For 24 apartment hotel rooms, PAN-007 is being selected: buy one OPAN-007 sample 184×8×310 mm or order a set of MDF, beech, and oak before the main batch

On the table of the project team lies the same render of the room. The designer points to the wooden wall behind the headboard and says: "oak is needed here." The operations representative asks if the surface can be made paintable and easier to repair local damage. The contractor suggests beech. On the screen, all three solutions look convincing — because on the screen there is no real wood, no real texture, and no lighting of the specific room.

For one room, such a dispute can still be resolved on site after a trial installation. For 24 identical rooms, the error scales: unsuitable material, too active texture, or wrong color repeats dozens of times.

Therefore, OPAN-007 in such a project is not a souvenir sample or a "small version of the panel." It is a tool that allows stopping the dispute before the main purchase of PAN-007.

If the material is already finally approved, it is usually enough to order one OPAN-007 in the required finish and check it on site.

If the choice between MDF, beech, and oak is still open, it is more rational to compare all three materials in the same OPAN-007 geometry. Then only the material changes, while the profile remains the same.

At the time of verification, the set of three different OPAN-007 costs:

550 + 960 + 1 600 = 3 110 ₽.

This is not an argument to "definitely buy three." It is the price of physically comparing three options before a decision that will then be repeated in 24 rooms.

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Sample of slat panel OPAN-007 184×8×310 mm: what exactly can be ordered

The OPAN-007 card confirms one size — 184×8×310 mm — and three materials.

The main advantage of such a comparison is identical geometry. The client is not looking at three different decorative profiles, but at one OPAN-007 in three materials.

If you need to start the check with one version, you can buy OPAN-007 sample.

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OPAN-007 made of beech

Allows you to evaluate a calmer natural wood surface and understand whether the project really needs solid wood.

OPAN-007 made of oak

Useful if natural texture is part of the concept and the designer wants to see a pronounced wood grain pattern.

Why 184×8×310 mm is enough for choosing a material, but not for calculating a wall

This sample shows:

• profile;

• relief;

• the depth of 8 mm;

• the character of the material;

• interaction with paint or tinting;

• the surface's reaction to light.

But the sample does not show the entire wall, the number of joints, and the final layout. These tasks relate to the full-size PAN-007.

PAN-007 for 24 identical rooms: why the material must be approved before a large purchase

A serial project differs from a private interior not only in quantity.

In a private bedroom, a poor decision will affect one wall.

In an apart-hotel, it can repeat across 24 rooms.

If after installation it turns out that oak is too active near the door, MDF looks darker under a sconce, or beech does not support the chosen furniture, you will have to fix not just one sample, but a series of identical solutions.

Before buy wall slat panels, on a serial project it is useful to approve:

1. profile;

2. material;

3. color or tint;

4. gloss level;

5. orientation of the slats;

6. adjacent materials;

7. behavior under real lighting;

8. rules for subsequent procurement.

OPAN-007 covers the first visual and material questions, while full-scale PAN-007 covers layout and volume.

One oak OPAN-007: when that is truly enough

There is no need to order three materials at once if the choice has essentially already been made.

For example:

• oak is fixed in the approved design project;

• natural wood is mandatory;

• painted MDF is not considered;

• beech is excluded by concept;

• the purpose of the sample is to check only the actual relief and the future finish.

Then one oak OPAN-007 does its job.

It is brought to the prototype room, applied to the floor, door, furniture, viewed under real light, and after that it is fixed as a reference.

Additional samples in such a situation can only expand an already closed choice.

MDF, beech, and oak: when a set of three OPAN-007 is justified

Three samples are needed not because of the number of items, but because of the unresolved choice of material.

If the project team is still discussing:

• natural wood or a paintable surface;

• an active or calm texture;

• beech or oak;

• matching the wall or contrast;

• tactility;

• maintenance in operation,

it is better to compare not presentations, but physical details.

In this case, you can order samples of slat panels and assemble a small set for approval.

