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peteglider
Citizen
Username: Peteglider
Post Number: 915
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Saturday, January 29, 2005 - 1:40 pm: | 
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In my house, there are wooden double front doors, about 30 years old.
The weather tripping is metal -- almost appears to be lead, very pliable metal. The pieces on the door and the casing are complementary -- on the door there is a straight edge that is recessed into the door (routed edge), on the frame or casing what I can best desribe as a flange that "hooks" around the straight edge.
First , it does not work very well -- lots of air seepage, secondly, I wonder if it is lead, that having it on a front door that gets used so much isn't eventually a health hazard (from touching, abrasion).
Does this type of weather stripping sound familiar? If I remove it from the doors, I would be left with a recessed/routed edge.
Any ideas for a replacement in some other material? (Home Despot has nothing that would appear to me to be a reasonably easy DIY retrofit).
Thanks --
Pete
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Michael K. Mc Kell
Citizen
Username: Greenerose
Post Number: 553
Registered: 9-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, January 29, 2005 - 7:49 pm: |
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I doubt it's lead. If anything it's tin. As for health hazards. Don't smoke it or eat it.
Can you post a pic? I have an idea but would like to see it. |
happyman
Citizen
Username: Happyman
Post Number: 233
Registered: 6-2001
| | Posted on Sunday, January 30, 2005 - 2:12 am: |
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Peter- Please private line me, we recently replaced our interlocking weatherstipping and another side door weatherstripping. I think you live nearby, you are weclome to check them out and I will give you the name of the contractor.
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Earlster
Supporter
Username: Earlster
Post Number: 916
Registered: 8-2003
| | Posted on Monday, January 31, 2005 - 11:26 am: |
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Pete,
sounds just what we have on our door. I would assume it is tin, as MMK said.
I'd be curious how to improve this myself, even though from your description our's does seem to work better then yours.
I found adding one of those rubber strips at the bottom of the door, and an insulated mail drop both made a huge difference. |
peteglider
Citizen
Username: Peteglider
Post Number: 916
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Monday, January 31, 2005 - 4:25 pm: |
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Thanks guys -- I'll PL you Happyman - tonight.
Earlster, thanks for reminding me about the mail slot. My mail slot "insulation" is a rolled up towel that the mail man pushes in!
I'm also wondering rather than putz with the little fixes --whether a new Andersen or Pella double glass storm door would help at this point!
Pete |
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