Got an old Georgian front door that I recently stripped the paint off, as the original paint was coming away from the door, unfortunately it now leaves a gap of 1/4 inch round the door. Been looking at draft excluders, the rubber stile foam ones look a bit flimsy, & someone suggested copper tape. Does anyone know how to fix this, tips & tricks please, photos would be greatly appreciated. Many thanks.
Copper tape strip draft excluder?
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You nail along one edge of the copper strip to the door frame. It is shaped so the free edge of the tape will sit away from the frame. When the door is closed the free edge seals to the door. You nail it so the door passes over the nailed edge first as the door closes
Look for Proper Copper Draught Excluder at a good hardware shop.
Look for Proper Copper Draught Excluder at a good hardware shop.
enfieldspares
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Back in the day my parent's house had brass strip like a V shape that I think did the same? The apex of the V being towards the frame into which the door closed. Being brass it would then press closed as the door entered the frame. Or it might too have been the other way. Nailed to the frame with the apex pointing towards the door? I also have that problem in my 1914 built house and modern rubber stuff won't work as it's too thick. So thank you GLEVUM you jogged my memory. I'll also look at this copper stuff.
I used this for many years. it does the job!
Stalker-of-the-deer
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Have a look at the storm guard rubber seal. Its an external rubber seal with aluminium stripping to fix it.
It doesn't look bad at all, we're in the same boat and all the weather gets thrown onto the font of our house because of location.
It completely stopped wind and water ingress and is about £20 from screw fix. I thought it would look naff but you don't even notice it to be honest
It doesn't look bad at all, we're in the same boat and all the weather gets thrown onto the font of our house because of location.
It completely stopped wind and water ingress and is about £20 from screw fix. I thought it would look naff but you don't even notice it to be honest
Have some 'Atomic' Copper draft excluder strip that's been in place for 15 years+ and is still working well. Product came in a branded cardboard box with fixing instructions but I can't find it online. The 25mm 'Proper Copper' product listed on Amazon looks to be the same or very similar but I can't actually vouch for it. Glevum's fixing instructions, above, accord with my recollection of the process.
Simon, I was talking to an old boy in a builders merchant yesterday, & he mentioned Atomic tape. He said it used to come with a small tool like a glaziers wheel with side guide for putting the angle on to the flat tape, wish I could get hold of one of those things!
Now you mention it, I do remember the tool. I've had a look but, inevitably, it must have succumbed to one or other of the clearouts since I used it! The 'Proper Copper' product on Amazon looks to be very similar. I wonder if others have experience of using it and whether any tool is required to put the nescessary angled bend along the strip?
Amazingly (to me at least), I've found a packet of the Atomic strip (but no tool) - I must have bought more than one. On the packet are the fitting instructions, a photo of which is attached. As you can see, it says you can use a ball-point pen instead of the tool. I would guess the 'Proper Copper' product can be 'sprung' in the same way. Hope this helps.
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