The strong point of OPAN-007 is that the profile remains the same. The difference between samples is not masked by a different geometry.

MDF slat panel PAN-007: why first take OPAN-007 made of MDF

MDF should be checked first if the interior must be tied to a specific color scheme.

For example, a designer wants to get a surface:

• in the color of the wall;

• in RAL or NCS;

• in the color of the furniture;

• in a contrasting opaque shade.

In this case buy MDF slat panels makes sense only after a real paint sample.

Why you can't paint a smooth board instead of OPAN-007

Because color is perceived differently on a relief surface.

The grooves create shadow.

The ribs receive more light.

With side lighting, the same paint code can appear darker in the recesses and lighter on the protrusions.

A smooth sample does not show this.

What to record after the paint test

• primer system;

• color code;

• coating manufacturer;

• gloss level;

• number of layers;

• application direction;

• visual result under real light.

After this, the painted OPAN-007 becomes not just a material sample, but a finishing standard.

Wooden slat panel PAN-007: when oak and beech need to be seen side by side

If the choice remains within natural wood, comparing oak and beech is especially useful.

For such a solution, you can buy wooden slat panels already after the material is approved.

Oak

Usually perceived as more expressive due to the wood grain pattern.

Beech

Visually calmer and may work better in interiors where there are already many active materials nearby.

What is important not to promise

One small oak OPAN-007 does not show how every section of the future batch will look.

Natural wood has an individual grain pattern.

The sample confirms:

• the character of the material;

• approximate visual direction;

• how the profile works with the chosen finish.

It does not guarantee identical grain patterns across all full-size PAN-007 panels.

OPAN-007 in a real room: seven places where it needs to be applied

Looking at the sample on the conference room table is not enough.

It needs to be taken to the room where the main panel will be installed.

1. To the floor

Check that the shades do not conflict.

2. To the door

Especially if the door is wooden or imitates wood.

3. To the furniture front

The headboard, wardrobe, and nightstands can change the perception of the material.

4. Behind the headboard

That is exactly where the sample should stand in its future plane.

5. Next to the wall lamp

Side lighting can radically change the relief.

6. At the baseboard

Check the lower combination of materials.

7. Near the textiles

Curtains, a bedspread, and a rug can make warm oak look too yellow or, conversely, visually bring the whole palette together.

The same OPAN-007 is useful to look at in the morning, afternoon, and evening.

PAN-007 and side lighting: the sample should be oriented like the future slats

This is critical.

If the future PAN-007 is installed vertically, OPAN-007 should also be evaluated vertically.

Placing the sample horizontally on a table and making a decision based on the shadow is a weak test.

Light from the left

One side of the relief becomes darker.

Light from the right

The pattern changes mirror-wise.

Overhead lighting

The shadow is perceived differently, especially at the top of the wall.

Sconces

A local source can make the relief much more active than general ceiling light.

Therefore, the sample should be viewed in the same orientation in which the full-size panel will be used.

One OPAN-007 for the entire project or several identical reference samples

After choosing the material, a new question arises: where the approved sample will be stored.

One copy can be kept by the designer.

But then the contractor on site checks against a photo.

You can leave it with the client.

But then the painter or workshop may not have a physical reference sample.

You can order several identical samples of the approved material and distribute them to different parties.

This does not mean that "an apart-hotel necessarily requires three reference samples."

The quantity is determined by the control process.

If the project has one team and one warehouse, a single physical sample may be sufficient.

If the designer, client, and contractor work separately, multiple copies can reduce the number of repeated approvals.

How to turn the approved OPAN-007 into a control reference sample

Simply putting the sample in a box is not enough.

In a month, someone will inevitably ask: "Is this definitely the same oak?"

On the back of the sample or in the record sheet, it is useful to note:

• OPAN-007;

• material;

• the approval date;

• project name;

• the prototype room number;

• finish code;

• coating manufacturer;

• gloss level;

• status "approved";

• photograph;

• to whom the specific copy was issued.

