Ideas
Panel Grilles can provide decorative treatments for walls and ceilings. It is the answer to covering large ceiling areas in a unique and eye catching way. With Rulons wide selection of wood species, many varieties of Panel Grille styles and custom stains and finishes, a unique ceiling or wall design is only limited by the imagination of the designer.
Quick Facts
Rulon Company offers an innovative wood panel system called Panel Grilles, which are manufactured with perfectly aligned and spaced wood strips. Panel Grilles can provide either a modern or traditional look and come in a variety of wood species and finish options. The final look is determined by the imagination of the designer.
What do the numbers on a Panel Grille name mean?
When choosing a Panel Grille style, three variables must be determined; number of blades per foot, blade thickness and width of the blades. Therefore, the first number in a Panel Grille name is the number of blades, the second is the blade thickness in 16ths of an inch and the third number is the blade depth in 16ths of an inch. For example, a PG 4-21-37D are panels that have 4 blades per foot each measuring 21/16th of an inch thick and 37/16th of an inch wide. The D designates use of a dowel.
Doweled Panel Grilles
Standard Panel Grilles consist of individual wood strips assembled in 12” widths in lengths up to 10 feet. Wood strips are drilled 12” on center, beginning 5 1/2” from each end. The dowels are positioned perpendicular to the wood strips. Rulon can provide dowel clips that attach directly to 15/16 HD T-grid. Panel Grilles are 1” under an even foot length, for example, 6 ft. nominal measures 5’11” in overall length. The dowels are generally painted black to be hidden from view or can be stained to match the wood strips.
Wood-backed Panel Grilles
Wooden cross members are attached to the backside of Panel Grilles to hold the wood strips in place. The Wood-backed Panel Grilles are ideal for direct attaching to walls. Standard panels are assembled in 12” widths. Custom panel widths are available. Wooden backers are 12” on center beginning 5 1/2” in from each end. Rulon can provide wood backer clips that attach directly to 15/16” HD T-Grid.
Flexible Panel Grilles
Flexible Panel Grilles are Panel Grilles that use a flexible dowel and are attached to factory radiused 15/16” heavy-duty T-Bar carriers. Dowel clips are used to snap the Panel Grilles into place. Flexible Panel Grilles are ideal for barrel vaulted ceilings and serpentine ceiling designs. Rulon can also provide Panel Grilles with flexible backers that can be direct attached to radiused walls.
- Custom stains, clear sealers, or color treatments are spray applied using state-of-the-art finishing equipment.
- Rulon can custom match any color selected by the designer, architect, or owners representative.
- When you choose the Maple wood grain (solid or veneer) the following stains are not available: Nutmeg, Ameretto, Chocolat, Cinnamon.
Due to monitor display differences, the colors represented are for reference only. They are not to be used for final color determination.
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Click to view the swatch larger. To learn about custom wood species for Rulon's solid wood products please contact your regional sales representative.
Due to monitor display differences, the colors represented are for reference only. They are not to be used for final color determination.
- Above Ceiling Access: Panel Grilles can be easily made accessible by removing sections or by hinging an individual section. Modifications such as hinging are done in the field during installation. For standard removal, release the Rulon clips and remove the Grilles successively.
- Lighting Fixtures: Both recessed incandescent and linear fluorescent fixtures are compatible with Panel Grille ceilings. Lighting fixtures must be supported independently from the Panel Grille ceiling.
- Acoustics: Panel Grilles are considered acoustically transparent. The addition of a fiberglass blanket above the Grille will enhance the acoustical characteristics.
- Wall Panel Grilles: Panel Grilles can be used in a variety of situations including Walls. Wall mounted Grilles can provide sound modification or attenuation when acoustical material is installed behind the Grilles. Wall mounted Panel Grilles are often specified for auditoriums, meeting rooms, and conference rooms. The results include controlled sound levels and beautiful wall surfaces that are resistant to damage. Panel Grilles can be easily attached to walls by direct screwing with the appropriate fasteners.
- Baffle Grilles: A relatively new usage for members of the Panel Grille family is to simulate a ceiling plane with a series of vertically hung Panel Grilles. The effect, when viewed from the floor, is a continuous decorative ceiling with both horizontal and vertical interest. It is particularly effective when finishing large areas with high ceilings. Baffle Panel Grilles are unique to each project, easy to install, and result in an attractive one-of-a-kind ceiling.
Panel
Grille Details (DWG)
Panel Grille Profiles Details (PDF)
Panel
Grille Ceilings and Walls Specs & Details (PDF)
Panel Grille
Ceilings Specifications (Word)
Panel Grille
Walls Specifications (Word)
Panel
Grille Ceiling Installation Guides (PDF)
Panel
Grille Wall Installation Guides (PDF)
- Custom stains, clear sealers, or color treatments are spray applied using state-of-the-art finishing equipment.
