Believe it or not, you can save energy and keep critter entry to a minimum in your home by investing in a single product: door sweeps. Most doors have a slight gap between their base and the floor.

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

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 ...