New/Old Registers and Returns
In preparation for the big day that will be finally saying good riddance to the boxes of flooring that have lived here since before Xmas, we’ve been cutting holes in the subfloor of our kitchen addition to accommodate the heat registers and cold air returns.
We lucked out at a recent antiques show held at the local high school, finding two matching vintage registers in good condition. When it comes to aesthetics, new ones just don’t compare to these babies, and probably would have cost as much.
We also managed to procure two nice cold air return grates from a good friend and fellow hardware-hoarder, who had them bead blasted before dropping them by last week. One (shown above) is located in the kitchen, and the second is going in the bedsitting/family room (which will get some of the new oak flooring as well).
As the day draws nearer, John also decided to relocate the coax that was coming up from a hole drilled in the floor of the bedsitting room. We removed some baseboard along the closest wall, and managed to fish the cable up behind the drywall, so it will now originate from the baseboard and the hallowed oak floor will not be scarred by an unnecessary hole.
Aside from ripping up the horrid ‘vinyleum’ in the kitchen (and at least two layers are lurking under the first) I think we’re good to go . . . whenever we’re good to go.
What is bead blasting? The return grates look….well, great!
Comment by Yo — December 12, 2006 @ 5:35 am