Fitting draught exclusion to a door or window

Between 10-20% of heat loss in a home is through draughts in windows and doors. Reducing this heat loss improves the comfort in your home, and reduces your fuel bills and carbon footprint.

This video shows how easy it is to draught proof a door or window using self adhesive draught excluder strips.

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[N33dsALifeFTL]

can u plz tell me how to do this on a window! i have draft coming tru my window and have just ordered this off ebay!

thanks

[MikeBoxwell]

@N33dsALifeFTL The process is exactly the same for a window as it is for a door. You'll probably find you already have draft strips in the window frame already but they shrink with age and become useless. Remove any existing strips first and clean the area with a damp cloth before replacing with the new excluder.

[steevestuff]

Do you think the extra width of the seal would make the door a bit tight on the keep, thus making the door difficult to latch & lock properly also rendering the door hinge bound?

[MikeBoxwell]

@steevestuff No - the door seal material is very soft - its like a sponge and so compresses tightly against the door without putting any stresses on it.

[zimant78]

what if it's a narrowing gap in the door like a triangle, or just a bit in the middle... i have to use somekind of polyfilla but i dont know the best tricks.

[MikeBoxwell]

@zimant78 You can buy draft excluder in different thicknesses, or you can stick two lots of excluder one on top of the other to fill out larger gaps.

[miz528aaaaaa]

thanks for the help mate

[UKShortz]

Great - cheers Mike.

[MikeBoxwell]

There are brush-based draught excluders, as typically fitted to the bottom of doors, which you can use for some draughts like this.

However, if you have a really bad draught, you may be better off buying and fitting a replacement door.