The interior of the radiators is no less significant than the interior of the closet in the hallway. The decorative screen in hand-made design is not only a successful camouflage, but also an additional heated surface. If you properly fix the decorative screen and place it in a niche, you can decorate the living space. And if you install a stylish screen of opaque glass, then imagine how a boring radiator will change.
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How to refine an ancient battery
Making his own repair in an apartment or a private house always wants to be warm and beautiful. But left old-fashioned and clumsy cast-iron radiators, to put it mildly, do not always fit in the updated interesting interior.
What can be done to improve the appearance of the heater? It can be decorative screens that serve as a decoration element and pass the heat flow from the radiator well.
Naturally, the necessary conditions for choosing the material for a radiator grate or screen should be its worthy thermal conductivity and attractive appearance.
Otherwise, why then do this masquerade. Recall that materials that provide better thermal conductivity from radiators are: metal, wood, plastic and glass.
What are the screens for radiators
Today for decorative design of radiators of heating it is possible to pick up such versions of screens:
• protective screen-box
• flat panel with a niche
• curtain wall.
screen-box
A simple and optimal solution for sheltering radiators is a protective screen-box. The protective box is used if necessary to close the direct access to the heater. The screen for radiators of this type can be compared with a beautifully designed cabinet installed along the wall.
It is not difficult to build such a device. The protective shield-box can have a fixed structure, permanently fixed on the wall, or a movable variant. A prerequisite for installing a box screen is the ability to directly access the clipping valves of radiators.
For box screens, preference is best given to a carpenter's factory, which can best hide radiators.
It is desirable that the facade side of the heater has a continuous surface. Lattices made of wooden slats or rattan nets providing access and convection of heated air flows are the most acceptable solution.
In addition, the originality of the design allows the use of such boxes in the form of additional shelves or countertops.
screen box fastening
The box is fixed in the traditional way: the box is initially assembled, and then it is installed in place and fastened to the wall using corners and screws.
However, the screen-boxes from panels "under a tree" with openwork bars are no longer fashionable. However, inexpensive metal mesh screens are also not an original option. As a result, a deaf rectangular metal box will be obtained to accumulate dust, which will rattle from the accidental impact of any object. An obsolete and podnadoevshy way to improve the battery safely replace panels and hanging screens.
screen panel in a niche
Decorative screens for radiators of heating of the flat form are exaggerated represent a frame with the filled internal space. Lattice for the screen is made of various materials: metal and plastic. Flat panels on the battery set for heating appliances located in the niches. The most correct solution will be the execution of a combination of a false wall and an open niche.
This type of screen can lead to unavoidable heat loss, but if the room has an area of less than 20 square meters, then it is permissible to install a false wall with a radiator. Naturally, the outer part of the screen should have the maximum number of perforations for the passage of air.
The optimal solution for the panel screen is a niche along the width of the window. The screen in this case should reach almost to the level of the window sill.
This will create a common vertical solution and layout. It should be remembered that the gaps for the passage of warm air must be placed at the window sill and the floor.
There are several types of mounting screens for radiators: fixing the screws to the guides, assembling the design with the stops and the top panel. In this case, in the upper panel make a special landing recess, through which the screen is placed when mounted on the radiator.
flat screen mounting
The mounting of the screen must be coordinated with the general construction of a niche and a false wall. This method is laborious and requires accurate calculation. At the same time, it must be remembered that radiators should not extend beyond the boundaries and limits of the created gypsum board recess.
Help to build a niche from gypsum board to disguise the battery will prompt a video.
curtain screens
Mobile and simple variant of decorating the battery are hinged screens. The hinged screens can be executed with or without a lid. Hinged screens with a cover are preferable to use for radiators protruding from under the windowsill or the plane of the walls.
Screens without a cover are designed for appliances located under the windowsill in a shallow niche.
An excellent material for decorating the radiator of heating can be confidently called opaque tempered glass.
Installation of decorative screens from glass
For screens it is preferable to use tempered glass with a thickness of up to 8 mm, dimensions of 2300x1000 mm. Mounting of screens to the wall is carried out on point remote holders with removal.
The length of the remote holders (from 20 to 30 cm) allows you to install the screen on cast iron and aluminum radiators.
If necessary, the detachment from the wall is regulated by means of special hinged remote holders. On the front of the holder, put on a plug, which is on the same plane as the glass or slightly protruding.
Remote holders can be used for a concrete surface, natural stone and full bricks.
The type of fastening of screens from glass can be open and closed, withstanding a maximum load of up to 20 kg.
At the same time, the mounting of the fastener can be positioned relative to the elements of the existing interior. In addition, the decorative glass screen is an excellent appearance, the advantages of which can only dream.
The removal of heated air is carried out from all sides in a natural way, bypassing any barriers.
So maybe it makes sense to make a dream come true?
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