the other thing that works great in old houses is some made which
you can buy and others you can make. take some old material and stuff
it with rags or in one case we did it with po pouri not sure of the
spelling. but long enough to extend passed the door and kick it under
a little . . but of course this time of year that nice little draft
might feel good.
On Wed,
Jul 29,
2009 at 07:03:55AM -0400, Joy Cyr wrote:
> I've tried weather stripping but that didn't work. What is rubber gasketry
> please? I've not come across the term in relation to a house door.
>
> Please take a few moments to browse and enjoy
> my original artwork at:
> www.tigerfeathers.ca
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> the possibility of rubber gasketry around that beautiful old door; may
> give you a better closure.
> Also, if possible, a rubber flap at the bottom as well.
>
> On Tue, 28 Jul 2009, Joy Cyr wrote:
>
> > Dear Lee,
> > Now there's a house I'd adore having! I can really understand you missing
> > it!
> >
> > My little dear is a much poorer cousin to yours, ... but I like the old
> > brick and the good solid lath and plaster walls. I am not fond of steel
> > doors even if they do seal better which is part of why I don't want to
> > replace the one I have.
> >
> > If appliances stop breaking and expensive emergencies stop happening (a
> > rush on soap, what I make would help too), hopefully I'll be able to begin
> > restoring its finer points one at a time. I've got time, I won't be moving
> > again.
> >
> > I am deeply greatful to the person who posted asking about robotic lawn
> > mowers. I'd never heard of them. If I can save up for one of those I can at
> > least put an end to the terrible lawn mowing bills every summer and that
> > would help things start moving in the right direction.
> >
> > Thanks for sharing,
> > Yours sincerely,
> > Joy
> >
> > Please take a few moments to browse and enjoy
> > my original artwork at:
> > www.tigerfeathers.ca
> >
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> >
> >
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