Vibrating letterbox

JeffMason

Hi All,

I've just had a new front door fitted and am very happy with it, except that the metal flap on the inside of the letterbox vibrates when louder cars drive past or a neighbour shuts there door etc. It's not the end of the world but is quite a creepy sound and I'd like to find a way to stop it. 

I'm wondering if I can install one of those brush things that goes over the letterbox, and if that will help. Can anyone advise on if that might work and what size I need to get to work with my letterbox? I wonder if something like that should be there anyway... Or any other suggestions!

Here's a couple of images of it for reference:

https://imgur.com/a/LtW2PEq
 

rach_k

A bit of blu tack works on mine! 

adougl16

As suggested, blue tac or even a piece of soft plastic or material.

clw1

Try some little clear plastic dots stuck on the inside - these kind of thing:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/CLEAR-KITCHEN-CABINET-BUFFER-Protector/dp/B00P11D4VK/ref=pb_allspark_dp_session_sims_pao_desktop_2/257-7547573-3180417?pd_rd_w=d3to5&pf_rd_p=a80b8663-76e7-42fc-9cdf-f601eec9bc07&pf_rd_r=R6FYSC1C80WPAGH3EPH7&pd_rd_r=32eeee40-0007-482e-a366-411773a03177&pd_rd_wg=U2TRV&pd_rd_i=B00P11D4VK&psc=1

Grenage

I'd probably use thin seal across the bottom of the flap.  If it let cold air through then I'd attach a weak spring to the flap and door.

twopenny

A thin seal could be a strip of foam draught excluder on the flap (yes it's still available)

Will achieve both problems.

greyteam1959

Contact Ann Summers to see if they can help ??
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Rosa_Damascena

greyteam1959 said:

Contact Ann Summers to see if they can help ??
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To be fair, the OP was not looking to turn it into a rabbit.

I'd take the suggestions above over a brushy-thing any day.

JeffMason

Thanks all! I've got some of those cupboard door stick on plastic dot things, and also some similar that go on feet of furniture, and had a another look with them in mind, but it seems the problem is that the two bolts coming in the wood (I assume that hold the letterbox in place on the outside) are what this flap touches, meaning it doesn't sit flat against anything but those two bolts.

I've tried sticking some of those dots on the back of the flap in line with the bolts and will see how it works, but would also love a less odd looking solution! 

This is either a terrible design or there is something missing or put together incorrectly in what I have...

robatwork

Went to see 'em support Half Man Half Biscuit, Brixton 1986.   Good bassist.