How to Upgrade Baseboard Heating | This Old House

In this video, This Old House plumbing and heating contractor Richard Trethewey reveals a quick, easy way to replace a damaged baseboard heater. (See below for a shopping list and tools.)

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Up in the loft, Richard showed Kevin a few ways to improve the appearance of old, rusty baseboard heaters by replacing the old covers with new ones.

Shopping List for How to Upgrade Baseboard Heating:
- perforated metal replacement cover, installed in place of original, damaged front cover

Tools for How to Upgrade Baseboard Heating:
- aviation snips, used to trim replacement cover to length, if necessary

Richard showed a new type of baseboard cover that attaches to the heater without any fasteners manufactured by Buss General Partner Company [baseboardheatercovers.com/]

These "slipcover-type" baseboard covers and as well as standard "dummy" baseboard covers are also available from Pex Supply [supplyhouse.com/]

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