Drafty Room? Eliminate Them with Draft Door Blockers

One of the most maddening issues a home owner or renter can face is dealing with a drafty residence. It’s nowhere near as serious as plumbing issues or structural problems, but drafts can make buildings uncomfortable and inefficient; two things no home should be. Sometimes, the source of a draft isn’t even in the room where you feel it, but because of doors and windows, air can whip through a room. One easy solution for this is a draft blocker; a simple tube or slide-on system that stops the movement of air from underneath a door, providing passive, quiet insulation.

There are two typical styles of draft blockers. One involves two cylinders filled with various stuffing materials, be they polyester, cotton, foam, or something else, attached by a thin sheet of material. These are placed under the bottom of the door, so there is a draft guard cylinder on both sides. They hold the door itself, and ensure quiet door movement as it glides across the floor. This is a good method for interior doors in homes that lack thresholds, but exterior doors often have jambs that prevent this “wrap-around” style of draft stopper from being implemented. Either the stopper won’t fit over the existing threshold, it won’t stay on while the door is being shut, or the outside elements ruin the product.

The other style is a one-sided draft stopper that simply rests against the door frame. Made of dense materials like EPS foam beads, these cylinders can block air from getting through by forming around the gaps present in the door frame. Eliminating a draft in a room and home not only makes for better comfort, the residence’s heating and cooling systems don’t have to work as hard to keep temperatures steady. Essentially, stopping drafts saves money, so the next time you feel a gust in your den or bedroom, get a draft blocker.