Builders and designers who choose FSorb to shape the audio experience of their buildings buy exceptional performance and durability. Choosing FSorb also saves money. FSorb panels save money throughout the process of designing, purchasing, installing, and maintaining the sound absorption system.
Unlike some building products that lower costs by reducing quality, FSorb panels are cost-effective because we add value at every step. This means FSorb’s cost-effectiveness keeps growing over time.
The Value of Simplicity
We make FSorb panels out of new and recycled plastic, so our material costs start out low. But we didn’t choose plastic composition because it’s cheaper. We use plastic because we can harness the qualities of this material, polyethylene terephthalate (PET), to create a better product.
Combined with heat, PET fibers bind our panels together. This eliminates the need for extra materials or labor-intensive processes to assemble panels. This simplicity is a key ingredient in our panels’ durability, performance, and adaptability. Naturally, this level of simplicity also helps keep costs low, during and after the manufacturing process.
The Value of Availability
We inventory FSorb panels in our Woodinville, WA, production and distribution center. We also have Distribution partners around the nation that hold inventory levels, making FSorb products easier to ship to job sites throughout North America. Any inventoried materials can generally arrive anywhere in North America in one week.
Fast shipping shortens wait times for contractors and installers, helping their projects stay on schedule. This, as any contractor knows, can save money by avoiding those extra costs that delays tend to incur.
Beyond this, contractors enjoy several advantages by purchasing through our distribution network, including attractive payment terms and reduced upfront costs. Since many contractors already have an account set up with their preferred distributor, paperwork is streamlined. This simplifies the ordering process and saves valuable time and resources.
The Value of Unlimited Design Choices
Our popular and effective ½-inch panels are immediately available in 24 colors, and we’ve added panels with eight different wood grain finishes. This gives designers more choices, allowing them to shape the sound quality of a room without sacrificing visual aesthetics.
We also inventory 1-inch and 2-inch panels for bigger spaces. These come in our standard colors: white, light grey, grey, tan, charcoal, and black, while the other 18 premium colors can be specially ordered.
Designers can also order customized panels that display any color. We can even print logos or other designs directly onto our panels, giving designers more choices.
The Value of Simple Installation
FSorb founder Doug Bixel was a building contractor before starting FSorb. One of his goals when he launched FSorb back in 2009 was to provide contractors with sound panels they could install easily without added work.
That goal helped shape the FSorb design process. Sound panels come in standard sizes that fit with standard building practices. FSorb panels also allow for a variety of installation methods, including innovative T- and F-snap connectors that make installing panels fast and easy. Our local distribution centers stock this kind of hardware.
Buying panels that are simple to install avoids adding mystery to the builder’s long list of things to do, shortening building schedules and adding, yet again, to the panels’ cost-effectiveness.
The Value of Durability
Everyone knows longer-lasting products save money since products that last a long time won’t need to be replaced as quickly.
Because of their simplicity, which we talked about above, FSorb panels last for decades. Our panels don’t use staples or adhesives that can wear out. They’re not covered with fabrics that fade quickly or sag in humid conditions. Our panels can be removed and then re-installed, if necessary, during painting or remodeling.
Typical FSorb installations outlast their surroundings. That is, when the building owner or tenant decides to redesign the space in 20 or so years, the FSorb panels are still going strong.
The Value of Easy Cleaning
Occasional dusting. That’s all the cleaning most FSorb panel installations will ever need. Our panels’ durable, plastic-based composition helps them stand up to the elements and to conventional cleaning methods.
Unlike some sound panels that can’t withstand water, FSorb panels won’t lose their ability to do their job if they get damp. Plus, they dry quickly in common indoor conditions. Since we don’t use artificial adhesives, your cleaning staff won’t have to stock a special kind of soap to keep FSorb panels clean. In this way, FSorb adds years of value by making maintenance easier and safer.
The Value of Recycled Materials
As we said above, we use new and recycled PET plastics to make FSorb panels. This keeps upfront costs low, of course, but it also adds to the cost-effectiveness of our panels years down the road – even at the end of the panels’ lives.
If and when it’s time to dispose of FSorb panels, building owners and property managers won’t need to make any special trips to materials depositories. FSorb panels can be placed in most cities’ curbside recycling bins, just like plastic water bottles and milk jugs. They’ll be recycled into more plastic bottles — or maybe into new FSorb panels down the line.
The Value of a More Peaceful Environment
Everyone can see the cost-effectiveness of a shorter building schedule, a simpler installation process, and a lower price point. What’s not always so clear is the value of a more peaceful environment.
Studies show proper management of a building’s soundscape creates a more peaceful environment. While we can’t assign a price tag to this value, it makes sense that:
For places of business, a more peaceful atmosphere can translate into more productivity for people who work in the building.
For retail establishments and restaurants, a more peaceful environment can encourage customers to stay longer, shop more, and come back again.
In waiting rooms, a peaceful atmosphere helps clients and patients feel more comfortable with their overall experience.
FSorb panels excel at sound shaping. That’s their primary job. Their array of colors, styles, and combinations can help designers enhance a space’s visual atmosphere, too.
The Value of American Production
FSorb has repeatedly earned the federal government’s ‘Buy American’ designation, which means our source materials come from the United States or from a nation that has a Free Trade Agreement with the U.S.
This designation shows our products do not rely on low-wage labor in developing nations. Instead, they help develop the domestic economy and provide jobs for Americans.
The Value of Great Customer Service
FSorb exists for one reason: To help builders, designers, and building owners shape the acoustic environment of their spaces. We’ve designed all of our products to achieve this goal.
Our staff share this goal, too. When you contact a representative, you’ll be speaking with someone who knows all the nuances of the FSorb product line. You’ll get straight answers and ideas for solutions that save time, adding even more to the cost-effectiveness of an FSorb system.
Contact us here when you’re ready to discuss your next project.
At FSorb, we are motivated by improving human health and do so by creating eco-friendly acoustic products. Our mission is to help designers build beautiful spaces that reduce excess ambient noise while calming the human nervous system. With over 25 years in the acoustic business we stand behind FSorb as a durable, environmentally friendly, and low-cost product. If you want an acoustic solution that is safe to human health at an affordable price, then we are your resource.
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