Installation of a door sweep can help eliminate drafts beneath doors. Drill holes are marked for reference when installing a door sweep. Evident from its name, a door sweep attaches to the bottom edge ...

Traditional door weatherstripping wears out quickly, which leads to home energy loss. Install an automatic bottom sweep that is longer lasting and much more efficient. Tom Silva of This Old House ...

I have a radio show that airs on Saturdays on WOAI in San Antonio. Many of the listeners are homeowners trying to maintain their biggest investment, their home. I like to tell them that repairing and ...

Stopping drafts at the threshold pays off fast: fewer cold spots, quieter rooms, and a furnace that doesn’t have to work as ...

Chauncey grew up on a farm in rural northern California. At 18 he ran away and saw the world with a backpack and a credit card, discovering that the true value of any point or mile is the experience ...

Q-We put down new carpet in our entrance hall, with a thick pad underneath. The front door had to be trimmed to clear this carpet, and now on windy days we get a cold draft under the door. I can`t put ...

When you live in an apartment or a condo not only do you have to put up with noisy neighbors, you also have to deal with their smells sneaking into your home via the hallway. A draft blocker is one ...

Like a sweep for your front door, a self-adhesive weatherstrip attaches to the bottom of the door on the outside. When the door closes, the rubber seal presses against the pavement and splays outward ...

Q: We had a handyperson put in a door sweep on the left-hand door of double front doors that swing in. The sweep does not cover the threshold, which has a wooden or maybe plastic strip attached over a ...