Thermal door curtains

RHemmings

Has anyone had any experience with these, or similar products?

I've noticed that it's cold around one of my back doors. And, also my kitchen and the rest of the house have no door, which lets warmth out, and also moisture from the kitchen to spread through the house and give my dehumidifier a workout. 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/MAGZO-Magnetic-Insulated-Windproof-Soundproofing/dp/B0CB7NKFW6/

Green_hopeful

We have thick curtains but not the zip ones in your photo. We have found draught excluder around the outside has made a massive difference. Like this. https://www.toolstation.com/stormguard-heavy-duty-around-door-seal/p27245?store=P3&utm_source=googleshopping&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=googleshoppingfeed&mkwid=_dc&pcrid=null&pkw=null&pmt=null&gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAAD-vLcVkF4Xy1v56C837jq_TYuad_&gclid=Cj0KCQiA57G5BhDUARIsACgCYnxachSXUgPt-30MRDr3r1CjdjhahmzKDN_WhDLUMPzMPP4-KnYBBssaAnHIEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

RHemmings

Green_hopeful said:

We have thick curtains but not the zip ones in your photo. We have found draught excluder around the outside has made a massive difference. Like this. https://www.toolstation.com/stormguard-heavy-duty-around-door-seal/p27245?store=P3&utm_source=googleshopping&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=googleshoppingfeed&mkwid=_dc&pcrid=null&pkw=null&pmt=null&gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAAD-vLcVkF4Xy1v56C837jq_TYuad_&gclid=Cj0KCQiA57G5BhDUARIsACgCYnxachSXUgPt-30MRDr3r1CjdjhahmzKDN_WhDLUMPzMPP4-KnYBBssaAnHIEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

Thanks. I wasn't aware of that solution. I was thinking of using the stick-on door draught excluder.  I've watched the video on the Toolstation site, and I'll have a look at my external doors to see what I would be drilling into to install the external draught excluder. 

I'm looking around at various small steps I can take towards a warmer house. It's supposedly a 'C' energy rating, and I'm not (yet?) looking at major changes. But, things like insulation for doors (external and internal), insulating film on windows and window panes in doors. Small incremental things to start with. 

bob2302

IMO ordinary draught excluder works just fine on the top and sides of the door frame because the  door can compress the material against the frame. On internal doors and some older external doors there no adequate surface to compress the tape at the bottom - that's the only point where you need anything else.

Note also that on external doors, it's much easier to keep out draughts than slugs. They can squash themselves very flat and exert a lot of force.

Scot_39

RHemmings said:

Has anyone had any experience with these, or similar products?

I've noticed that it's cold around one of my back doors. And, also my kitchen and the rest of the house have no door, which lets warmth out, and also moisture from the kitchen to spread through the house and give my dehumidifier a workout. 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/MAGZO-Magnetic-Insulated-Windproof-Soundproofing/dp/B0CB7NKFW6/

Why not fit a standard curtain with a thermal lining instead of that.

Not sure it would pass many a housewives aesthetic test.

They even sell thrm as a single curtain for doors in some stores (got couple in sale at Argos few years back - for lr and front door hallway).