Good Questions: Baseboard Cover Covers?

2005_1_3_question mark.jpg Dear AT --

Does anyone have any suggestions for baseboard radiator covers? Would like to cover entire units (see pic) with some sort of simple, elegant metal cover that would attach to the wall. Do these exist, or do I need to have someone fabricate for me?

Thanks,
Carol

This is an odd question because the covers Carol has are supposed to be sufficient. We don't know of any extra covers that exist. We thought to post this question to see if other people feel as Carol does and what they may have done. (Thanks, Carol!) MGR

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I'm looking for Aerocase and/or Joseph Munson for a current project. (The kansasny@hotmail.com address bounces.)

Or other sources to make semi-custom metal fin tube covers.

Thanks.

I have the same baseboards as originally shown by Carol and although there are seem to be options available for whole unit replacements, does anyone know where I can find the endcaps to these old, standard baseboard covers?

The local plumbing supply stores can't seem to help us. Any help is appreciated.

Thanks.

ReneGail

I found replacement baseboard enclosures at http://www.sterlingheat.com/html/residential_heat.asp
Some of their products are distrubuted through www.remichel.com. I have had good luck with the Heatrim Plus product in my old house - I keep the original fin elements, but replace all the metal around them.

After searching the web for way too many hours and struggling with rusted Slantfin heater covers for even more hours I found this web site: http://www.slantfinbaseboard.com/
Which leads you to a product web site: http://baseboardheatercovers.com/index.html
which sells a product that makes replacing the covers EASY and FAST and EXPENSIVE!!! Oh well, back to the rust and the cheap, difficult and really slow way.

Baseboardheatercovers.com
I like this sleek look, to cover old worn ones.

After drooling over the http://go-overhead.com covers, but knowing I could not spend that much, I researched what else was out there. BTW neither Lowe's or HD carry these kind of covers as far as I can tell. I did also look at the ones at http://baseboardcovers.com, and came up with my own solution. My end caps were in good condition, so I went to True Value and bought a sheet of punched aluminum. I cut it tall enough to come up the front of the basboard unit and long enough to tuck an inch behind the top of the Slant-Fin cover. Folded where needed, and put my end caps back on. Looks just like the ones at Baseboard Covers, for a lot less! Since my installation is in the bathroom, where I can expect rusting and what not, at least I can now remove this cover for cleaning or replacement.