Letterbox draught excluder needed

Nagme

Hello, we're in a rented property with a 1930s front door. The letterbox is at chest height, and anyone posting something through the letterbox can see straight into the house.
I've been trying to find a draught excluder but as it's an old door the size is unusual. Could anyone advise if there is a diy solution to this problem?

Tia

societys_child

Any of THESE any good?

Nagme

societys_child wrote: »

Any of THESE any good?

Thank you but no, they are not the right size.

societys_child

An alternative is to fix something above the letter box opening

Perhaps something like a piece of nylon sheet (or card) attached to the door, which hangs down over the opening but allows post to be pushed through and drop to the floor?

Edit: or a box over the opening, that the mail falls into?

societys_child

Maybe something like this, but you'd need to cover the top and front with card or cloth?
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00UFNS964/ref=nosim?!!!!!fribbla07-21

Make your own using a cardboard box? Very MSE . . .

missprice

You can buy garage door brush strips/draught excluder., Just cut to fit?

sew_what

What about a piece of carpet attached to the door above the flap - flexible but heavy enough to sit againsty the door?

LABMAN

What size requires to be covered?

Nagme

Thank you for all your posts.

My lovely landlady put so much effort into making this house the way it is, I wanted as neat a solution as possible. She had an internal flap fitted but this doesn't offer the privacy that your ideas offer.

The height I need is 60mm which seems to be greater than a standard size. I was thinking that fitting something smaller would make it awkward for the postman.

Sew what - you may be onto something there - it needn't even be something as thick as carpet, so long as it's a decent enough length to hang in the way! I'll have a rummage tomorrow for some fabric. I could attach it to the flap easily enough with tape.

Thank you all ☺

stator

Exactly how big is the hole, width and height?