Letterboxes

Emmzi

Mine is flapping like mad in the wind and driving me nuts as I keep thinking there's someone at the door!

Any ideas? It isn't springloaded. Would something heavy taped to the underside slow it down and if so what? It isn't magnetic, and I'm sure pound coins, although the right size, would go missing pronto!!

leahlaz

Sellotape!
Thats what I've done with ours!
Dog kept barking, thinking there was somebody at the door!

sophiesmum_2

Blu Tack works every time:D

sophiesmum

moonrakerz

Or super glue a piece of heavy metal to the back of it.

By the back, I mean the 'front' if you are inside the house !

victory

cellotape or the brown parcel tape that usually does it .. xxx

Emmzi

Blu tak maight be better for the postie being able to open in! Thanks!

jillie1974

mines the same! keeps making me jump!! so have used some blue tak like other posters!

Soapy955

And there was me just thinking I had to put up with it! Never thought of trying to do something about it. I will use the blutac I have lying around from when I took my Christmas cards down.
Thanks everyone for the tip.

pol

Mine is the aluminium type and did the same. I used a thick elastic band round the flap and pulled through to the inside round the box at the back. Postie could get it open and it kept it shut.

pol

suzy_g

We stick a sock in ours when its windy(we always laugh and wonder if this is where the saying comes from) but I do think the other suggestions are probably more sensible.

susank

I think the new ones lift up from the outside so the wind actually keeps them shut - they are sooooooooooo cheap to do but we have just had new windows and doors and ours has such a draught and they wont listen to us - we have taped above it with brown parcel tape a large piece of bubble wrap which hangs down below it and keeps it warmer