Open Air Gaps in Outter Doors in Texas.
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Ellawatson
Please Help Me Close The Big Gaps in my Exterior Doors! You can see daylight through the gaps and cold air just pours in my little house like an a/c fan's blowing. I've tried the cheap little felt and rubber things and really? that;s such a joke. I need some REAL help here. Can anybody make any solid suggestions that really work? Thanks alot from a "Very Cold Texas Gal"!
2 answers
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I can only guess without a picture, but perhaps are the jamb stops missing? You could add a small wood trim piece to the jamb/frame so that the door closes against the trim, then add the cheapo foam weather stripping to them between the trim and the door so they have something to seal against. Leave enough room between placement of the trim and door for weather stripping to compress in between. You don't want 100% compression either as that could cause the door lock to get finicky. Paint them to match the jamb and the light will be gone!
Moxie
on Jan 07, 2014
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I have the same problem in our utility room. We also tried the foam stuff and you are right when you said it was a joke. I don't know whether it is caused by house shifting, because it seems we did not have this problem before. We live in TX too. so if you get a good answer I would sure like to know. Our jambs are in place, therefore that is not the problem.
Dee
on Jan 08, 2014
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