Modern heating systems do not spoil the appearance of the room, because they are either hidden behind panels or embedded in the floor.
But in old houses you can still find old radiators, they do not fit into the interior of the room at all. The owners are faced with the question of decorating them.
They are helped by a photo of pipe decor on the Internet, as well as ingenuity and creative imagination.
Range of chrome pipes
- Chrome plated pipes are the basis for all types of furniture that will perfectly fit into the interior of a room or kitchen... These fittings are distinguished by their strength and durability.
Furniture chrome tube 25 mm assembly
- The industry produces tubes with a length of 0.3 to 6 meters, and diameters have a standard range: 10, 16, 25, 32 and 50 mm.
Tip: smaller versions of products do not bear a structural load and can only be used as decorative elements.
- The diameter of the pipes used is mainly determined by the planned load... Products Ø25 mm are widely used as main and supporting structures. At the same time, Ø50 mm is able to withstand a continuous transverse load of 60 kg for 2 months. Further loading can cause it to bend.
- A specially developed system of fittings is used to ensure the assembly of structures from pipes... These are connectors, locks, bows.
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How is the furniture chrome pipe used
For the construction of furniture frames, a special shaped tube is often used. It performs the load-bearing function of the entire structure as a load-bearing beam.
Usually its cross-section is square or rectangular. The most commonly used profile is 40x100 mm, 40x80 mm and 40x50 mm. It is also very convenient for use with flat surfaces.
Therefore, in addition to furniture use, shaped pipes are widely used in the construction of frame structures (greenhouses, booths), the automotive industry, and so on. Its important advantage over the all-metal profile is its low weight.
Furniture fittings and chrome-plated pipe for creating shop fittings
Methods for processing chrome pipes
To work you will need the following tools:
- hacksaw for metal;
- blowtorch;
- electric drill;
- yew;
- a set of locksmith tools.
The instructions below will help you with this:
- Bend, after heating the bend. This is to prevent damage to the chrome finish. Heat the pipe with a blowtorch.
Advice: carry out heating evenly, without lowering the tube into an open fire. In this case, it is necessary to use gloves so as not to burn your hands.
- Soften the metal jaws of the vise by wrapping them with felt and a soft cloth.
- Cut after all necessary bends. For more precise work, use cardboard templates and sketches.
A special pipe cutter can be used for cutting
- Carry out cutting only by hand, as the use of a grinder, due to heating near the cut, can ruin the coating. Use velvet metal files to clean the cut.
- Drill holes with your own hands at low speeds, while you should first bend the workpiece.
- After locksmith work, prepare fittings for connecting pipes: connectors, bolts, angles.
Heating pipes
If the pipes spoil the interior, the owner will try to hide them. It is only necessary to take into account the following nuances when decorating heating pipes:
- there must be free access in case of an accident or repair, so the boxes must be easy to dismantle;
- remember that the complete closure of the pipes reduces heat transfer, it is better to make the box perforated;
- when fully drowned into the wall, a large heat transfer area appears, which will lead to an increase in the temperature in the room.
How to choose pipe material?
Heating pipes are being replaced in an apartment or house with full or partial replacement of old elements with new ones.
To select pipes, it is important to know the features and characteristics of the material:
- Steel. Can be regular or carbonaceous. Low cost - plus, susceptibility to corrosion, the use of welding - minuses.
- Cink Steel. It does not rust for a long time, but after 3-5 years all the disadvantages of conventional steel appear, and welding is also required.
- Stainless steel. Serves for a long time, is not covered with layers of salt from the inside. It will take welding and skill - it is difficult to cook stainless steel.
- Copper. Strong and durable material, but expensive and difficult to solder with tin.
- Corrugated stainless steel pipe. Flexible products reduce the number of joints, do not rust, do not become covered with layers of salt inside, assembly on fittings is a minus, since there is a risk of leakage. Such corrugated pipes are good at changes in temperature and pressure, but they do not tolerate mechanical influences and loads.
- Polypropylene. The most convenient material that bends well, does not rust, does not deform when heated, and is joined by metal elements through adapters. Soldering connection, it is inexpensive - the obvious advantages of the material.
- Polyvinyl chloride. Not subject to rusting, soldered connection, assembly on fittings.
- Metal-plastic. The pipes are reinforced with aluminum tape, the plastic is durable and flexible. Fitting to fittings, can be bent, but low wall thickness and low strength increase the risk of pipe damage. The maximum temperature threshold is +95 C.
