What would you Old Stylers do with my draughty door??

sandieb

If it is wood, you could fix a narrow rod onto the top of the door and let the curtain cover the whole area - after draught-proofing the gaps of course. When you are indoors a sausage shaped draft excluder would help.

A curtain, should you be able to fit it, could have a blackout curtain lining sandwiching a slightly padded inner - suggest a Wilkinson's mattress protector cut and utilised for the job.

FatVonD

Thank you all, a curtain pole with a swing arm sounds a good option, if the curtain was looking like being too heavy I guess I could have a thicker panel on the draughty side and something lighter on the non draughty side.

I'm going to have a measure up to see if the brushes might be an option but I think it might involve a bit of cutting around where the key goes in the second lock.

Thanks again, I knew I'd come to the right place

FatVonD

sandieb wrote: »

Is the door made of UPVC or wood?

It's wood with a couple of glazed panels which I'm going to try bubble glazing on. None of the other windows (or door) are a problem as they're all double glazed but this one is I think the original door that had been left because it looks nice but a gale blows into the sitting room every time we open the door to the hall!

meritaten

You can buy strips which are tacked to the door and then have a rubber flange which goes over the gap. if you have an UPVC door then I guess you could glue it on (try pinflair glue gel or collal glue gel).

babyblooz

If you just want to keep the draught out once you are in for the evening then just tape a wide piece of masking tape from top to bottom. It works a treat and its cheap. We once stayed in a lovely but draughty period house and this was fab for keeping the draught out on an evening.

sandieb

I see that there's a slight difference between portiere rods and drapery arms.

A drapery arm might do the trick? Not suitable for very heavy curtains though, apparently.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/EXTENSIBLE-DOOR-DRAPERY-ARM-25-TO-42-1-2-IN-65-TO-110CM-/221160647274?pt=UK_HG_ScreensShutters_RL&var=&hash=item337e33aa6a

bluebag

Maybe a lighter, thermal backed curtain with a sausage draught excluder to sort of 'seal' it at the bottom.
My front door is just the width of the hall and this is what I use, it seems to work pretty well at keeping all the draughts down.

Getting the kids to pull it over when they come in is a problem of a different hue!

Lilyplonk

Can you fit some kind of track/pole to the door frame above the front door? Then hang a thick heavy curtain from it - perhaps something that's too long for the door, so it can be laid flat on to the floor once you're all in for the evening? Might be a bit of a faff if you need to open the door to visitors, but it might just do the job.

Make sure that you double-check any mortice locks - you get one heck of draught whistling through those tiny holes . A friend of mine has strips attached down the side of the front door - these overlap with the edge of the door frame when the door is closed. I think there's also some 'flexible rubber strips' - about a quarter of an inch wide - that can be attached down the inside of the door frame to provide a cushioned seal when the door's closed.

http://search.diy.com/search#?p=KK&srid=S8-UKSR01&lbc=diy&ts=ajax&pw=draught%20proofing&uid=853673918&isort=score&view=grid&w=Door%20Seals&rk=3

http://search.diy.com/search#?p=Q&srid=S8-UKSR03&lbc=diy&ts=ajax&w=draught%20proofing&uid=853673918&method=and&isort=score&view=grid&srt=0

http://www.diy.com/nav/build/insulation/draught-excluders/rain_boards/Stormguard-Brush-Pile-Weather-Seal-Grey-10908051?skuId=11398747


When you're all out of the house, make sure that you don't seal the house too much - air circulation is necessary to prevent damp and it's a very fine-line between 'stopping the cold air' and 'preventing ventilation'.

Best of Luck, I hope you manage to find something to make your house more comfortable for the winter months.

hardpressed

Would it be posible to fit a curtain track to the ceiling a yard or so in from the door and then hang a curtain to make a sort of entrance hall?

FatVonD

hardpressed wrote: »

Would it be posible to fit a curtain track to the ceiling a yard or so in from the door and then hang a curtain to make a sort of entrance hall?

A yard or so from the door would be on the stairs, it really IS that small!