Keep your Home more Energy Efficient with Weather Stripping

Make your home more energy efficient by weather stripping your doors. Cold air and drafts can get in around the doors if they are not sealed properly. Your doors are one of the things that you should check each year to make sure that they are energy efficient for your home.

You should be able to open and close your doors easily but at the same time they need to be sealed tight enough to hold out all the cold air and drafts from getting into your home. It is also a good idea to get well insulated doors for your home. This is one way to help keep the cold air from getting in around your doors.

Weather stripping for your doors can also be very important in protecting your home from the cold. There are several kinds that you can purchase for your doors. Some common types of weather stripping that will work well are padded strips and vinyl stripping.

These types of weather stripping will seal around your doors stopping cold air and drafts from getting into your home, making your home more energy efficient and comfortable. Most all weather stripping will keep your door moving freely and will not effect the doors function when it comes to opening and closing.

There are many other types of weather stripping that you can purchase for your doors such as brass strips and foam tape for sealing around your doors. Brass strips can be more time consuming to install on your doors. But once installed it can give you many years of use and make your home more energy efficient.

Foam tape is another effective type of weather stripping for your doors. Although it may be the least effective when compared to other types of weather stripping because of falling off and sometimes jamming up your door, it is still a good choice if installed properly and will do the job.

Weather stripping is a good and easy way to keep cold drafts from coming in around your doors. Depending on the type of doors you have in your home, you may choose to use different types of weather stripping. Weather stripping is good when it comes to making your home more energy efficient.

Weather stripping your doors each year can save you money and can make your home more comfortable.

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