Energy Efficiency Weatherstripping your Home

Weatherstripping

Weatherstripping a door or window is important for preventing water penetration, air leaks and loss of energy in your home. Weatherstripping your home is an easy and great way to make your home more energy efficient. It is important to wait towards the end of construction before weatherstriping your door. Weatherstriping the door early in construction will lead to damage and the resulting repair. Often times the weatherstriping contractor will be responsible for certain thresholds that are going to be installed also. If this is the case it is important to confirm that the finished floor in this area is complete prior to scheduling the weatherstrip to prevent a returned trim charge. You may however need special consideration for an extra trip if you are installing field finished wood floors. If this is the case and the wood floors go in early in construction so they can climatize to the house before finishing, then you need to install the threshold immediately after the wood flooring to prevent water penetration under the door resulting in ruined wooden floors. Weatherstriping the front door should come around the time you are final painting or staining the front door and door jamb and at the same time as installing the final front door hardware. You should consider installing cheap hardware during the duration of construction. Hardware with a key that will not be used on the final hardware. You can then use this key to give to the head subcontractors that need access to the house.