Ugly baseboards assist!? My Metal baseboard enclosures are dented rusted and bizarre. I could...
My Metal baseboard enclosures are dented rusted and bizarre. 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 own seen freshly the metal enclosures a lowes but I can not bring myself to spend the money. Just the storage area for a 6 foot section for example cost going on for $60. The enclosure next to the piping and fins cost only in the region of $10 of $15 bucks more. Are there any other cheaper replacements out here? I thought about building them out of wood ( I probally hold every woodworking tool known to man available to me) but I know the wood will expand & contract & eventally warp and look unpromising also. any suggestions???
Bondo for the dents. Then sand and paint. Remember "low Bondo is good". You can other add more. It harden in a business of minutes.
We have to replace those things for our customers rather often. It's a royal aching in the axx to replace the complete element. You've got to drain the system, sweat unsullied piping, then restock and bleed the system. Very expensive and time consuming when you are paying me to do that.
The enclosures are available for smaller number money if you go to the plumbing supply houses. Unfortunately, various of those only get rid of to contractors. I always buy the total section as they are in stock here and throw away the piping.
Also, the enclosure don't always come bad easily. If the enclosure are paintable, I sand them and paint them in place.
Answers: I don't know about the cost but hold you considered a friend or contacting someone in the plumbing and heat business that may have access to a maching they use to bend sheet metal to fashion ductwork? Might be able to rent the electrical device too. May or may not be cheaper...