Molding over heat register

patrickosu · 02-15-2008, 12:33 AM

Hi

I have an old house where when the previous owners remodel the bath they slightly covered the edges of a 10x10 heat register on the floor. They used vinyl molding so the heat register was sort of removable. I now want to replace the vinyl with wood molding, and if I do so there will be no way to remove the register. How important is it that the register is removable? My only other option would be to put a smaller register there, but I'd really like to keep the antique brass one I have.

thanks
pat

skymaster · 02-15-2008, 01:00 PM

cut the trim back, make a frame around the register there, then bring trim up to that

patrickosu · 02-15-2008, 04:20 PM

Wish I had a picture....Seems like this would work if the register was on the wall. The register is on the floor and the molding would be on the wall... Or maybe I don't understand your idea?

Here's a crude drawing...x is the wall, M-molding, equal sign the register, and dash the floor. Maybe I could notch the molding, although not sure how that would work...

xx
xx
xx
xxMM
xxMM
xxMM
xxMM
x==========------------

Bondo · 02-15-2008, 04:21 PM

Ayuh,....

Or you just just clearance the molding enough to allow removal of the register....

hms · 02-16-2008, 12:07 AM

I would notch the molding slightly to allow for the removal of the register. If you clean it up real good first, you probably won't ever want to remove it anyways. If you are going to be doing something that would require removing it, you would proably be spending enough on the project to warrent replacing that one piece of molding anyways. So therefore just put in the molding. (If this is your own home. If it's a customers home, do it right and notch the molding).

02-15-2008, 12:33 AM	#1
patrickosu Newbie Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 4	Molding over heat register Hi I have an old house where when the previous owners remodel the bath they slightly covered the edges of a 10x10 heat register on the floor. They used vinyl molding so the heat register was sort of removable. I now want to replace the vinyl with wood molding, and if I do so there will be no way to remove the register. How important is it that the register is removable? My only other option would be to put a smaller register there, but I'd really like to keep the antique brass one I have. thanks pat

02-15-2008, 01:00 PM	#2
skymaster Custom Cabinet Maker Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Netcong NJ Posts: 1,097	Molding over heat register cut the trim back, make a frame around the register there, then bring trim up to that

02-15-2008, 04:20 PM	#3
patrickosu Newbie Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 4	Molding over heat register Wish I had a picture....Seems like this would work if the register was on the wall. The register is on the floor and the molding would be on the wall... Or maybe I don't understand your idea? Here's a crude drawing...x is the wall, M-molding, equal sign the register, and dash the floor. Maybe I could notch the molding, although not sure how that would work... xx xx xx xxMM xxMM xxMM xxMM x==========------------

02-15-2008, 04:21 PM	#4
Bondo Master General ReEngineer Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Chaumont River, Ny. Posts: 3,175	Molding over heat register Ayuh,.... Or you just just clearance the molding enough to allow removal of the register....

02-16-2008, 12:07 AM	#5
hms Remodeling contractor Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Arizona Posts: 45	Molding over heat register I would notch the molding slightly to allow for the removal of the register. If you clean it up real good first, you probably won't ever want to remove it anyways. If you are going to be doing something that would require removing it, you would proably be spending enough on the project to warrent replacing that one piece of molding anyways. So therefore just put in the molding. (If this is your own home. If it's a customers home, do it right and notch the molding).

Molding over heat register