I have a new thing to make up on Flickr – a door draft stopper for our cold little house. The doors in our house seem to have been trimmed to accommodate a layer or two of carpet in the past leaving them almost two inches off the refinished wood floors. The inspiration for the project came from this thing on Cool Tools, but that one would slide right through the gap underneath my doors so I decided to have a go at it.
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1 Cheap, Money-Saving Winterizing Moves Worth the Hassle [Winter Upgrades] · TechBlogger // Oct 27, 2009 at 10:12 am
[…] utilitarian look of retail draft dodgers? The Not Martha blog has a picture-packed guide to a fashionable DIY door draft stopper. The full Flickr set shows how you can pack however much insulating foam you need, cut to size, and […]
2 Techno Information » Blog Archive » Cheap, Money-Saving Winterizing Moves Worth the Hassle [Winter Upgrades] // Nov 17, 2009 at 4:31 pm
[…] utilitarian look of retail draft dodgers? The Not Martha blog has a picture-packed guide to a fashionable DIY door draft stopper. The full Flickr set shows how you can pack however much insulating foam you need, cut to size, and […]
3 It’s Time To Winterize! | Berkshire Hathaway Homeservices Northwest Real Estate // Dec 6, 2013 at 2:47 pm
[…] While you’re at it, make sure any loose sashes are secured, and consider adding a door sweep for added draft control and insulation in your home. If you don’t like the look of a door sweep on interior doors, consider a draft stopper: here’s a cool guide to making your own! […]
4 50 Ways to Make Your Home Warmer in the Winter | Level Up House // Jan 6, 2014 at 7:02 am
[…] Block door drafts with a rolled up towel. My first apartment’s doors were the first in the hallway to the outside, so anytime someone came in from outside I’d get a whoosh of icy air under my own door. I wised up and stuck a rolled-up towel at the base of each door. Instant improvement! If you’re crafty, Not Martha shows readers how to make a pretty DIY door draft stopper. […]