French Door Draught Proofing Kit | Draught Dodgers | How To

Knowing how to insulate French doors can help you stay comfortable, whatever the weather. It’s also a great way to minimize 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
Follow this sequence for a trouble free job:
  1. Fit the Draught Dodgers to the perimeter. If your doors open inward, the Draught Dodgers go on the outside and if your doors open outwards they go on the inside.
  2. Treat the centre gap between the two doors.
  3. Treat the bottom of the doors.

Ensure you use the fitting packer when installing the Draught Dodgers for a perfect fit.

Thoroughly clean all surfaces to maximize bond strength of the components with your 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.

"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 This video explains 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.

Click this link to learn how to fit the Draught Dodgers to your door.

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