I couldn't find foam thin enough to apply to the back of the aluminum backing, and my kit didn't come with any, so I used Frost King V-Seal Weatherstrip (self stick plastic). It's what I could find at my local hardware store. It sealed up the narrow gap great, and it lies flat so everything looks neat and tidy.
The compression foam was a smart idea. I followed your instructions and the installation of the weather strip to my basement door looks professional. Thank you!.
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they fall apart. I think the bronze metal weather stripping last for 50 years. at least the bronze metal Is durable. I have this one on my door and It has fallen apart.
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silly question wheres the foam strip meant to actually fit in? behind the door so the door is in front of the strip or in the groove so the door is parallel with the strip?
It looks like the foam strip was between the door frame and the aluminum strip. So the screw should go through it. Then there is no air sneaking between the aluminum and the frame. With only four screws, there could be slight air pockets. The gap between the door and the aluminum strip already has soft squishy foam to close that gap.
This would have been very helpful to me if you would have zoomed in to show the items that you are using and if you had shown the removal of the old vinyl weatherstripping.
Honestly if you have any questions after this very informative video you should call someone to do the job for you. This has everything you need, if he didn't show it he explained it. Like the removal of the stripping you literally just pull it out. If someone has installed some in the wrong way you may have to do something else, but he can't explain everything. I dealt with some that someone nailed to the door backwards, so I had to also remove the nails. Just common sense stuff. If it's a newer construction home(not sure on years) then it has the kerf(little groove) already for the plastic weather stripping and the job is significantly faster and easier. If you have that, you basically just cut the foam/vinyl seal to size and then stuff it in the gap, job done. Sometimes in the newer homes you will have the kerf but a previous owner painted over it and sealed it so you can't see the gap. You may have to clean it out, or use this type in the video.
Thanks for the video. Dangerous use of the razor knife. A pair of scissors would have been a safer and quicker solution. You could have slid the vinyl up out of the way and after your cut with the hack saw slid it back down and cut it with the scissors. 9 out of 10 times doors are not plumb. So vinyl contact with the door varries, you will adjust your sufface contact accordingly as you screw in the rest of the screws. tack them on first then adjust and tighten accordingly.
So you install weatherstrip at the top and both sides outside the house and the door sweep inside the house at the bottom of the door? So that means air will leak at the bottom corners?
