No Need To Cast Around For Radiators

The Victorians were the first to install radiators in their homes but only those with plenty of money. The rest of the general population had to wait until easy credit was offered in the nineteen–seventies.

Those early radiators were usually bulky items and all made from cast iron. Some examples of these can still be found in one or two cathedrals today and have been adapted to run on gas from their original coal fired source.

The cathedral examples were typically around ten foot tall and thirty feet in circumference and even half a dozen of these were never enough to heat a Norman nave on a freezing Christmas Day.

Nearly all the radiators fitted in the seventies were made from steel but in recent years a number of other metals and alloys have been used.

The design of radiators has also changed dramatically in the past few years and there are many exciting shapes and sizes that hung on a wall without exposed pipework could easily be taken as works of contemporary art.

With steel, aluminium, chrome and even mirror effect radiators it should perhaps come as no surprise to discover that cast iron radiators are also in fashion. These retro looking examples are perfectly suited to period properties of the Victorian and Edwardian era.

The fact that there are so many different types of radiator now available to us all means that they have become an integral part of any property makeover. Old systems let down property refurbishments often just because of the old looking radiator as well as yards of exposed pipework along skirting boards and walls.

New systems try to hide as much of the pipework as possible and this is important with maintaining the impact of new radiators.

When ordering new radiators online don’t forget about valves. Valves do not come as standard because there is no such thing when it comes to fitting the radiator. You must decide from the angle the pipe meets the bottom of the radiator on whether straight or angled is required.