Anyone recommennd a good draught excluder.

briwire · 16 Dec 2009

I have a hell of a draught under my living room door coming from my hall and stairs. The problem is that when the dooris closed the gap is 12mm, but when I open my door into the living room it is only about 5mm above the carpet. The floor seems to drop toward the door.

I've tried a couple of excluders to no avail. From a self-adhesive flexible type to a brush type from B&Q. They both keep the draught out when closed, but I have to almost pull the door across the carpet with both hands and I can hear it wearing the carpet away.

Anyone know a solution?

JohnD · 16 Dec 2009

fit rising butt hinges

they cause the door to lift as it opens

they were originally designed for rooms with no fitted carpet, but a thick rug inside the room

they have the added advantage that you can easily lift the door off its hinges e.g. when redecorating or carrying through large furniture, and they cause the door to slowly swing closed under its own weight.

they are only a few pounds a pair

measure your old hinges to see if they are three inch (75mm) or four inch (100mm) and, when you are inside the room and pull the door open towards you, is the handle on your right hand or left hand.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2-x-Rising-Bu...arden_Door_Accessories_LE?hash=item3ca02eb8e1

freddiemercurystwin · 16 Dec 2009

Get yourself one of these:

The actually work quite well if they're sufficiently heavy.

briwire · 17 Dec 2009

We have one called hissing Sid. Get fed up with phusically moving it every time we open the door.

Like the idea of the rising butt hinges though.

dextrous · 17 Dec 2009

Try something like this

Chukka63 · 17 Dec 2009

if you use rising butts wont you still have a 7mm difference from one edge of the door to the other????
you need something that will take up that 7mm surely????

how about something like this,could be trimmed to suit floor poss

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2-x-DOOR-BOTT...UCI%2BIA%2BUA%2BIEW%2BFICS%2BUFI&otn=11&ps=63

they have solid ones too,not bristle type

gregers · 17 Dec 2009

get 1 of these,
http://www.vomhausdettmer.com/Wotai.5.jpg

ive got a white 1,there great.

nickas666 · 18 Dec 2009

Have a look at this

http://shop.stormflame.com/automatic-threshold-seal-rp60-412-p.asp

Used one for my living-room door, needed a threshold plate as well as it was dropping down onto a carpeted surface.

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Anyone recommennd a good draught excluder.

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