Thursday, January 17, 2013

A DIY Door Draft Blocker

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When I moved to this house, I had to remove the nasty carpet upstairs and replaced it with laminate.  That made a BIG space between the bottom of the floor and the bottom of the door of rooms that aren't always heated.  Result: Cold air blasting from under the doors.

The coldest air so far this winter is coming to our town in a couple of days.  I've been putting off this project for a year, and figure now is as good of a time as any to check this one off my to-do list.

I had not looked online to see how others made these blockers.  I was simply in a home improvement store last year, saw the double sided Door Draft Blockers and didn't want to pay the $10+ for one set, but decided I could make a bean bag type of draft blocker myself.  As I walked through the isles of the store, being the cold time of the year, I found in the middle of the isle a display of pipe insulators, 4 for under $5.00.  .......Light Bulb!  (and today, I see online someone already had that Light Bulb come on.)


Here's the way I put mine together:




Ideas:  Make these to match your carpet/flooring.  You might not want to have a contrasting color.
 Keep your cost down and use fabric you already have on hand.
 i.e.  old clothes, blue jeans, old curtains, table cloth and best of all old blankets.
Knits and fleece work best because you don't have to worry about finishing edges.

Sharing at several Linky Parties.
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GIMP for cropping & other digital effects
 Photoscape for downsizing & watermarking photo
PicMonkey creating collages used on this page

 
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17 comments:

  1. This is a fabulous idea! I live in a 100 year old big drafty house, and this would work great for the door going to the basement/cellar. Thanks for the tutorial!
    Tuula :)

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  2. perfect post for this time of year
    come see what I shared at http://shopannies.blogspot.com

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  3. What a great idea. I know if you buy a door draft blocker at the store they can be quick expensive. I am excited to see what you come up with for those left over pieces so I am a new follower. Hope to see you at True Aim!

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  4. Wonderful idea! I'm visiting from Pin Me party and I'll be pinning! Thanks so much for sharing your idea!

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  5. Really cool idea! You sure are creative :)

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  6. Great idea! Thanks for linking up at A Humble Creation. I have a feeling if I make one, I'm using crazy fabric! I love that you saved money and can customize too.

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  7. I need this for our basement door! Thank you for sharing at the Thursday Favorite Things hop xo

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  8. it's great idea.
    Im from Tutorial Thursdays - Valentines' Take 2. I'm your new follower
    http://becreativemommy.blogspot.co.uk/
    joanna

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  9. This is a wonderful idea, thank you for the wonderful clear tutorial!

    Thanks for sharing on Tutorial Thursdays.
    x
    Natalie
    www.marigoldsloft.blogspot.com

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  10. Great idea, but one of my beagles has chewed the wood part where the french doors meet & now there is a large uneven gap from the bottom of door up about 5". Any ideas on how to remedy this problem?

    Thanks in advance!

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    1. I would comment, create a card board frame and spray expando foam and shave to fit door frame, but the dog may chew this too and that is NOT good in anyway for dog or the pocket book. Another alternative is replacing the entire door with a metal door. Dog hopefully cannot chew thru that. My step Dad was a jack-of-all-trades and did so much with the expando foam, bread made clay to fix almost anything ceramic or stone and covered well with paints, and to creating a make shift tool as needed.

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  11. Good idea!!!! Thanks for sharing @ Submarine Sunday!

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  12. Very, very clever, Joy!!! I've pinned this one.

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  13. Use extra end pieces in a silverware drawer to keep silverware trays from moving around. Good to use on door to keep them from slamming or closing all the way. Maybe on the cabinet door in bathroom, so the person who cannot be quite in the a.m. is not making a lot of noise closing the cabinet after brushing their teeth...( simply cut a slit lengthwise down the pool noodle or pipe cover insulator foam tube, pull open slightly and place on edge of door). Also when placed up higher can serve as a saver of little ones fingers getting smashed in a bedroom door. Or keeps a wind draft from pulling a door shut when a baby is PRECIOUSLY sleeping. I also used a thin cross cut of a noodle to serve as a temporary stop on a dowel stick that holds my spools of ribbon for crafts(the spools are less likely to fall off the ends. I just stuck an awl thru the pool noodle wedge and created a hole for the dowel to slide thru to the other side. Easy, lightweight, fast to take off and put back on as needed. Can replace really cheaply when hole is stretched beyond the capacity to hold the dowel stick. Dollar tree pool noodles - gotta love em.

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