If there are several samples, you can assign them internal numbers: for example, "Reference 1/3", "2/3", "3/3".

Then the purchase of PAN-007 in two months relies not on memory, but on a specific approved object.

Why OPAN-007 does not replace the full-size PAN-007

A sample is useful, but it cannot be turned into a universal tool.

OPAN-007 does not show:

• the entire wall;

• several panels side by side;

• long vertical joint;

• natural wood variation over a large area;

• cutting;

• actual height;

• extensions;

• the final installation cost.

His task is different.

OPAN-007 answers the question "what to buy".

The full-size PAN-007 project answers the question "how much and how to buy".

After OPAN-007: when you can already buy PAN-007

The transition to the main purchase does not begin immediately after the phrase "I liked the oak".

It is necessary to record:

1. material;

2. finish;

3. orientation;

4. real lighting;

5. application area;

6. length of the full-size PAN-007;

7. quantity;

8. cutting;

9. joints;

10. batch and delivery stage.

After that, you can Buy the slatted panel PAN-007 already according to the full specification.

Main batch of PAN-007: one delivery or several stages

For 24 numbers, this is a separate procurement issue.

One batch

Advantages:

• easier to maintain unified accounting;

• easier to control the approved specification;

• fewer repeated approvals.

Multiple deliveries

Advantages:

• can tie procurement to repair stages;

• less material is stored on the object at the same time;

• it is easier to allocate the budget across stages.

For natural beech and oak in separate deliveries, it is especially important to re-check the material against the approved reference.

It cannot be automatically assumed that two deliveries of natural wood will be visually identical.

Cost of three OPAN-007 and risk of the main batch

Three versions cost at the time of check:

• MDF — 550 ₽;

• beech — 960 ₽;

• oak — 1,600 ₽.

Total:

3 110 ₽.

One oak sample — 1,600 ₽.

The difference between the "oak only" scenario and "compare all three" is:

3 110 − 1 600 = 1 510 ₽.

This difference is justified only when the material is actually not selected.

If oak is already approved, the extra 1,510 ₽ do not add value to the project.

If the MDF/beech/oak dispute is still open, the cost of physical comparison should be weighed not against the price of one sample, but against the potential cost of an erroneous serial purchase.

When needed Buy slatted panels, the estimate for the main batch will already depend on the number of full-size modules, finishing, delivery, and installation.

How to order OPAN-007 for a tender or internal approval

The request should be short but unambiguous.

Example:

OPAN-007 / MDF — 1 pc. / beech — 1 pc. / oak — 1 pc. / project: apart-hotel, 24 rooms / future product: PAN-007 / proposed finish ___ / delivery ___ / designer contact ___.

If only one material is required:

OPAN-007 / oak / 184×8×310 mm / 1 pc. / check before purchasing PAN-007 / project ___.

For other samples, you can open the section to purchase STAVROS product samples.

Wall slat panels: final specification after approval

After OPAN is approved, the purchase line of the main batch must reference it.

For example:

PAN-007 / material oak / length ___ / quantity ___ / project: 24 numbers / OPAN-007 approved 30.08.2026 / reference No. 1 / finish ___ / layout ___ / delivery ___ / reserve ___.

Such a document is much stronger than the wording:

panels as in the visualization.

When the specification is ready, you can buy wall slatted panels already according to the approved parameters.

Errors in approving OPAN-007

Mistake 1. Ordering only oak, although the material is still being discussed

Reason: the designer leans towards oak.

Consequence: MDF and beech continue to be discussed based on photographs.

How to avoid: if the choice is open, compare physical samples.

Mistake 2. Approving a sample in the office

Reason: it is more convenient to gather all participants there.

Consequence: in the actual room, lighting and adjacent materials produce a different result.

How to avoid: final approval on site or in a prototype room.

Mistake 3. Looking at OPAN horizontally

Reason: the sample is lying on the table.

