How To Install BOTTOM DOOR SEALS--2 TYPES!! (Keep Out Bugs/Light/Water/Drafts/Sound...DOOR SWEEP!)
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How To Install BOTTOM DOOR SEALS--2 TYPES!! (Keep Out Bugs/Light/Water/Drafts/Sound...DOOR SWEEP!)
Large gaps/cracks across the full width of a door bottom can be very problematic. They might let in air, water, light and bugs. This short video from The Honest Carpenter will show you multiple ways to address this issue, and the products to use!
Gaps beneath doors are caused by space between the DOOR SLAB and the THRESHOLD or floor. This space is necessary! It lets the door function properly by preventing tension/rubbing between the two parts.
However, these gaps let light, air, bugs and water into the house as well.
All exterior doors should be equipped with some sort of DOOR SWEEP, or DOOR BOTTOM SEAL.
Nearly all new exterior doors come with STANLEY-TYPE door sweeps, which have two fins on the back that slot up into grooves in the underside of the door.
These sweeps can typically be pulled out and replaced by hand. But, it's sometimes necessary to trim the fins on the new sweep, or even cut it to length.
Some door sweeps clamp onto the bottom edge of the door and can be moved up and down to create a seal with the threshold or floor.
I like ALUMINUM + VINYL FLANGE sweeps. These simple seals can be attached to either face of the door using screws and a drill. They can be positioned up and down to create contact with the floor or threshold.
The aluminum spine of the sweep can be cut using a HACKSAW. The vinyl strip can be cut with just a utility knife.
Most aluminum and vinyl sweeps can be attached to the door with the supplied screws. However, for steel doors such as mine, you may need to use self-tapping screws capable of penetrating metal.
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Wow I was soooo pissed to see the light gap and then you freakin nailed it with the second one. Sweet lord that was an emotional rollercoaster for me. Outstanding work!
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As a perfectionist, I procrastinate, but as you said resolving the problem is more important.
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Thank you! Tired eroding door seal, was dreading (been there done that) take the heavy door off the hinges, to replace it. What you give me is time back, and more energy reserved for other things, and I appreciate that.
You get right to the point and straight to the steps. Plus, These sweeps look smooth AF. *FOLLOW*
Hello Ethan, thanks for all of your door weatherproofing videos. I've been trying to figure out how to get rid of gaps all around my door, with no luck. Your videos were perfect for my situation and gave us a very sealed door. I'm now a subscriber to your channel and enjoy your videos, great for our older house. Best, Todd
I like the idea of the double sweep. Here in fire country, a retired fireman stayed home as a big wind-driven fire bore down on them. Glowing embers blew under the door like crazy, setting little fires around the house interior which they put out with water they had reserved in the bathtubs and sinks. As the flame front passed quickly under high winds, he then went outside and put out other small fires outside. Another one for your "keep out" list. However, I'm looking for silicone sweeps, not merely vinyl.
Very detailed explanation of these options and nice examples. I've also found myself using the add-on, lower thresholds in concert with these type sweeps in cases where it applied and they can really compliment certain applications. I appreciate you could have used one on your shop door but didn't as it would have impeded the accessibility to rolling items on wheels or casters through the doorway. It was a good call worth the mention. Great video, nice to keep your heat in and the bugs out. :)
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Perfectly timed. I’ve just been pondering this exact problem on my workshop build today. Thank you from the U.K.
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Thanks for the great info and presentation. I need new sweeps on all my doors, and as you know they are all different. What a pain, since some of the I have to take off the hinges and man handle them. You have saved me hundreds of dollars when I had to replace a rotten door jam and was able to do it with your door jam video. So I am definitely going to take your information under advisement. Thanks for the great information and congratulations on your new digs and location.
Thank you, jb!! I’m really glad to hear the videos have been so helpful! Good luck with the sweep change-outs. Just take it door by door 🙂
brilliant using two - I have doors front and back to my workshop that have large uneven gaps and I am going to try this.
My parents house had this issue. Now I know what to do. Appreciate the aliminum/vinyl suggestion. Thanks
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Very true, Monkey! Sometimes I have to remind myself to document things like this, because I’ll look back and say, “I didn’t know how to do this once…there have to be plenty of people out there who still don’t.”
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Back-to-Back, another awesome video. Thanks,. The self-tapping screws was a help for me. Whenever I installed exterior doors where the door sweep was used, the screws very rarely catch on the stainless steel doors but just bore right through. I'll try the self-taps and see if that helps next time.
Very timely for me as my basement service door allows rain water to enter the basement due to a worn out threshold & sweep. Thank you very much!
