How To Block Cold Air From Sliding Outside Door

Keep the door track clean and free of debris.

How to block cold air from sliding outside door.

Measure the sliding door and decide how tall and wide to make your insulating panel. It should extend beyond the side of the window and either be wide enough to cover the entire door or stop where the door starts and just cover the non opening part of it. They install with screws and virtually. Blocking the direct force of the wind from blowing against your sliding glass door helps considerably.

Make pencil marks on the flat door frame at the top and bottom edge of the sliding glass door. Locate the flat door frame that runs around the outside perimeter of the sliding glass door. There are a variety of door sweeps including heavy duty drip cap and brush sweeps. Dirt gravel or other debris may prevent the door from sliding and sealing optimally.

Close the sliding glass door and lock it. Clean and install the double sided tape all around the door. The simplest and easiest way to keep your sliding glass door from leaking is by keeping the track and rollers clean. The panel should sit on the floor and extend above the top of the door frame.

Install new door sweeps installing a door sweep along the bottom of an exterior door can block out cold air. Sweepers attach directly to the inside bottom of the door and when the door is closed the sweep will seal the air gap between the door and the floor. Using a hair dryer heating different areas will cause it to shrink removing all of the wrinkles. Replace existing curtains with insulating thermal curtains.

To ensure a good fit measure the length of the door when it s closed and cut the sweep to the size you need. Stick the clear film to the double sided tape. The amount of cold outdoor air leaking in through a just a small unsealed spot can be increased several times by the wind blowing against the door.