Consequence: the shadow does not match the future vertical PAN-007.

How to avoid: orient as future rails.

Mistake 4. Treating the oak sample as a guarantee of the pattern of the entire batch

Cause: the physical reference is taken too literally.

Consequence: natural wood variations are mistaken for matching defects.

How to avoid: record that the sample confirms the material character and finish, not an identical pattern for each element.

Mistake 5. Not marking the approved sample

Cause: everyone remembers which option was chosen.

Consequence: a repeated dispute appears after a month.

How to avoid: date, material, finish, project, and status on the sample itself or in the log.

When the main PAN-007 does not need to be ordered yet

It is too early to move to a large batch if:

• MDF, beech, and oak are still being compared;

• OPAN-007 was only viewed in the office;

• The MDF paint sample has not been made;

• The designer and the client accepted different options;

• Real lighting has not been tested;

• The degree of gloss has not been fixed;

• The application area is changing;

• The length of the full-size panel has not been chosen;

• no layout;

• no final specification;

• the approved sample is not marked.

Result: one OPAN-007 or a set of MDF, beech, and oak

The decision depends not on the number of items, but on the stage of selection.

One OPAN-007 is enough to order when the material is already approved and you need to physically check the profile, shade, or future finish.

MDF + beech + oak is reasonable to order when the material is still being discussed and you need to compare three versions in the same geometry.

Several copies of one approved OPAN-007 are useful when the project has several independent control points — the client, designer, contractor, or workshop.

After approval, the sample needs to be turned into a reference: marked, finish fixed, and its number linked to the procurement specification.

Only after that proceed to the main PAN-007.

So a small sample for 550–1,600 RUB performs its normal function: it doesn't "show a nice strip," but rather validates a specific solution before bulk purchasing for 24 identical rooms.

FAQ

What is the size of OPAN-007?

184×8×310 mm.

What materials is OPAN-007 made from?

MDF, beech and oak.

How much does OPAN-007 made of MDF cost?

550 RUB at the time of checking.

How much does the beech OPAN-007 cost?

960 RUB at the time of checking.

How much does the oak OPAN-007 cost?

1,600 RUB at the time of checking.

Can I buy a single oak OPAN-007?

Yes. If the oak has already been approved, a single sample may be sufficient to check the profile and finish.

Is there an OPAN-007 in beech?

Yes, the card confirms the beech version.

Can I order OPAN-007 in MDF?

Yes.

How is OPAN-007 different from PAN-007?

OPAN-007 is a compact sample for evaluating the material and profile. PAN-007 is a full-size product for the main finishing.

Is it always necessary to buy a sample before PAN-007?

There is no universal requirement. On a serial project, a sample is especially useful when the material or finish has not yet been approved.

Will one OPAN-007 be enough for a project of 24 rooms?

If the material is approved and all participants can work with one control reference, it may be enough.

Why order three materials?

To compare MDF, beech, and oak in the same geometry when the material hasn't been chosen yet.

Can a color sample be made on MDF OPAN-007?

Yes, if it matches the finishing project. The purpose of such a test is to evaluate the color directly on the relief.

Does the oak OPAN-007 show the pattern of the entire future batch?

No. Natural wood has natural variations.

Is it necessary to view the sample directly in the room?

For a serial project, this is much more useful than accepting the material only under office lighting.

In what orientation should OPAN-007 be viewed?

In the same orientation in which the full-size slats will be installed.

Can OPAN-007 be left as an approved reference?

Yes. It is useful to label it and link it to the project specification.

Is it necessary to have several identical references?

Only if the control process requires it. There is no universal quantity.

Where to buy slat panels for walls?

In the STAVROS slat panel category.

Where can I order PAN-007?

In the full-size PAN-007 card.

Can samples be ordered separately?

Yes, there is a separate product section for samples.

When can the main batch be paid for after OPAN-007?

When the material, finish, orientation, lighting, length, quantity, layout, and procurement specification are approved.