draught excluders required - advice needed

spaceboy

We are renting and the front and back doors are not very good and draughts come in, can anyone advise on good draught excluders we could fit to the bottom of the doors? We need to do 3 doors; the front door, the front vestibule to living room door and the kitchen/back door.

gmgmgm

Look at Toolstation for good selection. (Also screwfix et al).

Best for going around doors is the fluffy "brush pile" ones, not the silicone flap ones.
Flaps probably best for underneath doors.

Easy job and probably one of the few cost-effective "insulation" options.

southcoastrgi

or some good thick curtains, is it a church ? vestibule

Leif

Make sure you check the gap before you fit a draught excluder. If as the door opens the gap reduces, then a fixed one might jam underneath, or stick, depending on the type. That is what I found. I've been trying to find a cushion style one, and local shops do not stock them.

Screwfix, as mentioned already. Avoid Homebase etc. Last night I saw a shelf bracket for £10 in Homebase. I had already bought a box of 10 identical items from screwfix, for £20.

spaceboy

Do you think these will be any good:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/170910328471?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

or should I go for a metal one like this:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/170910342619?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

Yorkie1

If none of the fixed ones are any good, I can recommend this:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B000VD94QW/ref=oh_details_o03_s00_i00

I went for this company's version because the reviews (correctly) said it came without being bent or folded up for postage, so it laid flat on the floor.

bikerchris

I've used the self adhesive screwfix types in the past, they're pretty good, although you need to get the right thickness, otherwise the doors won't close properly.

gmgmgm

spaceboy wrote: »

Do you think these will be any good:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/170910328471?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

or should I go for a metal one like this:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/170910342619?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

PVC one looks pretty ugly.
Brass one a little better. Depends on what style your house is in.

I used the brush ones from toolstation- they cover a gap of max about 6mm, but were hidden from view.

I've used ones similar to your ebay brass one on a garage door, but wouldn't put something like that indoors. YMMV.