Each apartment and house has radiators, which effectively heat the room in the cold, but not always have an attractive appearance. In most cases, no matter how modern the exterior design of batteries, they still do not fit into the overall picture of the interior.
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- Decorative screens for heating batteries
- Video
Nowadays, when the market of finishing materials offers a lot of options for decorating the interior, the question of how to hide the batteries does not require much reflection and is solved quite simply.
Decorative screens for heating batteries
The radiator is most often located under a window where unaesthetic pipes can be hidden using decorative panels or screens. Today, this is perhaps the most common way of decorating heating batteries, due to the ease of implementation and the huge variety of options offered.
In addition to excellent aesthetic qualities, battery panels reduce the spread of infrared radiation, and in some cases also increase the heat transfer of radiators. In addition, the screen for heating batteries, as in the photo, increases the safety of the whole room, especially for families with small children, where there is always a risk of getting a thermal burn.
The radiator, covered with a decorative screen, does not require constant cleaning from dust and dirt, it is enough only to periodically remove dust from the surface of the panels.
Ready-made screens for batteries in a wide range are presented in the stores of building and finishing materials. There are also companies that are engaged in making custom-made screens, according to individual sizes and taking into account the customer's wishes. Anyway, we get a lot of options, how to close the heating batteries in your apartment beautifully and originally.
Normally, screens for decorating heating batteries are made of plastic or stainless steel, less often - glass or wood. Each of these materials has its advantages in operation. So, metal screens have an excellent ability to give off heat and a special longevity. They are relatively inexpensive, they are mounted easily, but they do not differ in high aesthetic qualities.
Glass screens for heating batteries add an interior to the lightness. The glass can be glossy or matt, can be tinted, painted or applied by means of photo printing techniques.
For plastic screens is characterized by affordability and practicality, but such products do not shine with their longevity. Under the influence of heat, plastic quickly deteriorates, so the average life of plastic screens is about 6 years.
Wooden screens are distinguished by the ability to create a special comfort in the room. Such products can be very successfully selected in the tone of the surrounding furniture, and the design of the screen, which is a kind of braided wooden lath, looks very stylish.
One way or another, a room with a competently decorated radiator takes on a complete look in which all the interior items are in perfect harmony.
Video
You can make a decorative screen with your own hands - it's enough to take measurements from the radiator and, in accordance with these dimensions, build a special box that will close the battery. The photo shows how this screen can look like, and the video will help to visualize how to do it step by step.
As for the materials, wood, medium density fiberboard or gypsum board is suitable for this purpose. The latter is considered to be the simplest, affordable in the price and convenient for work material. Especially drywall is good because it allows different versions of finishing - and it can be painted and primed and coated decorative film, wallpaper or decorate the stucco.
In a word, the question of how to hide batteries in the apartment, there are a lot of original solutions, and the choice of the most suitable is a purely individual matter, oriented to your tastes and preferences.
