For any type of retail space, garage, craft room, kids playroom or even a workspace area, finding enough space to keep everything stored where it is easy to find and replace is always a consideration. One of the best options to consider is the use of slatwall panels, which offer endless storage and display possibilities.
While many people aren’t sure of just what slatwall panels are, they have seen them in all the major retail stores, in garages and in home supply stores across the country. These panels create the look of horizontal raised areas and grooves that are universally spaced across the wall or the areas the panel covers.
With the unique combination of the slats and grooves, slatwall panels actually look like one continual piece when installed correctly. In reality, they are individual panels that lock or stack onto each other and are attached directly to the wall for a very secure, durable system.
Options in Slatwall
There are many different materials used in these panels. You will find traditional options that are a wood panel with aluminum forming the backing and the inserts used to hold the panels together.
Stores often choose MDF or medium density fiberboard for displays using slatwall panels, and these are moderately durable but not designed to stand up to heavy weights or large items hung on the hooks, brackets and shelving units that can be locked into the grooves of the wall in any position.
For maximum strength, durability and a great look with minimum maintenance, many retailers, or for anyone needing to store a wide variety of heavy and light items, aluminum slatwall panels are the go-to options.
Storage Space Configuration
One of the most important aspects of slatwall, in addition to the great look it gives to any space, is the ability to configure your own storage or display case as needed. There are a variety of different hooks, hangers, racks, shelves and bins that are designed to work with the slat configuration.
These all feature a metal tab that is inserted into the groove and hooked into place. The design of the wall holds the fixture or hanger solid and secure in the slat and there is no need for additional attachment or drilling, nailing or screwing into the wall itself.
This means that with slatwall panels as a full wall or as part of the wall area, you literally have an endless possibility in the way you configure the fixtures and hooks on the wall. Keep in mind reconfiguring is a snap and it can be done at any time in just a few seconds to move the hook or hanger and select a new position.
Slatwall panels by Eagle Mouldings are a popular option for retail outlets, garages, homes, storage areas or anywhere else where practical storage and display is a requirement.
