Baseboard Enclosures in bathroom

RoosterBoy

about twenty 5 years ago i painted the "baseboard"(convectors )covers with metallic blue and flourecent hippie yellow :)they still looky good :)

Patchogue Phil_29

Baseboard Enclosures in bathroom

Hydronic baseboard enclosures in bathroom.... paint them or buy the supposedly rust proof ones?

Is it worth buying the rustproof ones?

Would painting a "regular" enclosure with rustoleum-type paint be the same or better?

hr

Convert to radiant floor heat

for that room.

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Patchogue Phil_29

Yes, that would be nice. But right now I need to replace the covers for the baseboard. I've got a few weeks before the heat needs to get turned on.

Guy_6

Bath Baseboard

Design Line baseboard has an all aluminum enclosure that holds up well in bathrooms and other high humidity enviorns. One slight downside is that it is only available in 1/2 inch tubing size, so a bypass may be necessary depending on the system.

Joe Brix

With the excessive moisture

in a bathroom, I always find the rust bleeds through the paint. I think I'd rather put in a panel rad or cast iron BB. The panels have a nice baked on finish and the CI BB can take a good coat of high gloss paint better. (spray paint a couple of coats on for a longer lasting finish.)

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Phil

The so called "special finish baseboard" only applies to the backer, cover and damper. The end caps and trim are still hand finished and don't get the special finish. That's why they are always the first to rust or corrode. I refinished all of mine in the bathrooms by applying a couple of heavy coats of clear coat first. One of my sons refers to the rusty baseboard by the toilet areas as being the victim of either "Bad Aim" or "Short Anatomy". I think he has a valid point there!



Glenn Stanton

Manager of Training

Burnham Hydronics

U.S. Boiler Co., Inc.

Patchogue Phil_29

clear coat

So, you spray clear coat over the factory paint? No extra rustoleum paint first?

Sometimes no matter how good you aim, the splash-back goes everywhere. Too much pressure? :-)

Recall that Jack Nicholson movie where his wife always made him sit down to "P"?

steve_106

I haven't tried them, but the powder coated, cast aluminum baseboard covers advertised on http://www.go-overboard.com/renovations.htm appear to be well suited to bathrooms.