How To Weatherstrip French Doors

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How to weatherstrip french doors.

You can apply a diy weatherstripping door seal strip to stop leaks and aid with climate control. Step 4 rout the dado photo by kindra clineff. The doors and windows in your home often leak air even when closed. On french doors the stationary door has a strip of wood with this groove in it.

It s not uncommon for a gap or crack to exist where the two doors come together. Because one or both of the french doors are moving many traditional weatherstripping solutions just don t apply. Measure the width of every door you will install stripping on. Check the installation by shutting the door from the outside and looking for gaps.

Cut weatherstripping foam to the length of the sides and top of the door frame then peel off the adhesive backing. Clean the door frame with all purpose cleaner and a rag. If multiple doors need new stripping take the measurements for all of them. Most modern doors and door frames have a small groove milled in the surface to insert weather stripping.

You can do this by using a tape measure across the width of the bottom of the door. A door draft stopper also keeps out dust and insects. This weather stripping has a lip that fits in the groove and the v shaped stripping goes against the door surface. Stop energy wasting air leaks around entry doors by installing a weatherstripping kit with a foam flange or vinyl bulb.

Remember you are measuring the door itself not the width of the doorway. Install adhesive weatherstripping foam around the door frame where the french doors touch the frame. Drive the weatherstripping into its slot with a spline roller. French doors can be a weak point for letting moisture light sounds bugs cold air and dirt into your home.

Write down your measurements. Use a door sweep to seal the bottom of the door. To seal the door bottom place the door on sawhorses and use a square to mark out a 5 8 inch wide dado or trench centered on the door s bottom edge.