Draft Excluder Brushes for Doors and Windows
In the sector of window frames and accessories for doors and windows, linear strip brushes are used for various purposes.
Linear strip brushes are known and used in many applications, they differ from other tufted brushes for the method of assembling the filaments, in these brushes the presence of the filaments is continuous and compact. There are no empty spaces because there are no flakes (or tufts) inserted in the support material.
For this fundamental difference, these brushes act as a barrier and are useful as drafts in doors, civil and industrial doors under garage doors and gates to limit the passage of leaves moved by the wind or the entry of small animals.
Draft excluders for armored door
First of all, let’s consider the entrance to a house, the important thing is to prevent the cold from entering between the base of the door and the floor. This slot is always present because whoever installs an armored door, no matter how good he is, needs to leave enough space for the door to move freely.
From the gap between the floor and the door enters the winter cold but also insects and small unwanted animals. Even small pebbles can stop right under the door, and when it opens, you know what a nice mark on the floor!
Especially if the door communicates directly with the outside, it is extremely important to fit a brush draft excluder under the door to keep away the cold, insects and dirt.
Draft excluders for windows and draft excluders for French doors
Each window is a critical point for the thermal dispersion of an apartment, adding a linear brush on the sides where the hinge slot remains or in the lower and upper area, it acts as a draft excluder for the window and contributes to the energy saving of the home.
Installing a draft excluder in French doors can effectively stop ants, bedbugs, lizards and small unwanted insects.
How to mount the draft excluder strip at the base of the door
The assembly of a draft excluder at the base of an armored door or an overhead door is quite simple.
After taking the measurements of the door and the linear brush, it is necessary to drill the door and the brush holder with a small iron bit.
Before drilling, be sure to lower the draft excluder so that the bristles are in good contact with the floor and close the gap with the floor in all door positions.
Match the holes of the two elements. At this point insert a self-tapping screw inside the hole and fix the brush to the door through the hole just made.
Tip: if the hole on the brush is larger in diameter (as a slot) you will have more possibilities to adjust the height of the brush according to any unevenness in the floor.
Bee hive or wasp in the window dumpster
We all love bees very much, but it is not pleasant when they are installed inside a shutter box. The quiet and heated location of the house make it an ideal hiding place that is occupied more often than you think.
To avoid unpleasant encounters, it is possible to use a linear brush to barrier the external slot of the shutter, a simple but extremely effective system.
