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Weather Stripping Repaired

By Solar energy | May 11, 2009

3M Weather Stripping
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Weather Stripping Repaired

A couple weeks ago I posted  about our worn out weather stripping around our front door. http://simplehomesolarenergy.com/home-energy-use/weather-stripping-wears-out/ .

On closer investigation, we found that our front door had a flat jamb, the vertical piece of the doors frame. Attaching more weather stripping was awkward having nothing to attach more weather stripping to.

So my handy husband went to our local home improvement store and purchased strips of primed molding, which fit just inside the doorframe. The door shut against the molding, creating a better seal.

installing molding

installing molding

Then we attached strips of weather stripping to the molding. These made an even better seal that keeps our conditioned air inside and summer heat from seeping in.

Do yourself a favor and check to see if you have air leaks around your windows and doors. Summer is coming!

Still striving toward that net ZEH home….

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