February 18, 2013

When the house was converted from steam radiators to typical modern hydronic baseboards, the
installer crudely split and pryed off the wood moulding, instead of cleanly removing it.
This left behind ugly, jagged pieces of wood under the heaters.

In this close-up, the wood is now removed. The wallboard behind was then painted.
The gaps in the wallboard were later filled with fire-blocking spray foam insulation.

As usual, my supervisor makes an impromptu visit to the work site.

In past projects, I've replaced the metal heater surrounds, or removed them entirely to paint them.
On this project, removing the wall pieces would have been too difficult, so I painted them in place.
Newspaper protects the wall from overspray, and a piece of cardboard protects the heating elements.

The surrounds are now completely painted with white appliance epoxy spray enamel.

I can now fasten the surrounds back to the wall and reassemble the heaters.

With the last "airborne" work complete, focus turns to installing the closet system.

Using an online closet retailer's web-based tools, I designed the closet shown above.

Two days later, the custom closet materials arrived from the factory. The boxes are apparently
great for coloring, according to my 3-year-old assistant.

The closet system is wall-mounted, so the first step was to cut and install the steel cleats to the studs.
A laser line assisted in making the system perfectly level.

The upright components then hang on the wall cleat, and are assembled in place.

The results were outstanding, with a perfect custom fit.

The wall mounting also means nothing touches the floor, making it easy to carpet and vaccuum.

Plastic covers snap on over the wall cleats, making them virtually disappear.

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