Perforated Sheets
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We sell radiator grilles from stock in 3 sheet sizes 2mx1m,1mx1m and 1m x.665m. All patterns are available in all finishes, you can have backing mesh with any option. Normally you would choose the same finish but occasionally a different finish can provide a more striking result. Backing mesh reduces the visibility of the radiator behind on patterns with a large opening. An example of this would be fancy cross.
If you want your grilles cut to size the system can't work out how many sheets you will require, please give us a ring and we'll be happy to help. There is a small charge for us to guillotine out all your grilles to the sizes you give.
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Brass radiator grills
This is the most popular finish, Brass will age over time becoming darker, but suits most traditional homes or vintage offices. Especially popular for guards on bookshelves, In an open aperture this allows you to see the book names through the mesh. The same principle applies to cupboards and dividing doors.
Stainless steel radiator grills
This is a bright silver finish, suited to more contemporary homes with stainless steel or chrome fittings.
If you have the wire reeded this takes some of the shine off. (The reed is the line you see at the edge of the wire.)
Silver and gold anodised finishes
This is a matt s finish, suited to more contemporary homes with brushed stainless steel or brushed brass fittings.
Pewter radiator grills
Pewter Grilles are hand woven from steel ribbons which are then powder coated to give an extremely hard wearing paint finish.
Any backing can be added to any pattern to enhance the appearance of your chosen grille.
Radiators work on both convection and radiation. An efficient radiator will draw cold air from the ground and heat it as it rises creating a convection that heats the entire room. A properly manufactured cabinet will improve this process, you should always choose cabinets with a gap at the bottom and a gap at the top either in the shelf or under the shelf otherwise the heating convection characteristics of the radiator will be stopped. Radiators also radiate heat, you can tell this if you stand directly next to them. The speed at which the radiator gets up to temperature where it radiates heat will be reduced, the cabinet has to warm up first before it start radiating heat into the room. No heat will be lost unless the wall behind the cabinet is poorly insulated (this is not a common occurrence). If this is the case a reflective material can be used behind the cabinet. The non insulating effect of metal grilles compared to wooden mdf grilles means that a cabinet will start radiating heat much faster with a metal grille than with and mdf grille. Some customers prefer radiator grilles with a large opening (such as fleur de lys or fancy cross) as this allows more immediate heat radiating through the cabinet, you can use a backing mesh to dramatically reduce the visibility of the radiator behind. If you prefer not to use a backing mesh and want to obscure the cabinet as much as possible then our most popular pattern fancy club is a good option. This pattern has one of the smallest hole sizes at 6mm.
If your fitting the grille within the recess of a cabinet then you should add around 30mm to the opening size excluding the recess, this is based on a 20mm recess on all sides.
If you're fitting the radiator grille behind the openings of your radiator cabinet: add on 50mm to the physical opening sizes. This will give you 25mm on all sides to staple the grille into place