French Door Draught Proofing Kit | Draught Dodgers | How To
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
Follow this sequence for a trouble free job:
1. Thoroughly clean all surfaces to maximize bond strength of components with your doors.
2. Fit the Draught Dodgers to the perimeter.
Ensure you use the fitting packer when installing Draught Dodgers for a perfect fit.
If your doors open inward, the Draught Dodgers go on the outside.
If your doors open outwards they go on the inside.
3. Treat the centre gap between the two doors.
Fit the center seal to the inside edge of the inactive door. This keeps it out of the way and you can see it working.
4. Treat the bottom of the doors.
"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.
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 (center 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 (center 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 (center of the door)
- Fit sections of Draught Dodgers with brush to the INSIDE bottom of the doors
If you doors don't meet nicely at the top, this is how they can be treated.
Click here to see why you might want to cut the top Draught Dodger into two pieces, the importance of testing and cleaning before fitting components, how to fit the French door astragal seal and the French door bottom seal seals.
