New doors, new seal

August 2, 2012 6:53 AM

I recently installed new doors in my house, I have three entry doors that I need to finish with weather stripping and a door sweep. The doors are Douglas fir, single light doors. None of them get any direct rain, just mostly it is a air and bug protection is what I am looking for. I think everything at Home Depot and the local "Door store" are pretty ugly, I looked online, but immediately overwhelmed by the choices and nothing stood out as being all that different from what I was seeing at the Depot. Thanks for any suggestions. Henry
posted by silsurf to home & garden (2 answers total)

yeah...they're not super pretty...you might check Resoration Hardware for something a bit fancier...but...try this...look at every door sweep and weather strip everywhere you go...they all look pretty much the same, right? you might be overthinking it a bit...new house? It's easy to fall into the trap of 'everything must be PERFECT!' ...thank god it's only this and not (true story...job i worked on) spending $50,000 to chisel up the slab to move a toilet 6 inches.
posted by sexyrobot at 11:11 AM on August 2, 2012

thanks, that is the best attitude to have!

Henry
posted by silsurf at 11:02 PM on August 2, 2012