Weather stripping is used to block the flow of air through a gap, such as around doors and windows.
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How can I seal the gap around a bathroom exhaust fan?
I've got my exhaust fan installed in the ceiling of the bathroom, now I'm wonder how best to seal the gap around it. The fan housing is obviously sheet metal, and the ceiling has the plastic vapor ...
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How can I stop mice from chewing garage door bottom weather strip?
I noticed that there was a 1" gap between the edge of either side of the bottom rubber weather strip on the garage door and the door frame. Now I see that it is 3-4", and likely being chewed by ...
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Should I put weather stripping on my unsealed windows and doors?
I currently live in a rented apartment and the windows in my shower are not sealed, so it gets pretty cold there. The front door of the house also has a sealing problem.
The thing is, I'm not going ...
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How is this type of weather stripping replaced?
This weather stripping is about 20 years old, and obviously it's no longer doing anything. It seems like it's stuck between those pieces of wood, but I can't tell if it's glued in, or if there are ...
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How do I seal my baseboards from drafts?
Some rooms in my house have a pretty bad draft along the edge of the floor, where it meets the outside walls. But I am less than thrilled (to put it mildly) about the prospect of ripping out carpeting ...
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How do I design a 100 mm thick barrier that maximizes thermal and acoustic insulation?
I need to design a thermal and sound barrier - walls of a cuboid-shaped space. Imagine it is a free-standing bike shed in the fields. The walls can not be thicker then about 100 mm (4 inches). The ...
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What is the best kind of weatherstripping (door set) to use?
Looking at the various options for weather stripping to use around the perimeter of a door, there are many different options, ranging in price from $15 to almost $50 (the below are ordered from least ...
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How to cover gap below garage back door
I have a 3/4" gap between my garage back door (see image. blueish color is outside evening light).
Looking for a good way to cover this gap with two goals in mind:
Stop rodents from coming in
Help ...
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How do I replace weather strips on our outside doors?
We have a rather annoying cat who has scratched all of our outside doors and ripped the weather stripping with her claws.
How do I go about replacing this stripping and are there any weather strips ...
