Draught Proof Your Home with our French Door Kits
If you’re wondering how to draught proof a French door, help is at hand! Our Australian-made French Door Draught Proofing Kit includes a targeted selection of the highest quality self-adhesive seals, suitable for DIY installation. It’s perfect for sealing gaps between double doors.
Specially designed for DIYers, including beginners, we take the hard work out of French door insulation. By selecting the right French Door Kit for your project, we provide a comprehensive, cost-effective solution to your draught-proofing needs.
It’s hard to resist the appeal of French doors - they add style, beauty and function to any home. What's better than throwing open the doors to welcome the sun, and revel in fresh air? Or simply gazing out at the garden on cold days, while cosy inside. It’s like adding a giant picture window to your home.
Yet there is a downside - these classic French doors are notoriously draughty, wasting one of our most precious and costly resources energy.
They offer more opportunity for leaks and gaps, being one of the trickiest door styles to insulate. Uncontrolled air flow can make up a significant part of your energy consumption.
With French doors letting in cold air during winter, and hot air in summer, your attempts to heat or air-condition your home can prove inefficient and expensive.
Forget door snakes and messy adhesive foams when deciding how to insulate French doors. We’ve put together a carefully selected collection of professional, high quality draught exclusion products, including French door astragal seals, with clear video instructions to ensure you achieve a great, long-lasting result.
So, your home goes on looking good and costing you less, while caring for the environment too. Why not get started and buy a kit today?
Draught Proof Your Home with our French Door Kits
What you will need:
- * Australian owned, designed and manufactured.
- * Kits suitable for most French door formats, including outward and inward opening.
- * DIY friendly components.
- * Full video installation instructions.
- * Architectural quality.
- * Two-year warranty.
- * Components easy to cut with hacksaw.
- * No interference with opening and closing of doors.
- * Durable and long-lasting.
- * White aluminium variant ‘All Weather’ suitable for outside installation.
- * Raw hardwood timber variant can be painted or stained as desired.
Benefits:
- * Prime way for Australian homes to improve energy efficiency.
- * Helps reduce energy bills.
- * Keeps rooms comfortable, summer and winter.
- * Energy conservation supports the environment.
- * Helps to soundproof your home, reducing noise.
- * Cuts down on smoke, dust and pollen
- * Works to keep insects, rodents and pests at bay.
- * No maintenance required, once installed.
- * Lasts the lifetime of your home.
- * Attractive and highly functional.
Frequently Asked Questions:
Q: I’m not really sure how or where to start?
A: That is no problem at all. We have a series of ecoMasterClasses on just about every topic of energy efficiency. All the information is totally free. Click here to check it out.
Q: My doors don’t open and close properly. Can I still install the French Door Draught Proofing kit?
A: It is always best practice to ensure that your doors operate freely and that the latches and locks work correctly prior to installing draught proofing. Adding draught proofing components to doors that don’t work well will certainly not make them work better.
Q: The timber on my doors is badly weathered. Will this kit still work?
A: Generally yes, the draught proofing kit will still work, however there may be difficulty getting the adhesive to bond with weathered timber. In this case you may need to pin the draught dodgers on with brads and screw fix the draught excluders.
Q: Is the sequence of installation important?
A: Yes. PLEASE WATCH ALL OF THE INSTALLATION VIDEOS so that you fully understand how to install.
- * For BOTH sill and butt kits, fit the draught dodgers to the perimeter of the door, then the EMV to the centre.
- * For sill kits where the door opens inward, fit a compressive seal to the edge of the sill threshold and fit RP5 to the bottom inside.
- * For sill kits where the doors open outward, fit RP5 to the bottom outside of the door.
- * For butt kits fit sections of draught dodgers with the brush to the inside bottom of the door.
Q: Do I have to use the fitting packer?
A: Yes! The fitting packers have been provided to ensure the draught dodgers are fitted at exactly the right distance from the face of the door. Not using the fitting packer also guarantees an inferior result.
Q: Once stuck in place, will I still be able to peel off the self adhesive components?
A: Unfortunately, no. Once they are on, they are on! So please do not rush - make sure you have plenty of time to WATCH THE INSTALLATION VIDEOS and prepare carefully.
