BUYER’S GUIDE RADIATORS & HEATED If you can’t find a replica radlator to suit your space, reh~rbished and restored period designs ale available. Chubby Churchill seven-section radiator, fufly restored, prices start from £340 for Qj334W)33xfl453cm, The Old Radlator Company The Nero radiator is a tlTee-column design with a gunmetal finish, ceating a stØsh but practical healing option for any room. It can ether be plumbed into your central healing system or is available as a standalone electric-only version. Prices start from £399 for the smallest size, Q-Q60xCN)67cm, Grlstan Create a statement in any roan with this stylish fliboni steel- loop radiator. It can be wall-hung verticaly or horizontally to create a strldng focal point, measures (H)150x ~43cm and costs finn The Radator Company Make this desigeer-style toorstanding radiator part of a modern lMng rooms scheme. Bamboo Ultra Modem radiator, chrome plated with 27 pipes, ~j93x(W)95x(D)I5cm, £1,959. B&O For a calourU addition to a traditional scheme, use this design to add warmth and characler Etonian cast-iron eight-section radiator in niby red, (l-948x~51x ~)22cm, £341, Feature Radatc*s The Terano black metal radiator is a great addWa~ to a large lMng room, used as a dividing wal to create a sttnining contemporary featun. ftmeasures(FO Sax CM4Qcm and is priced from Geyser ill ill ••S (ID 0 XE_i If you’re creating a contemporary bathroom and love modern design, INs Hot Hoop heated towel radiator in stainless steel is ideal, It canpnses three large coils to hang towels through and is available in three sizes and various finishes, from for (diaj5&m, Feature Radlators For a traditional style, choose the heated towel-rat radiator with period fealties, combining polished chrome and a painted cast-iron inner Elizabeth traditional towel radiator, (~9%xM~6San, £379.99, Focus Create a stifiong focal point in your bathroom by choosing an ueconventional shaped towel rail Ideal for a large space, the Seine design from Myson is suitable for a family-sized bathroom. Ift made from high-quality steel, canies a len- year giai’antee, measures (l-ql2sx OMS7o’n and costs £1,136 ‘Turn to page 13 for your chance to win this design .~Z1 9 H -4 IcE: H Vs A 0 ri-i H 0 C~) 0 I March 2010 Real Homes
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BUYER’S GUIDE
RADIATORS & HEATEDIf you can’t find a replica radlator tosuit your space, reh~rbished andrestored period designs ale available.Chubby Churchill seven-sectionradiator, fufly restored, prices startfrom £340 for Qj334W)33xfl453cm,The Old Radlator Company
The Nero radiator is a tlTee-column designwith a gunmetal finish, ceating a stØsh butpractical healing option for any room. It canether be plumbed into your central healingsystem or is available as a standaloneelectric-only version. Prices start from £399for the smallest size, Q-Q60xCN)67cm, Grlstan
Create a statementin any roan with thisstylish fliboni steel-loop radiator. It canbe wall-hung verticalyor horizontally to createa strldng focal point,measures (H)150x~43cm and costs
finn TheRadator Company
Make this desigeer-style toorstandingradiator part of a modern lMng roomsscheme. Bamboo Ultra Modemradiator, chrome plated with 27 pipes,~j93x(W)95x(D)I5cm, £1,959. B&O
For a calourU addition toa traditional scheme, use thisdesign to add warmth and characlerEtonian cast-iron eight-sectionradiator in niby red, (l-948x~51x~)22cm, £341, Feature Radatc*s
The Terano blackmetal radiator isa great addWa~ toa large lMng room,
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If you’re creatinga contemporarybathroom andlove modern
design, INs HotHoop heatedtowel radiatorin stainlesssteel is ideal, Itcanpnses threelarge coils tohang towelsthrough and isavailable in
three sizes andvarious finishes, from
for (diaj5&m,Feature Radlators
For a traditionalstyle, choose theheated towel-ratradiator with periodfealties, combiningpolished chromeand a paintedcast-iron innerElizabethtraditionaltowel radiator,(~9%xM~6San,£379.99, Focus
Create a stifiongfocal point in yourbathroom by choosing
an ueconventionalshaped towel rail
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Choose from contemporary
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Choose a sturdy cast-irondesign for an authenticaddtbn to a penod-lookroom. This Liberty columnradiator is available fromthree to 15 section lengthsand comes in three differentfinishes (shown in grey).Rices start at £336 for(Fl66x~32x(D)20oflMRS Radiators
BUYER’S TIPSThink carefully about the style and designyou would like. Do you want a traditionalor modern-look radiator? Will you becomplementing the style of the decor, orproviding a contrast? Would you likea wall hung design, floorstanding orsomething with a towel rail?
‘It sounds obvious, but carefully measurethe space on your wail to make sure youpurchase the correct size you need for thearea thinking about your room~ designscheme. If you do want a towel rail, checkwhether it will need to be connected to thecentral heating or the mains, or to both theelectricity and hot water supplies.’Design team. Victoria Plumb
For an easy update to any classostyle home, choose this Duchessten-section fully pelishedradiator in cluome, £350 forQ-Ø78xQA~1O4x(D)18an. TheTraditional Radiator Company
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I.BUYER’S TIPS‘The ideal place to put a radiator is, ofcourse, in the coldest part of the room.Many are put by a window, as the radiatorwill heat coki air as it enters the room.
‘Be careful if you’re buylng a traditional-style radiator from a reclamation yard, as itmay have damage that you can’t see. Don’tforget you’ll need radiator vaWes, too.
Check that the radiators you are buyingwill offer the right heat output for your room.The output of each radiator will be given inBritish Thermal Units (Bits). A Gas SafeRegistered plumber is best qualified to helpyou here, or visit www.radcalcs.com for anonline calculator of a room’s requiraments.’Judith Gibbons, Wend Expert, Bristan
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modern design has the “ill’option of being fittedkito a corner or ontoa flat wall. More than U_ilL!= 300 colour options are
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BUYER’S TIPS‘You can calculate the heat you need for anyroom by doing the maths yourself: multiplythe room’s dimensions, HxWxD, usingImperial feet and alter this figure by thefollowing factors to get the required B]lJs:• x5 for a living, dining room or bathroom• x4.5 for the kitchen• x3 for a bedroom but -20% if it’s upstairs• +40% for three outside walls; +15% for two• +10% if any outside walls face north• +20% if the room has high ceilings• +20% if there are French windows• -10% if all the windows are double-glazed• -20% if it has cavity-wall insulation.’Craig Sankey, categonj businessmanager, Focus
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tradtionel-style bathroom.With three large rails andfive smeller rails, it’s idealfor a age fanily space.Alexandra towel rail inchrome-plated steel,(H)lOOx(W)53cm, £249.Victoria Plurrb
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