Screen for self-heating radiator

Today, many people, making repairs, leave old cast-iron radiators that keep heat well, but do not always fit into modern interior. In this case, the screens for radiators can help fix the situation.

There are a lot of variations on this subject. You can, having studied the assortment of building stores, buy a screen for the radiator. And you can make it yourself, showing a fantasy, and thus save money.

The basic requirements that the screen for the heating radiator

1. must match The screen should serve as a decor element and be combined with the surrounding environment.
2. The screen material must have certain heat-conducting properties, i.e., it must let heat from the battery into the room.

What are the decorative screens for radiators

1. Metallic.
2. Wooden.
3. Fabric.
4. Others.

Metal screens for heating radiators

The solid metal surface of the screen heats up from the battery, and then some of the heat is transported to the living room. However, some of the heat is lost. The best option is a screen with a carved or mesh metal surface. But, it is better to buy such decorative elements ready.

Wooden decorative screens for heating radiators

Wood has excellent thermal conductivity. From it you can make a screen in the form of a decorative box, shield or even a cabinet with doors. But here it will be better if the facade side is not solid. Perforation in a solid piece of wood or a wooden lath lattice is a more acceptable solution, allowing free access of heat flows from the register to the room.

Fabric decorative screens for radiators

This is an alternative version of the decorative screen, which is easy to build and with your own hands. Moreover, this case is an unlimited space for flying fantasy. The canvas can be decorated with embroidery, applique, painting, etc. The main thing is to choose the right fabric. It should be strong, but not too dense, so as not to interfere with the outflow of warm air. Such a fabric screen is easy to pull on a wooden frame, which is then hung on pre-cooked hooks. And you can just pull the canvas from the window sill to the floor, fixing the edges with a construction stapler, small carnations, etc. From the fabric, you can also sew and original cover in the form of funny little animals, which simply enough to put on a battery. Look for patterns on the Internet. And, again, choose the right fabric for such products, otherwise the battery will warm the cover, and not the air in your room.

Other screens for heating radiators

As a matter of fact, to create decorative screens you can use a wide variety and the most unexpected materials. The basic principle is this: a frame is made of wooden slats( or some other), which can then be suspended on pre-assembled fixtures in the wall above the radiator. And the facade side of the screen is made of a favored material and fastened to the frame. The easiest way to make a lattice of any strips, ribbons, strips of PVC, chipboard and other materials. Here you can use the remnants of repair work. If the material is aesthetic in itself, then such a lattice can be left without decoration. If the bars are not very beautiful, they can be painted in a tone to the surrounding objects or made colorful( it's a matter of taste and your preferences).

Manufacture of a screen for a heating radiator by one's own hands( one of the options)

Materials and tools required for the manufacture of

1. Sheet of particleboard( or cuttings of the required dimensions).
2. Furniture finishing edge with thermal adhesive layer on the back side. The length of the edge needed to create the grating( L) is calculated by the formula L =( a * b * 1.3) / c, where a is the screen length, b is the screen width, and c is the edge width.
3. Metal brackets and tightening screws( or other fasteners).
4. Furniture stapler with staples( or small carnations with a hammer).
5. Iron.
6. Sharp knife.
7. Sandpaper.

Manufacturing technology

1. Make necessary measurements and layout of the screen layout on the wall. Mark the locations of future fixtures to accommodate the screen.
2. Make a schematic drawing of the future product. There is no need to be a great draftsman. It is enough to make a drawing understandable to you personally with the application of all the necessary dimensions.
3. Make the walls of the frame from the chipboard 4.This operation, by the way, can be entrusted to specialists in the carpentry shop. Alternatively, it is possible to purchase ready-made parts of suitable dimensions in such shops or in construction shops.
4. Connect them together using metal corners and tightening screws( the connection method can be different).
5. Make a lattice from the edge, fixing its parts on the frame with a furniture stapler or small studs. To make the grid holes the same size, make a preliminary marking on the frame or cut out the template blank from chipboard or cardboard.
6. At the end of the grinding process, heat it with an iron at a temperature of 150-200 ° C from the front. In this case, the heated glue will connect the lattice bars at the intersections, giving the structure more rigidity.
7. Same edge trim the end parts of the frame. To do this, put the edge to the end, iron it with an iron.
8. Cut the projecting edges of the edge with a knife.
9. Sharp edges with sandpaper.
10. If the screen is designed for placement close to the window sill and floor, then insert it, and you can read the job done. If, however, the hanging screen was originally meant, then several more actions should be taken.
11. Make in the skeleton of the notch in the places where it should dock with the heating pipes. In consequence, the screen "dresses" on the pipes with the help of such peculiar grooves.
12. In places above the radiator, where the position of fasteners is marked, fix the metal corners on both sides.
13. Fold the edges of the corners 10 mm up, thus constructing a kind of hooks, on which the screen will be suspended.

Everything! Your decorative screen is ready. You can admire!