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Old house, x-large register vents...
So I am rehabbing this house (built approx 1930), doing the finishing trim
now. I go to put the store bought register vents in the front room, and the original vent "holes" are 3 1/4" out from the baseboard, all of the vent covers available now (that I could find) are only 3 inches deep.... needless to say this leaves 1/4" of exposed duct. After a trip to all of the local stores, I figure I am going to have to make my own. Found some clear pine in the scrap bin, some gutter leaf screen in the shed, a can of black spray paint, and got to work..... http://arms.tacticalinnovations.com/register-vent2.jpg (finish looks a little weird in this image, I am guessing it's the flash) That is with the first application of rubbing oil, will need a couple more applications to match that trimwork. http://arms.tacticalinnovations.com/register-vent.jpg (please excuse the dirty floor and poor image quality!) One thing I am not that happy about is that you can see the grey duct work through the screen if you look straight down, so I will probably add some sort of air deflector inside to hide it... |
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Old house, x-large register vents...
Or spray paint the inside of the visible duct work black
Old Guy "Locutus" wrote in message ... So I am rehabbing this house (built approx 1930), doing the finishing trim now. I go to put the store bought register vents in the front room, and the original vent "holes" are 3 1/4" out from the baseboard, all of the vent covers available now (that I could find) are only 3 inches deep.... needless to say this leaves 1/4" of exposed duct. After a trip to all of the local stores, I figure I am going to have to make my own. Found some clear pine in the scrap bin, some gutter leaf screen in the shed, a can of black spray paint, and got to work..... http://arms.tacticalinnovations.com/register-vent2.jpg (finish looks a little weird in this image, I am guessing it's the flash) That is with the first application of rubbing oil, will need a couple more applications to match that trimwork. http://arms.tacticalinnovations.com/register-vent.jpg (please excuse the dirty floor and poor image quality!) One thing I am not that happy about is that you can see the grey duct work through the screen if you look straight down, so I will probably add some sort of air deflector inside to hide it... |
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"Old guy" wrote in message
news:_wUeh.265932$FQ1.69023@attbi_s71... Or spray paint the inside of the visible duct work black That is what we do at the HVAC shop I work for. Use flat black paint and the duct will "disappear". Greg |
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Old house, x-large register vents...
On Sat, 9 Dec 2006 22:10:23 -0500, "Locutus"
wrote: So I am rehabbing this house (built approx 1930), doing the finishing trim now. I go to put the store bought register vents in the front room, and the original vent "holes" are 3 1/4" out from the baseboard, all of the vent covers available now (that I could find) are only 3 inches deep.... needless to say this leaves 1/4" of exposed duct. After a trip to all of the local stores, I figure I am going to have to make my own. Found some clear pine in the scrap bin, some gutter leaf screen in the shed, a can of black spray paint, and got to work..... http://arms.tacticalinnovations.com/register-vent2.jpg (finish looks a little weird in this image, I am guessing it's the flash) That is with the first application of rubbing oil, will need a couple more applications to match that trimwork. http://arms.tacticalinnovations.com/register-vent.jpg (please excuse the dirty floor and poor image quality!) One thing I am not that happy about is that you can see the grey duct work through the screen if you look straight down, so I will probably add some sort of air deflector inside to hide it... I'm vaguely familiar with this - on my house it's the cold air returns that are a wood lattice that I've never seen in a store. When I moved in year ago, only 1 of three was still good. And the biggest of the three was missing altogether. Needless to say I built my own. Good luck with yours. I'd paint the inside black, but I also like the air deflector idea to hide the ductwork anyway. |
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Old house, x-large register vents...
"Locutus" wrote in message
... So I am rehabbing this house (built approx 1930), doing the finishing trim now. I go to put the store bought register vents in the front room, and the original vent "holes" are 3 1/4" out from the baseboard, all of the vent covers available now (that I could find) are only 3 inches deep.... needless to say this leaves 1/4" of exposed duct. After a trip to all of the local stores, I figure I am going to have to make my own. Found some clear pine in the scrap bin, some gutter leaf screen in the shed, a can of black spray paint, and got to work..... http://arms.tacticalinnovations.com/register-vent2.jpg (finish looks a little weird in this image, I am guessing it's the flash) That is with the first application of rubbing oil, will need a couple more applications to match that trimwork. http://arms.tacticalinnovations.com/register-vent.jpg (please excuse the dirty floor and poor image quality!) One thing I am not that happy about is that you can see the grey duct work through the screen if you look straight down, so I will probably add some sort of air deflector inside to hide it... Like the stones sang... "I see a red door and I want to paint it....... |
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"SimonLW" wrote in message ... Like the stones sang... "I see a red door and I want to paint it....... What is that supposed to mean? |
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On Mon, 11 Dec 2006 10:09:33 -0500, "Locutus"
wrote: "SimonLW" wrote in message ... Like the stones sang... "I see a red door and I want to paint it....... What is that supposed to mean? "I see a red door and I want to paint it black" He wants the OP to paint the ductwork. |
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