Radiators

[MilhouseVH]

I'm considering relocating a horizontally mounted radiator as I want to put an LCD TV above it. scotia_steve74 posted this picture (thanks Steve!)

which got me thinking - would a vertical radiator work effectively (ie. heat the room) if it were located behind the door of my lounge as the door is mostly left propped open and would thus "hide" the radiator.

Failing that, I'll have to relocate the radiator behind a two seat sofa which may absorb much of the heat.

Also, how easy is it to relocate radiators? I have a floating floor in a ground floor flat built 10 years ago (1997) - I guess the pipes will need to be moved/extended, is this a "big" job with this type of floor?

Many thanks for any replies - I'm waiting for the Philips 37PF9732D TV and Denon AVR-4308ci to be released, all the while patiently making plans for my lounge!

[27neth]

Hi
Taking up floating floors is a pain to do, i do it alot in my job. You usually cant break the joints as the glue is very strong. The way to do it is with a circular saw with the blade set at the exact depth of the board and a straight edge.
You will never replace them as good as the original boards but they work okay. You would probably also need to remove some skirting board to fit the flooring.
Moving the pipes should be straight forward to do ( couldnt you remove some skirting board and run the pipes along the bottom of the wall and box them in)

John.

[MilhouseVH]

Removing the flooring and and some skirting may be OK even if the boards aren't replaced as well as they were originally - as long as go back flat and solid with no creaking it should be OK, and the foot traffic over the removed boards will be quite low.

I'd rather not run the pipes around the skirting as I'm trying to hide all my existing cabling which currently snakes along the floor and skirting, so running the pipes along the skirting is replacing one eyesore with another! Also, if I put a vertical radiator behind the door the pipes will need to cross the doorway.

[27neth]

The flooring would be fine (no creaking etc) you need to fit timber battons(2x1) underneath your old flooring and screwed through the top of the chipboard and long enough to go under the new chipboard, then put screws through that also Fit the 2x1 at around every 18 inches.
Try not to damage the polystyrene as some sizes are very difficult to get hold of. If its 25m or 50mm polystyrene you are okay.

john

[MilhouseVH]

Cheers John, at least I know it's now possible

Anyone got any thoughts on a vertical rad positioned behind a door - crazy idea or not?

[27neth]

http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/nav/na...fh_eds=ß&fh_lo
I fitted one of these in the corner of my room and it works very well. Have you not got a spare corner to fit a radiator.

john

[MilhouseVH]

I have, but only for a vertical rad and I'd be concerned about it looking unsightly hence sticking it behind the door! I've got a double patio/lounge door on one side, and a sofa on the other (with the tv and viewing sofa on the other walls) so my only option is behind the viewing or side-wall sofa if I keep a horizontal rad.

+--D---------------+
|        SOFA    SW|
|S                 |
|O                T|
|F                V|
|A                 |
|                  |
+----PATIO DOORS---+

SW is a REL-205 sub in the corner. The current horizontal rad (76" length) is where the TV is going to go, and I'd like to remove it and put a vertical rad behind the door (D) as the door swings into the room hinged at the left (as you look at it with your back to the patio doors). The sofa opposite the TV is the main viewing position.

[MilhouseVH]

This vertical rad would fit nicely behind the door - it's not very deep nor is it higher or wider than the door so would be completely hidden when the door is open.

[MilhouseVH]

Eugh... just thought of another problem... the thermostat/temperature sensor is behind the door, so will need to relocate that elsewhere! Maybe I can reposition the sensor (perhaps embed it in one of the other walls or the ceiling) and leave the temperature controller behind the door (assuming it won't overheat etc.).