Couple of Weatherstriping Questions
jimmiem
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Have to weatherstrip a wood exterior door in New England and am looking for suggestions on high end products to use. I was thinking of a stick on foam around the stops. The bottom currently has one of those aftermarket U shaped devices that doesn’t last long and binds against the threshold easily. The bottom of the door does not have a groove for weatherstriping but routing one would not be a problem. The threshold is not adjustable. I would like something a little better than what’s available at HD and Lowe’s.
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Couple of Weatherstripping Questions
Try http://www.conservationtechnology.com and search for weather stripping. They sell good stuff.
weather stripping
Thank You. I'll check them out.
"Try http://www.conservationtechnology.com and search for weather stripping. They sell good stuff."
+1, really excellent stuff.
Good luck.
Conservation technology
I went their web site and also spoke to an employee. They seem to have covered all the bases with their products. Just have to figure out which ones will work best and place the order. They even developed a special tool to cut a slot in the door stop/jamb where weatherstripping can be inserted.
Thank You!!!!!
Jim,
Their catalog is much better than the web site. You don't need the router tool if you can use applied stops. You can kerf or rabbit for the seals. Lots of options for seals and they will send some short samples if you ask.
KK
Catalog
I called this morning and requested a catalog....it's being sent out today. They were a little hesitant as the catalog prices are not kept up-to-date. I explained that it would be easier to work with hard copy and would return to the web site for prices.
Thank You for your suggestion.
Seals
Because this is an existing door I would like to cut the 45 degree angle into the corner of the jamb. Their tool sells for $160 and rents for $70. Right now I only have one door to do so both options are too expensive. I've made a wooden 45 degree guide for my roto zip which still needs a litle work to get it perfect....the customer service rep provided the margin of error and it is very small. The company also has slot cutting router bits....is that what you were referring to when you said to cut a kerf?
Yup.
Rather than buy their tool to cut the mounting channel, I temporarily removed the door stops and used their slot cutter on a routing table to cut the mounting groove for the V shaped compressable weatherstrip. This worked fine and the end result is just excellent. From a side profile, the weatherstrip looks like a V with a barbed leg (which goes in the slot) extending from one side of the V.
Good luck.
Weatherstripping
Thank You for the tip. I'm doing this for a friend's house so I'll take the catalog and see which product will work best. I like the idea of removing the door stops and doing the work on a router table.
If you had a steel door then the answer would be magnetic rubber strips, hands down, for top and latch side. (A rubber compression strip, nested in the corner of the stop. works best on the hinge side.) For wood you're kind of stuck with several less than optimal choices.
A lot has to do with how stiff the door is and how much closing force you can tolerate, compressing the weatherstripping.
There's also the issue of appearance, since the bulbous surface strip is one of the better choices but ugly (and prone to be easily damaged).
For the bottom, an adjiustable threshold is the way to go, if you can manage it.
another thumbs up...
Same here, when I built a mhogany front entry door for my house a couple of years back, I used stripping from Conservation Technology.
Good stuff.
I'm in CT and I've had no negative issues through the past couple of winters.
What about installing an intelock threshold for door bottom...and using cushion "V" bronze weatherstripping for the jambs?I buy mine from Pemko Manufacturing Co. (Assa Abloy) through my local lumber supplier.