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Finding the Right Access Panel




If you’re planning to install an access panel in your house, you would want to make sure it blends into the existing décor and suitably fits the intended spot. Since there are various types of access panels for different purposes, it is important to do your homework before getting an access panel installed. 


Tips to Choose an Access panel

Depending on whether you need access hatches for a flow valve, a wall cavity, or an electrical conduit, you need to consider the following:

  • Purpose – What is the use of an access panel?
  • Frame – Will a beaded or a flanged frame be better?
  • Latch – Do you need a latch on it?
  • Size – Is it meant for a person to fit through, or just a hand?


Types of Access Panels

Acoustic Rated Panels: An access panel may sometimes need to provide soundproofing in facilities where the acoustic rating is required. 

Fire-rated Panels: An access panel of any size can be built to be a fire panel. A fire panel is simply designed to cross through a fire-rated barrier. Most fire panels are rated to last from 1 to 4 hours during a fire. 

Metal panels: If you want aesthetic-looking access to cross into ceilings, walls, or shafts, metal access panels are perfect, as long as a fire-rated or acoustic panel is not required there.

Security panels: Perfect for high-security facilities like correctional centres or hospitals and detention centres, security access hatches will fit so neatly into the ceiling that you won’t even realise it’s there.

Specialty Panels: There may times that you require a huge access panel, or maybe you want a triangular fire panel. Specialty access panels imply those that can almost be custom-made with you making choices on lock, hinges, frame and even construction material used.

Tileable access panel: If you want a tile access panel, say in the kitchen, bathroom, or any other wet area, it can be done quite discreetly. A tile access panel will be made a part of the tiled floor and made to look like it is just a part of the floor or wall.

Wood and MDF panels: For light access panels or those that involve the easiest installation, choose MDF or wood access panels. 

Figure out which is the best kind of access panel suited to your requirement, and get in touch with experts to do the job perfectly for you. 


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