Hi Alison, I don't know about others but we installed the single blade ones that you showed in your second picture a few years ago and I haven't liked their durability. They will probably have to be replaced soon-ish.
We have big metal sliding doors and the single blades don't seem to like it at all. I attach a picture to try to explain the location but where the single blade sweeps were installed in this style gap where the door slides past, they sort of bunch up and get confused about where to go. Even the blades at the top and bottom of the doors are getting damaged. I suppose this might be because they haven't been designed to slide sideways and we have concrete floors which are probably quite abrasive. Perhaps this is only a problem because our doors slide on rails and it wouldn't be an issue with regular doors. Maybe we should have chosen brush over blade... Also, my colleague tells me they are all "dried up" too - I don't know if brush types do or if this just means we got a bad quality blade. I hope this information helps you! [image: WhatsApp Image 2021-01-29 at 12.05.30.jpeg]I can't find a picture to show how they bunch up at the corners, but this shows one that's torn plus a space between two blades that I can't really explain..... Best, Angelica Museo Pachacamac - Lima, Peru On Fri, 29 Jan 2021 at 11:44, Robin F Hazen <rha...@binghamton.edu> wrote: > Hi Alison, > the new door sweeps will work wonders! Last Fall I installed the same > style at home, on my back stairwell door, which leads out to the garden. > The floor is extremely uneven with a huge gap that was letting in field > mice. The door sweep has kept out mice as well as blowing leaves and > drifting snow. To install, I began with the door closed, using the > adhesive strip to tack the top edge to the door (mine is a wooden door), > making sure the gap was sealed by the flexible blade meeting the uneven > floor. I opened & closed the door to make sure the flexible blade would > sweep along and not stop the door from opening. Then I closed the door > again, and used the large tacks that came with the sweep to hammer the top > edge securely to the door. If your doors are metal, perhaps screws can be > installed to secure the door sweep in place. Best of luck with your upgrade! > > Robin > > On Fri, Jan 29, 2021 at 10:46 AM alison_castaneda < > alison_castan...@fitnyc.edu> wrote: > >> Greetings PestList, >> >> The Museum at FIT is looking to upgrade our door sweeps and would greatly >> appreciate any input or recommendations. >> >> We currently have this style: >> [image: Capture.JPG] >> However, due to the frequently uneven floors, gaps are apparent beneath >> the sweep. >> >> We're looking at this style: >> [image: Capture1.JPG] >> We hope that the face-mount style will provide flexibility for uneven >> floors that the under-mount style did not. >> >> Does anyone have preferred brands or words-of-wisdom for the replacement >> process? Any input is greatly appreciated. >> >> Thanks in advance, >> Alison Castaneda >> >> Associate Conservator, MFIT >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MuseumPests" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to pestlist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/21adcf86-698a-4e5a-9c41-2f22bc10398fn%40googlegroups.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/21adcf86-698a-4e5a-9c41-2f22bc10398fn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > > > -- > > Robin Hazen > > Preservation Specialist > > Binghamton University Libraries - Preservation Unit LS2525 > > 607-777-6220 > > rha...@binghamton.edu > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MuseumPests" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to pestlist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/CANQ-UxRW2sDR0z5zN_gALqAppJXDzVqSHxi76u9DsDt9HgxowQ%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/CANQ-UxRW2sDR0z5zN_gALqAppJXDzVqSHxi76u9DsDt9HgxowQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MuseumPests" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to pestlist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/CAAJvYjV6X6vB3BQpGGu7%2BkrDdomAapr283PGDRNgz1UM5-76AQ%40mail.gmail.com.
