Weatherstripping and plinths for doors and Windows
El insulation housing is very important: avoid that we let’s get cold, we have damp and which suffer the annoying air currents. While there are several measures that can be taken to thermally insulate the walls of the houses (in this issue you will find lots of useful information), is also important to seal those holes by which cold air is filtered or escaped the heat. We are referring to the frames of doors and Windows.
There are types of Windows more insulating than others in regards to its system of opening, but others, such as the slides, leave to escape the heat on many occasions. The Casement Windows can also cause problems, especially if they have a few years. And the bottom of the doors is a route of entry of the first orden… cold The solution is clear: placing weatherseals on Windows and plinths doors.
The weatherstripping are strips of adhesive rubber or foam that get stuck in the frames of the Windows. The best are undoubtedly those of rubber, much more durable and insulating than the foam. They are more expensive but it is worth. Before you paste a frame, we see that the framework is clean to ensure that it be fixed well. Above all, it is important to clean it thoroughly if there was an old weatherstripping to replacing. Are you can clean perfectly by rubbing with a cloth and acetone, framework so that all adhesive disappears. Then only measure the length of the Strip to cut, remove the protective paper and set the weatherstripping gradually to make well stuck.
The plinths for doors are a rigid strips can be self-adhesive or screws. Its function is to cut off the passage to the air currents, and if it’s a Gate Street, also prevent to leak the rainwater. There are fixed or cantilever chairs (provide more mobility), with brushes (special for dust) or sheets of rubber, the best to isolate. Usually you have to cut them to the extent (unless they are standard), and stick by removing the protective role.
The screws require more task: must present them, scoring the points of the holes, drilling them slightly and then put the weatherstripping introducing the screws. They are more durable and resistant, but the gate will be hollow.
