TrueWood Lite is a low-profile acoustic wood slat panel. Each slat has a solid rubberwood hardwood core wrapped in real wood veneer on three sides — the top and both edges — and is fixed to a 5mm acoustic felt backing.

Slats are 27mm (1.06″) wide and 5mm deep, spaced 10.5mm (0.41″) apart, eight slats to a panel, four panels to a box.

TrueWood Lite builds out 10mm from the wall — a 5mm slat on a 5mm felt backing — published as 0.5″ nominal. It is the shallowest panel Slats.co makes, roughly half the depth of our Solid hardwood and Solid Bamboo panels, which sit at 22mm.

Yes, and TrueWood Lite is the panel we would point you to for a ceiling. At 10mm deep and 15–25 lbs a box it is the lightest and shallowest panel we make, so there is less to hold overhead and it costs you less headroom than a deeper slat.

Overhead, use construction adhesive and screws into the joists rather than adhesive alone.

Yes. The 10mm profile and the low weight are exactly why people pick TrueWood Lite for van builds, camper interiors and other tight spaces where a deeper panel would eat usable room.

Keep in mind these are for dry interior use. A van that gets damp or swings through big temperature changes is harder on real wood than a house is.

A box of TrueWood Lite holds four panels and weighs about 15 lbs at 94.49″, 20 lbs at 106″ and 25 lbs at 118″. That is close to half the weight of a standard slat panel in the same size, which is why most people handle these on their own.

No. TrueWood Lite slats have a solid rubberwood hardwood core — not MDF, not particle board. Rubberwood is a genuine hardwood. Each slat is then wrapped in real wood veneer on three sides, so the edges you see from an angle are wood rather than a printed edge band.

Yes. At 5mm the slats have real give, so TrueWood Lite will follow a curved wall, an arch or a column.

They do not flex as far as our ULTRALIGHT panels, which are built specifically for that. If your radius is tight, send us a photo and a measurement before you order and we will tell you straight which line suits it.

Work from wall width, not square footage. One box of TrueWood Lite covers 47.20″ of wall width whichever height you order.

Measure your wall in inches, divide by 47.2 and round up. A ten-foot wall is 120″, so 120 ÷ 47.2 = 2.5, which means three boxes.

TrueWood Lite installs with construction adhesive or with screws driven discreetly between the slats. There is no adhesive tape involved.

Panels butt together so the seam gap matches the gaps between the slats. Basic tools are enough, and at 15–25 lbs a box most walls are a one-person job.

Yes. TrueWood Lite cuts with common tools — a handsaw, jigsaw, circular saw or track saw through the slats, and a sharp blade for the felt backing. Cut with the finished face up and support the panel close to the cut line to keep the veneer edge clean.

Measure the opening, mark it on the face of the panel, and cut it out with a jigsaw before you fix the panel to the wall. Take the cut slightly wider than the box so the cover plate hides the edge.

TrueWood Lite is a decorative finish, not a structural one. Light items can be fixed to the panel itself, but anything with real weight — a TV, a floating shelf, a cabinet — has to be anchored through the panel into the wall studs behind it.

TrueWood Lite has no NRC rating, so we will not quote you an absorption figure.

What the 5mm felt backing does is soften echo and flutter in a hard room, which most people hear as the space feeling calmer. If your project needs a measured acoustic number, talk to us before ordering — we would rather point you elsewhere than sell you the wrong thing.

No. TrueWood Lite panels are not fire-rated. They are a real wood product and the wood carries no fire rating. If fire performance is a requirement on your project, check your local building code and speak to your contractor before ordering.

TrueWood Lite comes pre-sized for standard ceiling heights: 94.49″ for 8ft walls, 106″ for 9ft walls and 118″ for 10ft walls. Every size ships four panels to a box covering 47.20″ of wall width.

We do not cut custom lengths, but the panels trim down easily with a saw.

TrueWood Lite is available in Natural Oak, American Walnut, Grey Oak, Dark Grey Oak, Dark Smoke Oak and Black Oak on black acoustic felt, plus Natural Oak on beige felt.

Because the veneer is real wood, grain and tone vary a little from panel to panel.

Shipping within the contiguous US is free on orders of $70 or more, so any 94.49″ and 106″ TrueWood Lite order ships free.

The 118″ panels are too long for parcel and travel by LTL freight. Four boxes or more ships free; one to three boxes has the freight rate calculated at checkout.

In-stock TrueWood Lite ships within one business day and usually arrives in 3–6 business days depending on where you are. For pre-orders, the estimated ship date is shown next to the Add to Cart button.

Freight deliveries of 118″ panels are scheduled with you directly by the carrier.

No — TrueWood Lite is for indoor use only. It is real wood, so rain, direct sun and sustained humidity will damage it.

A powder room or a well-ventilated bathroom away from direct spray is usually fine. A wet room or a shower surround is not.

Dust TrueWood Lite with a soft cloth, or vacuum along the slats with a brush attachment. For marks, a barely damp cloth is enough. Avoid harsh chemicals, solvents and abrasive cleaners — they will damage the veneer and can mat the felt.

You can, because the surface is real wood veneer. Test on a sample or an offcut first: veneer is thin, so stain takes differently than solid timber and heavy sanding will cut straight through it. Keep paint and stain off the felt backing, which will not clean up.

If you install with screws, yes — the panels come off and go back up in the next place, which is why renters usually choose screws over adhesive. Panels fixed with construction adhesive are not realistically removable without damaging the panel and the wall.

The core is rubberwood, a plantation hardwood harvested from rubber trees at the end of their latex-producing life rather than cut from forest timber. The felt backing is made from recycled plastic.

Slats.co also plants a tree with every order through our TheGoodAPI partnership — more than 3,000 so far.

Yes. The TrueWood sample kit lets you see the finishes and feel the build in your own light before you commit to a wall.

Note that the TrueWood kit does not carry a purchase credit — that applies to our ULTRALIGHT sample kit only.

Slats.co is a family-owned business in Southern California, and panels ship direct from our SoCal warehouse. We do not have a showroom yet, though one is planned. Until then a sample kit is the next best way to see a finish in person.