My front door is a nice wooden one, but does let a draught through.
At the moment it has phospher bronze draught-proofing strips, but they're getting worn and broken in places.
There are many sorts of draught-proofing systems on the market. Which ones are the most effective and most appropriate to fit to an existing wooden door ?
I'm pretty certain you can still buy replacement phosphor-bronze strip. Try a proper local ironmonger.
I'm reasonably sure that replacement phosphor bronze strip is still available and I have a couple of good old fashioned, reasonably local ironmongers that are likely to stock it.
However I'm really trying to find out if replacing them would be the best solution, or if there is something else available that would do a better job.
Re-positioning whatever the door closes against is usually the best way to stop draughts. Often it's just a strip of wood pinned to the frame. I had some success with a particularly troublesome door by putting a smear of vaseline on the door edge, closing it, and then filling the gap with 2 part filler. It was a perfect fit until the rains came and the door moved to a new position. I suppose a similar method could be used with silicon or foam
Fairly sure that it's still regarded as state-of-the-art when fitted properly. Lasts way longer than any modern equivalent, too.
FWIW, FYI I nearly bought some recently and tracked some down to a UK ebay seller called "bigsteamroller", or an excellent-looking US supplier called Kilian Hardware, at: . I got as far as getting a shipping quote from them, very reasonable it was too.
David
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