Q: Does this product carry a warranty?
A: The Product carries a 2 year warranty. However we cannot warranty the self adhesive seal as the quality of the surface and the surface preparation is beyond our control.
Q: How long will the French Door Kit last for?
A: When correctly fitted, it should last for 10 years or more.
Q: My doors are outward opening with a Sill Threshold (it looks like Type A in your diagram). Can I install the bottom treatment for the doors on the inside?
A: No. That will make them impossible (or at least very difficult) to open. The bottom treatment must go on the outside of the doors.
Q: The centre of my door is quite rough and the EMV doesn’t stick to it. What can I do?
A: The EMV will only stick to a smooth surface. If the centre of your door has a rough surface, then either sand it and paint it or get some “mirror mounting tape” and fit that first. The “mirror mounting tape” is slightly conformable around the bumps and the EMV will bond to the other side of the tape. Note that this will require a larger size gap to accommodate both the mirror mounting tape and the EMV.
Q: The centre of my door is quite rough and the EMV doesn’t stick to it. What can I do?
A: The EMV will only stick to a smooth surface. If the centre of your door has a rough surface, then either sand it and paint it or get some “mirror mounting tape” and fit that first. The “mirror mounting tape” is slightly conformable around the bumps and the EMV will bond to the other side of the tape. Note that this will require a larger size gap to accommodate both the mirror mounting tape and the EMV.
Q: One of my doors is warped and no longer aligns with the other door. What can I do?
A: The main issue is usually at the head (top) of the jam where the door misalignment is typically the greatest. In this case, cut the draught dodger for the head of the jam at the centre join. Fit the draught dodger for the active door using the fitting packer in the usual way (refer to video instructions under the “How To” tab). When fitting the draught dodger for the inactive door, use the fitting packer at the hinge side and then gradually fit the draught dodger a little closer to the inactive door (it will be held firm by a bolt) to minimise the misalignment at the centre. Note that the seal on the inactive door will be more compressed than usual.
Q: What if I have extra tall french doors? Will this fit work for me?
A: The draught dodgers will fit regular tall doors which are normally 2350mm in height. If you have taller doors than this, you will need to join the side draught dodgers to make up the height. Usually off cuts from the head (top of the door) will be sufficient to do that.
Q: I'm wondering why the Draught Dodger component is not sticking to my joinery. It let go after a few days even though I cleaned the surface thoroughly.
A: The adhesive used in our Draught Dodgers range is potentially incompatible with some raw timber finishes that includes, but may not be limited to, Sikkens Cetol BLX-Pro. If the Draught Dodgers have come away from the surface, they can be re-fixed with brads (small nails) to hold them in place. Please be sure to use the fitting packer to get the best performance out of your Draught Dodgers.
Q: Do you have a recommended installer for the French Door Draught Proofing Kit?
A: A recommended installer is highly location dependent. To find out if we have a recommended installer in your area please contact us here or call 1300 326 627.
Q: Can I get a sample?
A: Unfortunately, we do not have samples of the French Door Draught Proofing Kit.
Q: I did not watch the videos and have stuck the draught dodgers onto the door in the wrong place. Now I can’t put the seals in.
A: Yes, unfortunately that is quite problematic. We do provide the videos to ensure you get a quality result. However, we can’t make you watch them. The Draught Dodgers can be removed from the door, but the self adhesive tape will not restick. You could nail or screw the Draught Dodgers on (in the correct place) using the fitting packer after you have watched the video.
Q: Are there any videos that will help me with installing?
A: All ecoMaster products have informative videos created by our Technical Director. These videos will provide you with easy step by step instructions to assist with your DIY Install. You can find this by clicking the tab “How To”.
How will the order be delivered?
Orders would be delivered through a specialist courier as this kit is 2.49 metres long and is therefore outside of the acceptable dimensions of AusPost.
Where can you deliver to?
Orders can be delivered to just about anywhere within Australia. However, if you are in a regional or remote area, the freight costs can become quite high. If you have a drop off address in a larger town or city, freight costs will be considerably lower.
Can I collect?
Yes - there is a Pickup option in the check out process.
Click here to check the collection location, dates and times.