I am going to buy door sweeps for my two exterior doors. Thanks for the video!
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Thanks Ethan, just what i need for my door. Take care as always from South Africa
Thanks, Val! Happy to hear from South Africa! 😄
Thanks! I need to this on a garage side door. Big gap and mice love it.
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Thank you for the video. I used your technique, and keep the outside out!
I accidentally bought these yesterday was just about to take them back,thanks for the video much appreciated
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Nice breakdown. We lived in our house for 10 years, before I looked into this. I was tired of feeling a cold draft coming in at the front door and back door. Albeit, the one I installed required removing the entire door - LOL
What a great idea what a great video. I was thinking for so long how do I solve that bottom door gap. Thankyou very much for this brilliant great idea.
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This was helpful, thank you!
I keep getting water in my basement which is from an even bigger issue. The gap in the door isn't helpful so this is a really good tip without breaking my pockets. Thank you
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My door opens in (groan!), so I'll be putting in a threshold. And then a couple of those aluminum/vinyl sweeps, so they contact at the bottom only when the door is closed. Thanks for the pointers!
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I gotta do this for my garage, our laundry is right near a door where bugs can get in. thanks!
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Great video!! What type would I use on a hollow-ish metal door on a manufactured home? I bought a sweep but I'm not sure how to best attach it. Thanks again for taking the time to share these useful tips!! They've saved many a DIY project for me!!
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Thanks for your video. I always learn from your videos . Without a threshold are you concerned with rain water? I am trying to weather in a shed that has a zero turn mower driving over the threshold and a water pump. Thanks again.
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Nice! Interested in seeing the best solutions for a front door (something more aesthetically pleasing).
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I tried everything, including the flange, but finally settled on the U-shaped sweep. It works really well with the multiple small flanges that adapted to an uneven floor better than the single flange. A couple years later I'm still draft free !
First you install aluminum threshold on floor with concrete screws and seal it around with caulking , then you install door sweep , i watched this video and i see he doesnt know what he is doing !
@@z.k5559 Certainly! The title is a bit misleading as he's not trying to do a comprehensive lesson on how to install a door and prevent drafts. He's simply reviewing two types of sweeps. I like a threshold with the flexible rubber insert down the middle. Allows you to put the sweep a little lower and the two will squish together as you close it.
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I love your videos because you don't present "perfect world" scenarios, and my house is def not perfect. I need to replace the bottom nail-on sweep on my front door again (removal required) because the rubber strips begin to rip away on the door knob side almost immediately. I'm thinking the contractor installed it cockeyed.....
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Have you got a tip for kitchen cabinets that have become out of a liniment not closing up. I know you have to adjust the hinges, what is your way?
Thank you in advance
Chris
Thanks Chris! Many of those cabinet hinges are slightly different-I just open a cabinet door, turn one screw slightly, close it again and check alignment. Then try another screw and repeat. Do this until you know what each screw position does, then you can easily adjust all doors accordingly. 🙂
Thanks!
Interesting information thanks!
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I had a question. Since all the sweeps underneath the doors are different, would be just as efficient to use the stripping that attaches to the bottom inside and outside of the door with that rubber sweep?
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Very helpful
So easy. My garage side door from 1955 had this issue and actual rain got in as well.
Yep, happens in this shop as well Chris. That’s why I love aluminum and vinyl-both impervious to water!
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Looks OK for a ‘shop’ door. Any suggestions for a nicer looking solution for a finished back door?
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Hello, while your video didn't really apply to my needs it did give me inspiration! The door sweep I was trying to install was a vinal U-shaped one. I slid it on and it was just a quarter of an inch too long! I didn't know what to cut it with. I tried a utility knife but that only scored the plastic (which was helpful later in knowing where to cut but didn't actually cut through), then I tried kitchen scissors but that just broke the plastic, leaving a jagged cut, not really a nice cut and couldn't cut through the underside with all the little flaps. Then I saw you using tin snips and while I don't have a pair of them, I did have a pair of gardening sheers and I thought I'd try that, and guess what? It cut through that plastic very nicely, leaving a nice looking sharp edge, I even used the sheers to clean up the bad edge the scissors left behind. So thank you for the inspiration!! I have virtually no carpentry skills but I sometimes don't mind doing some light projects if I can and have the right tools. I will be checking out some of your other videos. Thanks again!!
Thank you, I have that same problem right now.
You’re welcome, Carmen!
At 3:26 looks like a little repair to the concrete would be a good fix. Cement all works great. There are good videos how to. This will help keep the mice out