Weather proofing back hardwood door

[jaspal]

Hi,

We have a hard wood door which leads into the back garden.

It lets through alot of cold, especially during this time of the year.

Are there ways, in which I could minimise the incoming draft without changing the door.

I was thinking of taking the piece of wood which stops the door (I don't know the name of it.), taking that off and moving it so that I can put in one of those weather strips which you see in double glazing doors.

Please advise on best course of action.

Thanks.

 

[Burnerman]

Forget about foam strips - probably the easiest way is to fix Screwfix's 97820 to the outside of the door.
Rubber strips. metal backed, push tightly against the door when it is closed. They are adjustable to some degree and easy to fit.
John

 

[jaspal]

Forget about foam strips - probably the easiest way is to fix Screwfix's 97820 to the outside of the door.
Rubber strips. metal backed, push tightly against the door when it is closed. They are adjustable to some degree and easy to fit.
John

Thank you for your reply.

I can put that on the bottom. But we have a draft coming from all around the door, not just the bottom. Or are you saying I should put this around the edge of the door so when the door is closed, its sorted of sealed all four edges?

 

[masona]

No just the top and sides

The bottom sill will need a difference excluder, eg,

or sill excluder type but will need to take a bit of the bottom of the door

 

[Harbourwoodwork]

The draughts are probably comeing over the weather bar,use sticky backed draught excluder and put that on the part of the rebate under the door that goes against the weather bar if it is still draughty put a strip on the weather bar but it may be a bit vunerable to getting kicked ,unless your feeling a bit adventurous on the diy front, because it is possible to get a weather bar with draught excluder built on to it,which is probably the best choice but a bit more faffing about