draught proofing

I shall be having all the windows in my house replaced with UPVC windows in January but I am not replacing the external doors. So as to not let the side down after my new windows are installed, I am seeking to draught proof the old doors as well as I can without spending a lot of money I have...

Hi, We have a double patio door and the previous owner has bodged a repair to seal a gap. However it will fall off as soon as the 2nd door is opened. How can we seal this gap please? Thanks.

Hi all, I've recently been on a mission to fix all draughts in my house, and I noticed that a lot of cold air comes through the downstairs toilet extractor fan vent, especially on a windy day. The toilet is under the stairs, and the vent itself goes into a pipe the other side of the wall which...

Hi, I live in a timber frame house, it's approx 13 years old. In general it is warm but over the years I've noticed some draughts at times, in places such as when I have changed a socket on an external wall or from the sides of the (unused) gas fire. I can hold a feather near the sides of the...

Hi, I’m currently renting a room in a mid-terrace maisonette. Generally the insulation is really good, but there are a few annoying draughts in my room. There is an air brick underneath my room, and the draught comes through between the carpet and the skirting board (I think). I tried to seal...

Hi All, So I'm a student in a small uni town and the way some of the houses are here have a front door that opens directly into a ground floor bedroom i.e. my room. I've noticed now that the front door doesn't properly seal in the bottom right corner below the handle and it's leaving enough of...

Hi, I'm in the middle of completely redecorating and fixing a bedroom in a house built in 1950. The room has some very old double glazing (minimum 15 years which is when we bought it, probably a fair bit older). The guy who owned the house before us was a general builder/painter/decorator and it...