Front door insulation

ferranski

Hi Guys!

My wooden front door lets quite a lot of air in, which is annoying, I have made a big difference by putting a curtain on it, but it seems the draft blows out where the curtain meets the floor, it moves the curtain slightly which is worrying

It's a typical british cheapo wooden door, with the half circle at the top, from the inside, there is a skirting board below it, so a slight step up then step down to outside, and there is a brush bar on the bottom of the door (why i don't know thought these were to brush against a carpet) but the door is raised off the floor.

Is there anything i can get to replace the brush bar?

Would put a upvc one in which is sealed all the way round but house is rented so not spending the cash on a house I don't own.

[Deleted User]

Hi,

if you could drop the curtain a bit, or maybe a longer curtain, so as it folds along the bottom of the door.

If not then one of these.

tony6403

This sort (Tesa) might fit - costs about £7

cattie

Door curtains are more effective when they are at least 3" longer than the door & the excess material can be comfortably draped on the floor to help keep the draughts at bay. Is the curtain lined & if so, what with? There is a special lining you can buy, called Bump, which is generally used for interlining quality curtains. It is a great insulator, as I can attest to, as the door curtain on my wooden door is interlined with this. If you don't want to go the additional expense of buying this kind of interlining, it's possible to use an old blanket quite effectively.

In my parents day, people would often attach a piece of carpet to a wooden batton to create an effective barrier against draughts on doors that had gaps too large for conventional shop bought brush bars or door seals, so perhaps this is something you could consider?

ic

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