Equipping our home, we want to make it cozy, arrange individual rooms in the same style. To do this, you must use similar materials. Often in the interior decorative grilles are used for heating radiators. They not only decorate the room, but can also be used for practical purposes. For example, in an apartment, they often serve as an aesthetic detail, and in educational institutions are installed to ensure the safety of students. You can mount screens in almost any room.
Product Benefits
Decorative grilles for heating radiators have the following advantages:
- They help to hide old batteries, the flaws of which even paint can not fix.
- They make it possible to reliably hide all those elements of the heating system that spoil the interior of the room.
- Ensure the safety of young children. Thanks to the screen, they cannot reach the hot batteries.
- They will make it possible to obtain a uniform distribution of heated air in the room.
- Decorative grilles for radiators help protect radiators from the accumulation of dust and dirt in them.
- There is a choice of material for the manufacture of the product.
- You can choose any screen design or order the manufacture of your own version.
- If desired, you can build the structure yourself.
What kind of screens are there?
The screen on the battery can be classified as follows:
- Attached box. This design allows you to almost completely hide the installed heating equipment. She can move freely from place to place.
- Hinged screen with cover. A window sill is not required in this case.
- Flat design. She closes the radiator, which is located in the wall niche.
- Hinged construction without cover. It is suitable for hiding batteries and radiators that are installed under the windowsill.
How to choose the right product?
Choosing decorative grilles for heating radiators is easy. It is only necessary to be guided by such rules:
- The screen should not contribute to the deterioration of heat exchange in the room.
- The valves used to regulate the operation of radiators must not be closed. It is necessary to ensure free access to them.
- The screen on the battery should be chosen taking into account the decorative properties. He is obliged to decorate the interior, and not to spoil it.
- In the event of an accident, the grill must be removed quickly.
- Pay attention to the material of manufacture. It all depends on personal preferences, although, of course, the general style of the room should be taken into account.
- Do not forget about such a parameter as the screen weight if the radiator mount is not durable.
- The value of the product also matters.
- Lattices must comply with technical and environmental standards.
As you can see, the choice of the product is not difficult.
Features of metal products
Most often, decorative metal grilles for heating radiators are made of perforated steel or aluminum. The product may look like a regular grid, but also various patterns and ornaments can be embossed on the sheet. Naturally, the latter option is considered the most beautiful, but also the most expensive.
The standard screen has the following advantages:
- Low cost.
- Excellent heat transfer parameters.
- Easy installation and maintenance.
- The absence of temporary deformations under the negative influence of temperature changes.
- Good decorative qualities.
But the product does not fit into every interior. It is better to use it in rooms decorated in the style of hi-tech, industrial. If there are no other metal decorative elements in the room, then it is better not to choose such lattices.
Use of wood, MDF, HDF gratings
Wood never goes out of style. It makes it possible to get a cozy and warm interior. Wooden lattices on the battery are made of different species: beech, oak or more valuable. Rattan screens are considered to be in demand.
Among the advantages of such a product are the following:
- The ability to decorate the screen with carvings.
- Beautiful appearance.
- Naturalness and environmental cleanliness.
- The tree fits perfectly into any style decision.
- The possibility of staining.
- Excellent heat transfer properties.
Naturally, there are some disadvantages: a higher cost compared to other materials; the need for careful care; the prospect of deformation of the product over time.
As for the screens of MDF and HDF, these sheet materials are used only for the manufacture of boxes. As for perforation, another material is chosen for it: wooden slats or metal.
Use of glass in the interior
A decorative grill on a glass battery is rare. In this case, a red-hot material is used, the thickness of which is about 8 mm. It is resistant to bumps and scratches.
You can wash the screen with any glass cleaner; it has good heat transfer qualities. The product is most often made without perforation. The edges of the glass are most often rounded, so the risk of injury is reduced.
Stained-glass windows, which have an excellent appearance, are popular. However, their cost is quite high. A cheaper option is acrylic glass.
Features of plastic products
The plastic grill for the battery is very popular, as it has a low cost. However, this fact greatly affects its quality. Such a grate is the least safe, since it can release hazardous substances when heated. Deformation phenomena are characteristic of plastic; it can smell extremely unpleasant. In addition, such screens do not provide the necessary decorative properties.
Despite all the shortcomings, the presented product is lightweight and cheap. That is why the demand for such a screen does not decrease.
How to build a screen of wood yourself?
If you like tinkering, you can make your own wood grating with your own hands. To do this, you will need such tools and materials: self-tapping screws, a jigsaw with a canvas on wood, slats, nails, a stapler for furniture and staples. Still need a sheet of plywood, thin rods, a hammer, a screwdriver, glue.
When all the necessary devices are assembled, you can begin to work:
- Measure the radiators first. Add a few centimeters to the obtained values.
- Build a frame out of plywood.
- Mount the box on the base. To do this, use nails as dowels or self-tapping screws.
- Additionally, the frame can be sheathed with chipboard.
- Perforation manufacturing. For this, thin rails or rods are used. In some cases, you can use fabric ribbons instead - they will also look beautiful. However, if there are small children in the house, then this option will have to be excluded. The rails are connected to each other and to the box using a construction stapler.
- Mounting the screen to the frame. Make sure that the grille is locked in place very firmly.
- During the manufacture and installation of the screen, one should not lose sight of the fact that the product must ensure good air circulation.
As you can see, it’s easy to build a grid yourself. However, in construction stores you can find a large number of options that will make it possible to decorate any interior. Good luck