How to Fit & Remove Radiator Covers
Unsightly radiators can seriously detriment your interior design goals and the room’s overall feel. Luckily, there’s a simple solution to keeping your old, unappealing radiator out of view for you and your guests. Radiator covers offer a practical and stylish fix by covering your old radiator and creating a new and exciting piece of furniture for your space.
Add vibrance, elegance, contemporary touches and more to a space once dominated by an eyesore. To do this, you need to know how to fit a radiator cover and remove one should you ever wish to replace it or have a new radiator installed.
At Jack Stonehouse, we want to help you create your dream space, so we’ve compiled this guide to take you through everything you need to know about fitting and removing radiator covers.
Table of contents
- What size radiator cover do I need?
- How to fit radiator covers
- Do radiator covers need to be fixed to the wall?
- How to remove radiator covers
- Radiator covers at Jack Stonehouse
What size radiator cover do I need?
The only way to ensure the right fit for your radiator cover is to measure your radiator. Radiators don’t necessarily come in standard sizes, especially if they’re older models. You’ll need to take note of the overall height measured from the floor, the overall width including any valves and nozzles you want to hide, together with the depth.
Add an extra 2.5cm to the height and depth and an additional 5cm to the width. That additional space is essential to allow the air to circulate the radiator.
At Jack Stonehouse, we offer radiator covers in various sizes. Our sizes are small, medium, large, extra large, and adjustable. To find the right size, conduct your measurements and consult our radiator cover size table below.
| Size | Height (cm) | Width (cm) | Depth (cm) |
| Small | 81.5 | 78 | 19 |
| Medium | 81.5 | 112 | 19 |
| Large | 81.5 | 152 | 19 |
| Extra Large | 81.5 | 172 | 19 |
| Adjustable | 82.7 | 141-205 | 20.5 |
How to fit radiator covers
Once you’ve figured out your required size, it’s time to start thinking about how you will assemble and fit your new radiator cover. Assembly will be a piece of cake, as all our radiator covers at Jack Stonehouse come with a self-assembly kit with easy-to-follow instructions. People of all DIY levels and experience can put covers together easily.
To fit your radiator cover to your wall, follow these simple steps:
- Place the cover over your radiator and use a pencil to mark the necessary areas to drill.
- Drill your wall and use the wall plugs and screws provided to attach the brackets.
- The shoulder of the bracket should be curved upwards for a simple fit.
- Test the fit by lifting the cover over the brackets and gently resting it on the grooves.
- Once happy with the fit, drill, screw and attach the remaining brackets.
Do radiator covers need to be fixed to the wall?
While you can fix a radiator cover to the wall to create a smooth, cohesive look in your sitting room or hallway, fixing it to the wall isn’t compulsory. Many radiator covers are made to be free-standing, making the installation process even more simple.
Ensure you have the right size, position it over your radiator appropriately, and you’re done! Free-standing covers also come in handy should you decide to buy a new radiator cover years down the road or if you move house and want to bring it with you.
How to remove radiator covers
Should moving day come and you need to move your radiator covers from one home to the next, or you simply want to freshen up the space, knowing how to remove the covers is just as important as knowing how to fit them.
Of course, free-standing radiator covers won’t require much work, although you may need to deconstruct them and put them back together if you’re moving and need to pack efficiently. Wall-mounted radiator covers are slightly trickier but are still relatively easy to manage.
Carefully remove the screws from the brackets and dislodge the cover safely, ensuring you don’t risk dropping it while the screws are loosened.
Radiator covers at Jack Stonehouse
Now you know how to improve your space by assembling and fitting radiator covers over any rundown radiators in your home, you can choose a cover that suits your tastes and visions for your dream interior with our collection of stylish and functional radiator covers at Jack Stonehouse.
Browse a range of sizes and designs to find the perfect cover to match your existing furniture, walls, flooring and more. Add contemporary class to your space with black, white or grey covers that you can decorate with plant pots, ornaments and treasured framed photos.
If you want to continue the DIY, you can order unpainted radiator covers and create unique and inspired designs to take pride of place all over your home. Whatever your tastes, you’ll find a suitable radiator cover at Jack Stonehouse.
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