- Pipes made of cross-linked polyethylene with modified molecular structure (PEX). The material can withstand temperatures from -110 C to +110 C, durable, does not rust, bends. Fitting to fittings.
Plastic and metal-plastic parts are considered a popular option. Metal pipes in an apartment building may not be suitable due to the possibility of a lack of grounding of engineering networks, in a private house the choice is at the discretion of the owner.
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Decorative ornaments
The most popular way to hide radiators is to make various boxes, but there is still the simplest and cheapest way - disguise.
How to close the pipes with decor? Using this method, a pipe or radiator can turn into a stylish and fashionable piece of the room. For example:
Painting with alkyd enamels and water-dispersion paints in a single color or pattern and pattern. It all depends on the intended interior or the designer's imagination.
Decorating pipes with materials that have decorative properties (beads, twine, yarn, pebbles and much more).
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If the pipe runs horizontally, use it to decorate an additional shelf with twine.
If the pipe is located along the window or above the window, it is enough to use a cornice and curtain. This method allows you to reveal the creative abilities of the master.
Unexpected and surprising ideas for using PVC pipes - stylish accessories for your home
Art today is defined by how you use the most unexpected materials. Whereas we used to use ink, pencil, watercolor or oil, today we melt crayons, weld metals, drag old boxes or stairs home, all in order to achieve exciting results.
Anyone can act as an interior designer or decorator and transform their home into something like a museum or exhibition hall that will display their work.
Practical furniture and unusual décor make up a huge part of contemporary art today. Today we will introduce you to ideas for using polyvinyl chloride, or PVC, or rather PVC pipes.
Cornice
From PVC pipes, wonderful cornices are obtained, which are almost impossible to distinguish by eye from real ones, if they are painted with metallized paint, in this case, under silver. At the ends, special tips for curtain rods are attached, which can be purchased at any store that sells finishing materials.
To get an antiquity effect, you can paint the pipes with a copper-colored spray paint.
Bottle holder
You have a whole collection of wines, but there is no place to keep it. This idea is for you! Cut wide PVC pipes into pieces equal to the length of a standard bottle or the depth of your cabinet. Then, sand the edges of the cuts and wipe the pipes with acetone.
Start painting them with spray paint. After the paint has dried, fasten the pipes together with glue or double-sided industrial tape and place them in a place that has support on both sides, for example, in a cabinet, however, the bottles are quite heavy and additional support is needed.
The original bottle holder is ready!
The same idea can be used if you have a large family and need a larger shoe rack than usual.
Wall decor
Cut PVC pipes into narrow rings, with the help of such rings you can decorate the wall either completely or by making some kind of composition, or by making some interior items, for example, a wreath, frames for a mirror or a photo, etc. The possibilities are almost endless!
Vases
If you are not yet ready for some daring projects, or if you want to start with something smaller to try out, this is not a problem. PVC pipes have endless versatility in their application. Make vases out of them, which you can decorate as you like, for example, photographs.
You can decorate them a little in a retro style, artificially aging and giving the look of metal vases worn from time to time.
Wall organizer
A great idea, not only original, but also extremely functional, to create a wall organizer from PVC pipes. It is perfect for the kitchen, nursery, office.
Pipes of different diameters cut into rings of the required width, paint, fasten together with liquid nails and also fasten to the wall.
Above all, when you cut the pipes, make sure to cut them at an angle that they will actually hold things. Here are some great ideas that we hope will inspire you to get creative on your own!
Modern heating system
The modern heating system is assembled from plastic pipes, which are characterized by a neat appearance.
Therefore, many manufacturers say that the decor of plastic pipes is not needed. Moreover, modern installation makes the heating system almost invisible (in the floor).
In this case, you need to pay attention to the pipe entry points on the floor or ceiling.
For this, decorative rosettes are used, and the color, texture, material, its inner diameter, are selected according to the diameter of the pipe and the color of the ceiling and floor.
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Factory constructions
Today, for the installation of heating systems, there is a large assortment of various materials, including products for hiding heating elements.
Where to buy ready-made pipe decor? It is bought in the same stores where you purchase material for heating. These products are:
- various colors and sizes;
- construction of various shapes (angular, rounded, rectangular).
The most common finished products are plastic or metal boxes that can be installed around pipes.
Heating pipes decor is a great way to transform risers and radiators of old heating systems into original and beautiful interior elements. There are many possibilities to change the interior. It all depends on the financial capabilities and imagination of the master.
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