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   Scott | Oct 10, 2009 09:37pm | #1

   Not all EPDM strips are made equal.

   Are you referring to the one on the threshold or around the permimeter?

   If it's the thresold, I've had good luck with a sort of crescent shaped piece that butts up against the outside of the closed door. No drafts at all in Winter.

   Scott.

   
   

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   Edited 10/11/2009 12:27 am by Scott

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   barmil | Oct 12, 2009 05:00am | #2

   Thanks. Taliking about around the door, especially on the latch side.

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   Scott | Oct 12, 2009 09:10am | #3

   >>>Taliking about around the door, especially on the latch side.

   That makes it a little tougher, especially when retro-fitting an old door.

   It may help to talk to a door manufacturer to see if they'll sell you some of their stuff. Here's some pics of what our factory made doors use. I don't think it's EPDM; or at least not solid EPDM. It feels like a jacket of some sort of plastic with a foam filling. It works well.

   (Sorry about the drywall dust, dirt, etc...we're still building).

   Scott.

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   Edited 10/12/2009 2:13 am by Scott

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   barmil | Oct 19, 2009 05:04am | #4

   Thanks. I've noticed that newer doors have pretty good integrated gasket systems, but the big boxes don't sell anything aftermarket like that.

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   Scott | Oct 19, 2009 06:40am | #6

   Looks like Dan's onto it....Scott.

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   Karl | Oct 19, 2009 07:58am | #7

   Scott, that looks like Q-lon weatherstripping to me. Around here you can buy it at Home Depot but it isn't an easy retrofit as you need to reset and kerf the door stops (which isn't really an option on exterior doors if the door stop is milled into the jamb)Karl

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   DanH | Oct 19, 2009 05:27am | #5

   http://weatherizationsource.com/index.php/m-d-building-products/door-jamb-weatherstrip

   http://hardware.hardwarestore.com/28-589-door-weatherstripping.aspx

   http://www.azpartsmaster.com/Departments/Hardware/Weatherization-and-Thresholds.aspx

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