Auralux Foam Mounting

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Works perfectly

I glue the foam on sheets of heavy card or stiff corrugated card then use screws and wall plugs to space that an inch or two off the walls.

A very effective and cheaper alternative is to put heavy rockwool sheets in a timber frame, cover the lot with hessian to stop fibres escaping then space that off the walls.

I like to use the 3M "Large Picture Hanging Strips".  They work well when you add one to each corner,  also they can be removed or moved to other locations. 
 

 
 

Thanks, all. Weird - I've used the 3M strips as well, but they don't stick very well to the foam (for me, at least).

Anyhow, glad to hear the Auralux tabs work. I do like mounting them on card - a couple times I've then wrapped the square in a funky cloth, like tie dye. I wonder if that negatively impacts the absorption (?)

I've been considering the rockwool/wood frame option for a while - is it difficult to make? I'm not particularly handy. I did make three so-called "BBC" diffusers a couple of years ago. I read about making them in one of the pro audio mags. They made it sound so easy. Actually, it WAS easy, but it took many many hours when all the measuring, cutting, gluing, and painting was done.

The real killer for me is getting bass traps to stick on a wall/ceiling corner, especially when the ceiling is somewhat textured (not sure what you'd call it, looks sort of like plaster). Obviously flat is better, but still, I've tried everything.

Actually, that raises the question of whether the tabs will work on my ceiling with the panels, given that the ceiling isn't perfectly flat (?).

I'll post a picture of the ceiling when I get home and I'd love to hear your thoughts on the matter. Another issue is that an air shaft is behind the ceiling above my work station so any kind of hardware is out. I know, poor planning, but rearranging my entire studio is not an option (well, I suppose it could be, but... Ugh).

Thanks again for the helpful replies.

tlw
A very effective and cheaper alternative is to put heavy rockwool sheets in a timber frame, cover the lot with hessian to stop fibres escaping then space that off the walls.

Yep. I've got a few of them set up as well as a load of tiles. It's really not bad for a 12 ft x 12 ft room!

Ok, so actual frames, not just boards, i.e., with some depth to them?

Sorry, too far to drive. But I'll gladly supply this tip free of charge: more than half of everything I know about acoustics I learned from this one book:
 

I used them and they didn't work all that well for me.  Some of them didn't want to stick very well and I had to do some remounting.  It could have to do with the paint finish on my wall.