With the cold weather making a return and winter just around the corner, we have put together a list of ideas on how your doors can help to keep your houses warm, without spending a fortune on heating.
Insulate your Doors
Many doors, old or new, could benefit from fitting brush strips between the door and the door frame. Brush strips are cheap to buy and easy to install, they help to keep unwanted draughts out and reduce the breeze between rooms, however they can also be used on external doors to keep the cold air and winds from outside, from getting in.
Keep Doors Closed
This one may seem obvious, but keeping your doors closed and ensuring they are closed properly is another good way of keeping warmth in, even when a room isn’t being used, keeping all doors closed reduces draughts and allows heat to stay in each room.
Cover Key holes
Although key holes may only be small, this doesn’t mean that they aren’t allowing draught in from other rooms. Buy covering your key holes, this is another way of keeping the draught out, escutcheons for lever handles are a good solution for this, they have a metal disc shaped flap which covers the keyhole when a key is not in the door, keeping any wind out – simple, yet effective.
Check your Hardware
Stiff or broken latches or locks can stop doors from fully closing or not hold the door against any seals, so it is also a good idea to check these. If you find that any latches or locks are broken or worn, we can supply replacements for these here.
For commercial properties, it is aways a good idea to ensure that any door closers you may have are properly adjusted, so that they fully close the door each time it is opened.
In terms of panic hardware or similar, if you find the hardware is not holding your door closed properly, it may be due to the keeps. These can be bought as spares, rather than having to replace an entire system, which saves money and reduces waste.
If you require any further information, technical advice or you would like to purchase anything mentioned in this blog, you can contact us by phone or e-mail and we will be happy to help.