Tubular Vinyl Gasket Weatherstrip. Seals out drafts, dust and weather around loose-fitting, warped or unevenly cut doors or rattling windows Weather seals 1 average window or door Fits irregular gap Can be nailed, stapled, tacked or glued in place.
Where to buy. Our Products Other Weatherstripping Products. Stick the gasket to the bottom of the door frame, beginning in the corner. Set the gasket so the rolled side lines up with the pencil mark. Remove the adhesive backing a little at a time as you press the gasket into place, working up from the bottom corner to the top corner. Apply a length of gasket along the top of the door frame using the same method. Apply a final length of gasket along the side of the frame opposite the first strip you applied.
Nail the gasket in place with small tack nails, placing the nails 6 inches apart along the length of the gasket. Even slightly loose screws can cause the door to sag. If the screw holes have been reamed out and are now too big to hold the screws, you can use larger screws as long as they will still fit in the hinge's countersunk holes.
If even the larger screws won't work, pack the holes with toothpicks dipped in glue, and use a knife to cut off the toothpicks even with the surface. Now the screws have new wood in which to bite. Sometimes the door must be planed off to prevent binding. If so, you can usually plane the top with the door still in place. Always move the plane toward the center of the door to avoid splintering off the edges.
If you must plane wood off the sides, take the door off its hinges, plane the hinge side, and always move toward the edges. Spring metal is quite popular for door weather stripping. It works effectively when installed properly and is not visible with the door closed. In the packages designated as door kits, most manufacturers include the triangular piece that fits next to the striker plate on the jamb. Here's how to install spring-metal weather stripping around a door:.
Step 2: Position side strips so flared flange almost touches door stop. Trim away metal where needed to accommodate any hinges, locks, or other hardware. Step 3: Tap in one nail at top and one nail at bottom of each side strip. Do not put in any more nails, and don't drive top and bottom nails in all the way. If strips do not have prepunched holes, make pilot holes with ice pick or awl. Check to make sure side strips are straight and properly positioned.
Step 4: Drive nail in center of side strip but only partway in. Then add nails spaced at regular intervals between ends. To avoid damaging strip, never drive nails all the way in with hammer. Repeat procedure for other side strip. Step 5: Put top strip in last, and miter it to fit. Flare out edge of each strip with screwdriver to render snug fit. Here are the tools you'll want to have to install spring-metal strips around doors:.
Self-sticking spring metal can be used in the same places as regular spring metal. To install the self-sticking spring metal around a door, follow these steps:.
Step 1: Clean surface where strips are to be placed. Measure and cut strips to size with tin snips. Step 2: Put strips in place without removing backing paper.
Mark spots for trimming for example, hardware points and where vertical and horizontal strips meet. Step 3: Peel off backing at one end and press strip in place, peeling and pressing as you work toward other end. Here are the tools you'll want to have on hand to install self-sticking spring metal around doors:. Though not permanent, this type of weatherstripping can last from one to three years.
Step 1: Select warm day to work, if possible. Adhesive forms a better bond if applied when temperature is at least 60 degrees Fahrenheit. Step 2: Clean surface where weather stripping is to be attached with detergent and water. Make sure no dirt or grease remains.
If pressure-sensitive weather stripping had been previously installed, use petroleum jelly to remove any old adhesive. Dry surface with rags. Step 4: Starting at one end, slowly peel paper backing as you push sticky foam strips into place. If backing proves stubborn at beginning, stretch foam until seal between backing and foam breaks. Step 6: Attach other two strips to doorstop. If corner of door catches weather stripping as you close it, trim top piece of foam on hinge side.
Serrated-metal weather stripping, usually with a felt-strip insert running the length of the serrated groove, also can be used to seal air gaps around doors. To install this type of weather stripping, measure the length of strips required, and then use tin snips or heavy-duty scissors to cut the serrated-metal material to the proper lengths. Nail each strip at both ends, add a nail to the center of each strip, and drive additional nails every 2 to 3 inches along the rest of the strip.
Here are the tools you'll need to install pressure-sensitive foam weather stripping around doors:. The gap at the bottom of the door is treated differently from the gaps on the sides and along the top.
The wood or metal hump on the floor along the bottom of the door is called the threshold. Many of the metal types feature a flexible vinyl insert that creates a tight seal when the door closes against it.
Other thresholds consist of one unit on the floor and a mating piece on the bottom of the door. These two pieces interlock to form a weathertight barrier. In most cases, the threshold with a flexible vinyl insert is the easiest to install. Interlock systems are quite effective when properly installed, but they require a perfect fit or they will not work satisfactorily.
Wooden thresholds often wear down to the point where they must be replaced. This is an easy installation, and there are many types of replacement thresholds from which to choose. Most are aluminum and come in standard door widths; however, if your door is not standard width, you can trim the aluminum threshold with a hacksaw. Here's how to install a replacement threshold:. Step 1: Remove old threshold. If it is wood, there are two ways to remove it. In most cases, you can pry it up after removing doorstops with small flat pry bar or putty knife, but you must work carefully and slowly.
If jamb itself rests on threshold, saw through old threshold at each end. Use backsaw placed right against jamb, and saw down through threshold, being careful not to scar floor.
Once you make cuts, threshold should be easy to pry up. If prying doesn't work, use chisel and hammer to split piece. Metal thresholds are frequently held down by screws concealed under vinyl inserts. Once you remove screws, threshold will come up easily. Here's how to install tubular and foam-filled gasket weather stripping:. Labels: Weather Stripping. No comments:.
Newer Post Older Post Home. Subscribe to: Post Comments Atom. What You'll Need Here are the tools you'll want to have on hand to apply tubular and foam-filled gasket weather stripping: Tape measure Pencil Scissors Hammer Nails.
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