How To Hide Floor Vents

There s a way to make ugly air vents television cords and other eyesores blend into your decor.

How to hide floor vents.

Article by elsie. The floors turned out absolutely gorgeous but i didn t like that the new floor vents were a light color on my dark floor. Lia griffith painted a canvas in soft twilight hues to hide her ugly black box when it s off. Now listen yes i could have bought dark vents but i wanted them to actually look like wood.

It collides with your molding. My hub s going to buy new ones at lowes. I ve used the air vent deflectors for a long time but still have the problem with one or more cats urinating over the vents. Aug 13 2014 this tutorial shows you how to make a decorative air vent cover with metal radiator screen.

If you live in a house with a crawl space there is a good chance the floor vents are not sealed. I like mark s answer. I need new ones. The flooring has been replaced floor registers even the laundry room duct.

I have floor vent myself. Old and dingy floor vents. You want your home to look nice but the vents keep getting in the way. Framing the ducts by using two by fours and attaching them to the wall is a relatively easy task.

These vents constantly looked dirty and were gross to step near. They blend with the floor and hide dirt. Sitting below the floor above suspended. Spray paint them a dark color.

Aug 13 2014 this tutorial shows you how to make a decorative air vent cover with metal radiator screen. Hide your supply vents or air returns on the sides to keep your ceilings less cluttered. In this article we will explore how you can hide those air ducts that aren t always very pretty. Another great way to minimize bulkheads is by going with a tji.

Especially if you are trying to. This project does contain affiliate links. And this was a 5 minute project on a friday night that anyone can do. So i painted them.

A wall chase conceals ducts that run down a wall and is a simple way to hide them. These are truss joist i beams that allow you to run your mechanics through your joists instead of below them. Latest invention was using a small footstool over the vents and deflectors that worked for a few days. This is one of those things that can go unnoticed but have.

There is a higher cost for this type of framing but not having to drop.