My Metal baseboard enclosures are dented rusted and ugly. I could remove them sand them pound out the dents and repaint them but that is alot more work and expenense than you may realize. I have seen just the metal enclosures a lowes but I can not bring myself to spend the money. Just the enclosure for a 6 foot section for example cost about $60. The enclosure with the piping and fins cost only about $10 of $15 bucks more. Are there any other cheaper replacements out there? I thought about building them out of wood ( I probally have every woodworking tool known to man available to me) but I know the wood will expand & contract & eventally warp and look bad also. any suggestions???
2007-11-02 15:44:55 · 6 answers · asked by mike _ 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
I don't know about the cost but have you considered a friend or contacting someone in the plumbing and heating business that may have access to a maching they use to bend sheet metal to make ductwork? Might be able to rent the machine too. May or may not be cheaper...
2007-11-02 15:53:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anorwen 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2017-01-22 05:51:36 · answer #2 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Using the design of my previous electric baseboard heaters I would suggest a wood faceboard. With 8 to 10 attachment points along the length, the face would look good and if the wood dried out excessively(I would stain and varnish all sides before attaching to protect from excessive drying)you could replace it easily. I do not know how you would cover the top, but once the face was covered a solution may come to mind.
2007-11-02 19:17:02 · answer #3 · answered by paul 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We have to replace those things for our customers quite often. It's a royal pain in the axx to replace the complete unit. You've got to drain the system, sweat new piping, then refill and bleed the system. Very expensive and time consuming when you are paying me to do that.
The enclosures are available for less money if you go to the plumbing supply houses. Unfortunately, many of those only sell to contractors. I always buy the total unit as they are in stock here and throw away the piping.
Also, the enclosures don't always come off easily. If the enclosures are paintable, I sand them and paint them in place.
2007-11-02 15:56:34 · answer #4 · answered by Dan H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I advise replacement....do not use wood, as this will insulate the heaters! Add up the number and footage you really need...get a heater specialist to give you the footage you require per room, and have the boiler checked at the same time...it may be that you are using an inefficient boiler and the savings over a 5-10 year period will pay for the installation. Good luck
2007-11-02 23:20:32 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bondo for the dents. Then sand and paint. Remember "low Bondo is good". You can always add more. It hardens in a matter of minutes.
2007-11-02 16:27:17 · answer #6 · answered by jughead 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