Draught excluder suggestions.

elsien

Gitdog has been playing with my front door cushion draught excluder and it’s a bit torn.
I was wanting to change it anyway but am thinking of just recovering it with better material to save faffing around with fillings etc. 
It’s not particularly heavy though (most shop bought ones aren’t) so I’m looking for suggestions to give it a bit more weight and keep it tighter to the bottom of the door? 

JIL

I saw a one in a shop recently that was a row of hedgehogs, very nice, but at £66 I put it back where I found it.



Can you see or tie something with weights onto it, filled with sand, stones, or something else heavy.

elsien

I did google curtain weights but have never looked at them in person to see how heavy they actually are - it's about keeping the weight evenly spread as well rather than stones etc gathering in the middle. My sewing skills are fairly basic. 

Gers

elsien said:

I did google curtain weights but have never looked at them in person to see how heavy they actually are - it's about keeping the weight evenly spread as well rather than stones etc gathering in the middle. My sewing skills are fairly basic. 

The weights I have are in a long string - like tiny wee sausages.  They can be sewed in at each end and stitched inbetween. I'm not sure if this is a good answer or not!

FreeBear

Fishing weights tied on to a length of string ?

Assorted steel nuts, again tied to a string ?

Both would add weight, but could end up costing a fair bit if you are buying new. A long narrow tube (say 25mm diameter) filled with small stones could work. Or a length of stout heavy chain..

Floss

Have PMd you Elsien

-taff

Maybe a bag or rice or beans in there in a pouch all along one side?

oystercatcher

If Gitdog is likely to play with it I would avoid anything small which might be accidentally ingested. Things like curtain weight and fishing weights are sometimes made from lead which could also cause problems !!

If draught excluder is sausage shaped what about something simple like rolled up magazines or newspaper held in shape by gaffer tape and then covered with fabric, possibly with a soft layer added on top. At least then if it gets chewed to bits nothing terrible will happen and it's not expensive either.

Broomstick

Have a search for under-door draft excluders which are two smaller tubes attached by a strip of fabric (or tape) under the door.  I made a couple out of pipe insulation and duct tape which have stood the test of time and have worked beautifully indoors but I suspect they would have worked on external doors just as well.  The design would probably work with duct tape and rolled newspaper too. When I have a moment I'm going to experiment with making more in scrap fabric for internal doors. Since the tubes are narrower and are anchored under the door, I wonder if your dog would find it less attractive.

Siebrie

I made a draught excluder from 2 sleeves of an old winter coat sown together. I didn't fill it, so it molds itself nicely to the bottom of the door.

CapricornLass

We've used old towels and bath mats!  Not pretty, but did the job until I inherited one from my mother's house.  You could use a piece of nicer fabric, just folded up against the door as Siebrie suggests - provided Gitdog doesn't decide to take off somewhere else, of course.