About 75% of the covers were the same, so it’s the size I will use for this tutorial. I found the simplest way to determine my cuts for the lattice was to sit down with a few simple strips and play with the layout. Straight edges are much easier to cut and calculate than angles. With the straight lines of our door and window headers, I wanted to mimic this. If so this will take some additional calculations. Decide on your corners and cutsĪ mitered corner might be the best look for your home. One also needed to be notched in a corner and another was right up against the wall. This meant I didn’t need a bottom piece of lattice, but that I did need a factory finished edge there. Most of mine were going to sit right on the moldings. Take note of the surrounding wall or molding. Since the Union Jack pattern kind of has rows to it, I added one row on each side. You don’t want to restrict airflow so you will want your metal to cover the hole completely with about a half inch extra all the way around. I also got the largest sheets I could to make them as cost effective as possible, 3-feet by 3-feet, since I was making severalĬhop saw (you could use a hand saw and miter box, it would just take longer to make all the cuts) I liked the Union Jack pattern as I think it works well with the American Craftsman style we’ve been adding to the house. Punched aluminum sheets, there are several styles and sizes available. Lattice strips, I selected a PVC version from Home Depot I was even able to make a few for my sister’s house for her return ducts. After that, the rest came together fairly quickly. Once I took the measurements, I made the 3 needed for the office first. But, the gaping holes in the walls were annoying IronFish so recently I added it to my to-do list. I didn’t think it would be hard, it just wasn’t a priority to me. We also are trying some filters and I want it to be easy to replace those regularly.Īfter gathering my supplies and having the ducts cleaned… I continued to put this project off. Due to Tasha’s allergies, we need to have the ducts cleaned yearly. I needed to make some modifications to the original plan.
In fact, we actually prefer they can’t be closed! We’ve had several occasions over the years of a vent ending up closed and rooms ending up way off in temperature. While this option meant the vents wouldn’t be adjustable, we are OK with that. Thanks to The Friendly Home, I had a plan and a picture to show IronFish, who wasn’t originally sold on the idea of DIY. (*Note: Updated on 3/25/19 and – Now with worksheet printable) DIY Custom Air Vent Covers It was time to fabricate my own custom vent covers. And there were options, but way out of the price range I was willing to pay. Not wanting the basic metal ones available in the big box, I set out to fund something different. Most of the vent covers had seen better days and we planned on replacing them. With new moldings, trim, doors and refinished floors, the regular air vents were suddenly going to be a problem.
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