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Love these wall panels. Read for full installation tutorial (one of many methods) First off, the description says “32 sq feet”, which to most people not using the metric system, means 8x4, which is the standard size for most sheets of plywood. These panels, however, are 19.65625 x 19.65625...so they don’t cover a traditional 8x4 sheet of plywood. I didn’t want to ruin my drywall in case I didn’t love them, so I wanted to put a backer board over my drywall so that I could remove it/the tiles if need be. Using liquid nails or double sided tape on drywall is a recipe for disaster if you ever want to remove it. I purchased 3 sheets of 4x4 hardboard from Menards at $5.50 a piece. I didn’t want to make a mess with liquid nails so decided I was going to use double sided tape. I picked up 3 rolls of 150 feet Gorilla heavy duty for $10 a roll. So my total for the project including the 3D panels themselves was about $130. The box has 12 tiles and I could fit 6 length-wise on my wall with about 7 inches left over. So I decided to do 2 rows of 6 panels. 1. I took 19.65625 x 6 and got 117 15/16 and 19.65625 x 2 to get 39 5/16. So I knew that was the size my backer board needed to be. 2. I laid the sheets on the floor, measured, marked, and drew straight edge lines across at the marks. 3. I cut the sheets with my circular saw. (They Cut very well if you cut with the grain) 4. I brought the sheets inside, marked the edge on the wall where the first sheet would sit, and then I marked the stud lines above the sheets so that I knew where to screw in so that I hit the studs. 5. I screwed the panels into the wall at the stud points. For the corners of the sheets that were not close to a stud, I hammered some nails so that the sheets would not come away from the wall in those areas. 6. I framed the entire structure with double sided tape. I also added a line of tape through the direct center. This way the panels would have at least 2 contact points with the tape in all spots. **note - if you mess up and pull the tape from the hardboard, the tape will not stick again so you will need to use new tape. 7. I carefully placed the 3D panels onto the wall and pressed down firmly to secure with the tape. Take your time, it’s tough to unstick the panels from the tape. 8. I ran my finger slowly along all the edges to make sure all the panels had good contact with the tape. 9. Enjoyed my new wall. Hope this helps. These panels are awesome. With a little planning and patience, they can make a nice feature wall.