How To Fix a Drafty Door
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- Опубліковано 14 жов 2024
- Drafts do a number on both your utility bills and overall comfort. If you have a drafty door that’s been a thorn in your side, well take a look at this video as Lou shows us how a weather-stripping door seal can do a long way:
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According to the U. S. Department of Energy, it’s estimated that drafty doors account for up to 20% of heat loss in a typical home. To put in perspective, merely a ⅛ inch space under an exterior door can let as much cold air into your home as a 2 ½ inch hole in the middle of your wall!
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Here’s our Fix It in 15:00 solution that will show you how to weather-strip a door properly:
• Purchase a door set weather-stripping kit
• Remove the old weather-stripping from the outer door frame, using a hammer and chisel
• Clean the area afterwards to remove any remaining dirt or debris
• Use the hammer to tack in any nails that may have become dislodged when removing the old weather-stripping
• Cut the new weather-stripping to size - for the upper, lower and side portions of the door frame
• Once you double check the pieces fit properly, go ahead and hammer it into place using the nails provided in the kit
o Make sure to close the door when you install the new weather-stripping to ensure a snug fit
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What’s the brand of door set that you use? I’m in Australia and all the door sealing kits that are available are that adhesive tape, which is not suitable for what I want.
Can you list the brand and type you used? I can’t find vinyl, only aluminum/vinyl combo.
I know this comment is two years old but for future viewers, it looks like I found the exact one he's using in the video and it says it is an aluminum/vinyl combo as well so that should be fine.
Thanks for replying. What brand, and where’d you find it?
Frost King White Aluminum/Vinyl Weather Seal For Doors 17 ft. L X 0.75 in. Just did a Google search for "weather seal for doors" and it was one of the results. I compared what I could see from the package seen in the video.@@erictoner3395
@@erictoner3395I’m trying to find out the same question. Did you have any luck finding out the brand?
Not a chance anymore gets this done in 15 minutes.
What kit did you use?