Hi Alison, at the Textile Museum we are gradually replacing our older brush-style door sweeps with neoprene ones like the ones here <https://www.tmhardware.com/Door-Bottom-Stainless-Steel-Casing-5-16-Neoprene-Seal.html?sku=PK315SSN%7C36>and here <https://www.tmhardware.com/automatic-door-bottom-surface-mounted-heavy-duty-sponge-neoprene-seal-1-drop.html?sku=TH361AA%7C32>. Both have been working great for us, although I'm not sure if the wider style would work for a very uneven floor. If you go with the thinner style, like what you're looking at, one thing I would suggest is to be sure to really secure the ends of the door sweep near the outer edge; we have one like that on a door we use very often, and the outer edge of the door sweep has a tendency to get caught on carts and shoes and get bent out of alignment because we haven't yet added an extra screw to secure it.
Thanks, Gennifer On Fri, Jan 29, 2021 at 11:44 AM 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/CAA9omnup-djEO74hAmgZeqb%2BsHK9zdQn0aEoheZi0DA85x4WuQ%40mail.gmail.com.