Please note this is a collection point only and it is not constantly staffed.
Draught Proof Your Home with our French Door Kits
Knowing how to insulate French doors can help you stay comfortable, whatever the weather. It’s also a great way to minimise your energy bills.
With everything you need in one place, the customised ecoMaster French Door Draught Proofing Kit provides the ideal solution - effective and easy to fit yourself.
First let’s look at the different mechanisms of French Doors:
Before we explain the sequence of operation, it is useful to understand the anatomy of a French Door:
What you will need:
- * Measuring tape
- * Pencil
- * Miter box
- * Sharp-bladed hacksaw
- * Pair of scissors
- * No. 2 Phillips screwdriver
- * Hammer
- * Alcohol wipes/ cleaning spray and microfibre cloth
Hacks:
Follow a sequence by fitting Draught Dodgers first to the door jamb, perimeter seal to the centre, and finally excluder to the bottom of the doors.
Use alcohol wipes to clean the centre of the door, to get maximum adhesion.
Fit the centre seal on an inactive door (so it’s out of the way), and from the inside, so the seal is invisible when door is closed.
Always use the fitting packer to fit the Draught Dodgers, for just-right results.
"How To" Installation Videos:
Check out our French Door Installation DIY videos showing how to install a French Door Kit. Super easy to follow, it features detailed, step-by-step instructions from our Technical Director, Maurice Beinat.
Click here
It explains everything - from a French door astragal seal and French door bottom seal replacement, to the best way to clean, prepare and install your Draught Dodgers.
Type A - French Door Kit - Sill Threshold (outward opening door)
- * Fit Draught Dodgers to the INSIDE perimeter of the doors
- * Fit EMV to the astragal (centre of the door)
- * Fit RP5s on the bottom OUTSIDE of the doors.
Type B - French Door Kit - Sill Threshold (inward opening door)
- * Fit Draught Dodgers to the OUTSIDE perimeter of the door
- * Fit EMV to the astragal (centre of the door)
- * Fit compressive seal as per the video
- * Fit RP5s on the bottom INSIDE of the doors.
Type C - French Door Kit - Butt Threshold (outward opening door)
- * Fit Draught Dodgers to the INSIDE perimeter of the door
- * Fit EMV to the astragal (centre of the door)
- * Fit sections of Draught Dodgers with brush to the INSIDE bottom of the doors
Draught Proof Your Home with our French Door Kits
Specifications:
- * Specifications for all French Door Draught Proofing Kits:
- * Fit doors up to 915mm wide each
- * Perimeter gap around doors up to 10mm
- * Centre gap between doors of 2mm and 7mm
- * Bottom gap up to 14mm
| Draught Proof Your Home with our French Door Kits |
French Door Butt Kit |
French Door Butt Kitt |
French Door Sill Kit |
French Door Sill Kit |
| Finish |
Raw Timber / Bronze |
White Aluminium / Silver |
Raw Timber / Bronze |
Raw Timber / Bronze |
| Set Type |
1 x Draught Dodgers One Door Set (Raw Timber mouldings with Bronze Seals) |
1 x Draught Dodgers One Door Set (White Powder coated aluminium mouldings with White Seals) |
1 x Draught Dodgers One Door Set (Raw Timber mouldings with Bronze Seals) |
1 x Draught Dodgers One Door Set (White Powder coated aluminium mouldings with White Seals) |
| Astragal Seal |
1 x 2350mm EMV Slim Line Seal (Brown) |
1 x 2350mm EMV Slim Line Seal (White) |
1 x 2350mm EMV Slim Line Seal (Brown) |
1 x 2350mm EMV Slim Line Seal (White) |
| Mouldings |
2 x 1000mm Draught Dodgers mouldings (Raw Timber mouldings fitted with black brush) |
2 x 1000mm Draught Dodgers mouldings (White Powder coated aluminium mouldings fitted with black brush) |
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| Bottom Door Weather Seal |
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2 x 920mm RP5 - Bronze |
2 x 920mm RP5 - Silver |
| Compressive Seal |
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1 x 2350mm compressive seal - Brown |
1 x 2350mm compressive seal - White |
Discover how easy they are to install in our How To Video
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