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Rubber Weather Stripping

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Rubber weather stripping is an excellent way to keep your house warm in the winter and keep the cool air in the house in the summer.  Your doors and windows leak way more air than you think they do, in the winter it can be the equivalent to having a window completely open!

Installing foam rubber weather stripping around your doors and windows is one of the easiest ways to save on your electricity bill and be a little kinder to the planet.  It’s as simple as peeling back the adhesive on the rubber and sticking it to the window sill or door jamb.  The stripping will last a few more years if you install it on the sill rather than on the window itself.  Older windows are going to have a hard time closing after the weather stripping has been installed.  The extra space that the rubber creates will make it difficult to close it the first time, but it will compact to the size it needs to be after that.  Also, don’t put the stripping on the inside of the door jamb where the hinges are.  You won’t be able to close the door and the stripping will get demolished!

There are lots of different ways to cut back on your heating and cooling bill, but rubber weather stripping is certainly one of the easiest.  The stripping is sold in rolls that are between 6 and 12 yards long.  I measure one window and door in my house and multiply that by how many of each there are in the house to figure out how much I’m going to need.  DIY home improvement projects don’t get much cheaper and easier than this!!

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