Making a draught excluder

[taimatsu]

I want to make a draught excluder for my front door. I could just make a sausage thing, but it would get in the way when the door was opened. I need something I can actually attach to the door itself. Anyone got any ideas how I could do this?

Comments

[diffrentcolours]

1) make a sausage thing
2) nail it to the door
3) profit!

[taimatsu]

I think I would struggle to open the door properly if I did this :)

[diffrentcolours]

More nails!

[chrisvenus]

You know, I had exactly the same thought. ;-) Except without the profit bit, you were a step ahead of me on that... :)

[cosmolinguist]

Velcro on the door? :)

[kissmeforlonger.livejournal.com]

You can get things which have a rubber or felt 'flap' but they need to be screwed into the door. I have a rubber one in the bathroom to try and take up some of the gap left by removing the carpet.

[purpleheather.livejournal.com]

Those door width brushes you screw to the door are quite effective, as long as they go low enough.

If you're going to make something, I reckon you want the wall side to be less stuffed than the opening side, so that it will squidge back closer to the door.

[oneplusme.livejournal.com]

Given that your door has a tiny step beneath it, it ought not to be too hard to stick one of those brush/flap-type excluders to the bottom of it.

[bateleur.livejournal.com]

Multiple layers of newspaper in a door-width strip, taped to the bottom of the door. Substitute fabric or something waterproof for newspaper if available and similarly duck tape for sellotape.

[mrdreadful.livejournal.com]

Thick felt. Nails. Worked for me granny!

[ashfae.livejournal.com]

We applied for free attic insulation from the council (? someone, ask Chris for specifics), and while they were here they also (for the kitchen and bathroom doors) installed insulation on the doors, in the form of...well, plastic strips sort of. But anyway, if we qualified to get it done for free, perhaps you would also? Again, ask Chris for details. It's great. =)

[libellum.livejournal.com]

You can get strips of stick-on rubber insulation from B&Q, which you then just peel off and stick all around the edges of the doorframe. It comes off after a few months, but you get enough in a packet for several applications.

However, I use this AND a sausage AND a floor-ceiling rug nailed above the door and I STILL have the draughtiest front door ever, so I will be watching the comments like a hawk for genius ideas.

[alison-lees.livejournal.com]

did you block the key hole? Our key hole is the bit that lets howling gales into our door: I put a rubber insert in, but it's not lasted...

[akcipitrokulo.livejournal.com]

Get a towel. Use nails/drawingpins to pin it to the underside of the door - it goes in from the inside, gets pinned to the bottom of the door, and comes out again the same way. Then use the inside of a cheep pillow to stuff in the pocket you've made. Then bring the bottom of the towel up round the stuffing & pin it to the inside of the door.

It's difficult to describe, but it's what's on our front door! I worked it out to make sure that it would stay insulated when we went out & closed door behind us.

[mostlyacat.livejournal.com]

I can have a look at your door and other things when I am there next. I have some rubber insulation strip stuff in the garage that you can have if they are suitable.

Hugs to lovely Lucy. She can be snug and warm hopefully. :-)

[ludy]

Happy St Lucy's day!