- Rulon can custom match any color selected by the designer, architect, or owners representative.
- When you choose the Maple wood grain (solid or veneer) the following stains are not available: Nutmeg, Ameretto, Chocolat, Cinnamon.
Due to monitor display differences, the colors represented are for reference only. They are not to be used for final color determination.
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Click to view the swatch larger. To learn about custom wood species for Rulon's solid wood products please contact your regional sales representative.
Due to monitor display differences, the colors represented are for reference only. They are not to be used for final color determination.
- Above Ceiling Access: Panel Grilles can be easily made accessible by removing sections or by hinging an individual section. Modifications such as hinging are done in the field during installation. For standard removal, release the Rulon clips and remove the Grilles successively.
- Lighting Fixtures: Both recessed incandescent and linear fluorescent fixtures are compatible with Panel Grille ceilings. Lighting fixtures must be supported independently from the Panel Grille ceiling.
- Acoustics: Panel Grilles are considered acoustically transparent. The addition of a fiberglass blanket above the Grille will enhance the acoustical characteristics.
- Wall Panel Grilles: Panel Grilles can be used in a variety of situations including Walls. Wall mounted Grilles can provide sound modification or attenuation when acoustical material is installed behind the Grilles. Wall mounted Panel Grilles are often specified for auditoriums, meeting rooms, and conference rooms. The results include controlled sound levels and beautiful wall surfaces that are resistant to damage. Panel Grilles can be easily attached to walls by direct screwing with the appropriate fasteners.
- Baffle Grilles: A relatively new usage for members of the Panel Grille family is to simulate a ceiling plane with a series of vertically hung Panel Grilles. The effect, when viewed from the floor, is a continuous decorative ceiling with both horizontal and vertical interest. It is particularly effective when finishing large areas with high ceilings. Baffle Panel Grilles are unique to each project, easy to install, and result in an attractive one-of-a-kind ceiling.
Panel
Grille Details (DWG)
Panel Grille Profiles Details (PDF)
Panel
Grille Ceilings and Walls Specs & Details (PDF)
Panel Grille
Ceilings Specifications (Word)
Panel Grille
Walls Specifications (Word)
Panel
Grille Ceiling Installation Guides (PDF)
Panel
Grille Wall Installation Guides (PDF)
- Custom stains, clear sealers, or color treatments are spray applied using state-of-the-art finishing equipment.
- Rulon can custom match any color selected by the designer, architect, or owners representative.
- When you choose the Maple wood grain (solid or veneer) the following stains are not available: Nutmeg, Ameretto, Chocolat, Cinnamon.
Due to monitor display differences, the colors represented are for reference only. They are not to be used for final color determination.
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|
|
|
Click to view the swatch larger. To learn about custom wood species for Rulon's solid wood products please contact your regional sales representative.
Due to monitor display differences, the colors represented are for reference only. They are not to be used for final color determination.
- Above Ceiling Access: Panel Grilles can be easily made accessible by removing sections or by hinging an individual section. Modifications such as hinging are done in the field during installation. For standard removal, release the Rulon clips and remove the Grilles successively.
- Lighting Fixtures: Both recessed incandescent and linear fluorescent fixtures are compatible with Panel Grille ceilings. Lighting fixtures must be supported independently from the Panel Grille ceiling.
- Acoustics: Panel Grilles are considered acoustically transparent. The addition of a fiberglass blanket above the Grille will enhance the acoustical characteristics.
- Wall Panel Grilles: Panel Grilles can be used in a variety of situations including Walls. Wall mounted Grilles can provide sound modification or attenuation when acoustical material is installed behind the Grilles. Wall mounted Panel Grilles are often specified for auditoriums, meeting rooms, and conference rooms. The results include controlled sound levels and beautiful wall surfaces that are resistant to damage. Panel Grilles can be easily attached to walls by direct screwing with the appropriate fasteners.
- Baffle Grilles: A relatively new usage for members of the Panel Grille family is to simulate a ceiling plane with a series of vertically hung Panel Grilles. The effect, when viewed from the floor, is a continuous decorative ceiling with both horizontal and vertical interest. It is particularly effective when finishing large areas with high ceilings. Baffle Panel Grilles are unique to each project, easy to install, and result in an attractive one-of-a-kind ceiling.
Panel
Grille Details (DWG)
Panel Grille Profiles Details (PDF)
Panel
Grille Ceilings and Walls Specs & Details (PDF)
Panel Grille
Ceilings Specifications (Word)
Panel Grille
Walls Specifications (Word)
Panel
Grille Ceiling Installation Guides (PDF)
Panel
Grille Wall Installation Guides (PDF)
