Thread: Heat resistant covering

What about miniorb. It will look good, reflect or conduct away most of the heat and the residual heat wont set the wood alight.

Originally Posted by BobL

What about miniorb. It will look good, reflect or conduct away most of the heat and the residual heat wont set the wood alight.

It will be a splash back. Like in a kitchen. In fact, down the track it will actually be an outdoor kitchen. So it should be easy to clean and transparent. Transparent to see the masterpiece that I will make out of timber.

The only material that I can think of, other than glass, that might suit your purpose is Lexan (polycarbonate). It's hellishly expensive though.

Originally Posted by aldav

The only material that I can think of, other than glass, that might suit your purpose is Lexan (polycarbonate). It's hellishly expensive though.

I have not priced glass. From a practical point of view, the glass part would only need to be a 1m high section around bench height. However the timber will be sort of like an art work that covers the entire wall. So if it just had a 1m strip of glass, across the middle, I'm not sure how I would make that work aesthetically.

The good news is that it doesn't get any direct sun on that wall so UV light is not a concern.

wood look ceramic tiles.

build the whole thing out of wood and just put a piece of fibre cement sheet, or steel plate behind the bbq bit, paint it or what ever.

The visual interest is what I will be doing with the timber. I am avoiding referring to it as a piece of art but it would help to think of it that way. So the whole concept is to see this pattern made from timber on the wall.

So just to clarify it's not: how do I DIY something onto a wall?, question. It's how do I protect a specific timber creation (mounted on the wall) from heat and BBQ grease?

The upper middle part of it will have a SS extractor mounted right in front of it. But the rest of it is to be fully visible.