HandymanHowto.com » how to replace door sweep http://www.handymanhowto.com Home improvement, maintenance and repair projects. Sat, 21 Jan 2012 13:17:38 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 How to Repair a Rotted Door Bottom and Weatherstrip – Part 1 http://www.handymanhowto.com/2009/10/25/how-to-repair-a-rotted-door-bottom-and-weatherstrip-part-1/ http://www.handymanhowto.com/2009/10/25/how-to-repair-a-rotted-door-bottom-and-weatherstrip-part-1/#comments Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:40:04 +0000 Bob Jackson http://www.handymanhowto.com/?p=3667

The single light French Doors on the basement patio are both sagging, resulting in a torn weatherstrip on the active door and a significant gap between the doors near the center bottom. The doors are sagging because each door weighs 64.5 lbs and is a bit too heavy for the standard grade residential door hinges. [...]

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The bottom weatherstrip (or door sweep) on the kitchen door was worn out after 8+ years of daily use. I noticed the problem when wind driven rainwater leaked under the door. The weatherstrip needs to be snug against the door threshold for a good seal, and it wears out over time as it gets worked [...]

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