Dust both faces of every panel
The side facing into the room is in view daily so it doesn't get forgotten. The backs — the faces that press together when stacked — do. Run a vacuum brush head down both sides a few times a year.
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Room Divider
Divide a space without building a wall. Slides away when you don't need it.
- Starting price
- 890 THB/sq yd
- Minimum per unit
- 1.5 sq yd
- Installation per unit
- 200 THB per unit · under 10 units is a flat 2,000 THB · free over 20,000 THB
- Light block
- 60–100%
- Sizes we make per unit
- Height up to 360 cm
Excludes VAT · the final price depends on fabric grade and how many units
Room Divider
About the Room Divider
A room divider is a set of large flat panels hanging on a multi-channel track. Each panel slides on its own, so they stack behind one another at one end when you don't need them and spread out into a continuous wall when you do.
Unlike a curtain, each panel is flat and taut with no folds, so it reads as architecture rather than as soft furnishing. Studio condos that want to separate the sleeping corner from the living area without building anything usually land here — it comes out again, and the landlord doesn't mind.
One thing to be clear about from the start: this divides a space visually, not acoustically. Sound passes, smells pass, and air moves over the top and under the bottom. If you're expecting a genuinely closed room, a panel divider will disappoint you.
Fabrics and colours to pick from
The number beside each fabric is roughly how much light it blocks.
- Linen Panel · Light block 80%
- Charcoal Panel · Light block 95%
- Oak Panel · Light block 90%
What it does well, and where it falls short
The limits up front, so nothing is a surprise once it's on the wall.
Where it works well
- Studio condos separating the bed from the living area without building a wall
- A home work corner you want to shut away after hours, or behind you on a video call
- Open wardrobes and shelving you'd rather not look at all day
- Open-plan offices wanting a temporary meeting corner without paying for glass partitions
- Wide glass where you want the flat panel look instead of curtains or a roller
Where we'd point you elsewhere
- If you actually need soundproofing — fabric panels are not a wall and won't give you that
- If you need a room that locks or seals for genuine privacy
- Ceilings that can't take a fixing — several panels together weigh enough to need proper backing
- Drops beyond the size in the box below — over-long panels swing and lose their shape
- Runs cluttered with furniture — the panels need a clear path the whole length
How to choose without regretting it
Work through these in order and the choice narrows fast.
- 1
How many panels, and which way they stack
The panel count decides how thick the stack is when parked. More panels cover more but pile up deeper. If one end of the run is a walkway or a door, send the stack the other way — or split it to both ends.
- 2
How opaque does it actually need to be?
Screening a sleeping corner? A solid panel feels much more like a room. Screening a desk or some shelving? Something slightly more open keeps the space from feeling boxed in and still borrows light from the other side.
- 3
Track on the ceiling or on the wall
Ceiling-fixed looks the most like a real wall, because the panels run floor to ceiling — but the ceiling has to have something solid to fix into. Wall-fixed only works where you're covering a window or screening part of a room.
- 4
Keep a small gap at the floor
Panels that drag get dirty at the hem and catch as they slide, so always leave a little clearance. It shows more than on curtains because the edge is a straight line — agree the gap at the measure and keep it identical across every panel.
- 5
Think about where you'll walk through
A fully closed screen photographs beautifully, but if you cross it often, sliding a panel every time gets old fast. Plan one panel to act as the door and make sure it's easy to move from both sides.
How the price is worked out
Panel dividers are priced by the square yard of total panel area, with a minimum per unit like the other square-yard categories. The bigger the space you're closing off, the more panels it takes and the higher the area-based price.
The starting figures, the drops we make and the installation cost are in the box below. What can't be judged from photographs is whether the ceiling can carry the track — which is exactly why this kind of job gets looked at on site first.
The starting numbers for this type
- Starting price — 890 THB/sq yd
- Minimum per unit — 1.5 sq yd
- Installation per unit — 200 THB per unit · under 10 units is a flat 2,000 THB · free over 20,000 THB
- Sizes we make per unit — Height up to 360 cm
- Light block — 60–100%
- Excludes VAT · the final price depends on fabric grade and how many units
What moves the price
- The total area of all the panels
- How many panels, and how many channels the track needs
- The panel material and colour
- Ceiling fixing or wall fixing — the work involved isn't the same
- A plasterboard ceiling that needs backing beams first — charged by the length of beam
- Whether anything has to come down first — charged separately
- High ceilings that need scaffolding cost extra
Looking after it
Spot-clean marks, don't wash whole panels
Panels are cut and weighted to hang exactly taut. Wash one and even slight shrinkage leaves it rippling, which shows immediately on a flat surface. A damp sponge on the mark itself is far safer.
Check the carriers in the track now and then
Panels are wider and heavier than a curtain, so the carriers work harder. If it starts to grumble or drag, vacuum the track first — don't spray lubricant into it, which just collects dust into a sticky film.
Don't hang things on it or shove it from the middle
Push from the side edge, not the middle — pushing the centre twists the panel and loads one carrier far more than the other. And never hang clothes or anything else off a panel.
Rooms it suits
Condos · studio units
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FAQ
Questions we get about this one
What should be ready before you measure?
The room needs to be fully finished — the measurements have to be the final ones.
How long from order to installation?
7-14 days, depending on how many units.
I live in a condo — anything special?
Just let the building management know in advance that a fitter is coming.
What does the site measure cost?
500-1,000 THB in Bangkok and the metro area, credited back in full when you order. Outside that it starts at 3,500 THB depending on distance and is not credited back.
What if a measurement is wrong?
If the error is ours, we fix it at our cost.
Does a panel divider block sound?
No. Fabric panels screen the view and make a space feel divided, but they don't seal to the floor and ceiling the way a wall does, so sound passes almost freely. If blocking noise is the main goal, you need an actual wall.
Can the track fix straight into a plasterboard ceiling?
Yes, but it needs backing beams — plasterboard on its own won't hold several panels over time. The beams are charged by the length required (the figure is in the list of extra costs), and how much is needed is settled at the on-site measure.
How it compares with the rest
Not quite what you pictured? These are the closest alternatives.
Curtain
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Vertical Blind
If the real job is covering glass and steering light rather than dividing space, verticals fit better.
Motorized Roller Blind
For blacking out a window and running it from a remote, a motorized roller is a different job entirely.
Worth reading first
Guides that cover this product in full — no need to message us to find out.
Curtains for a condo: what to choose, and what building management needs to know
A condo differs from a house in two ways that matter here: you don't own everything you might want to drill into, and the glass is usually larger than the room can comfortably take.
Room dividers: what they are, where they work, how they're priced and their limits
A room divider splits a space without building a wall and slides out of the way when you don't need it. It divides what you see, though, and it is not a wall. This guide gives both sides: where it works, where it will disappoint, how it's priced and what to measure before asking for a quote.
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Where we fit Room Divider
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