Door gasket / seal review

pinballlooking · 01-21-14, 04:48 PM

I bought 5 new door seals at home depot “Frost King E/O 1 in. x 7 ft. White Vinyl Clad Foam Kerf Door Seal”
Frost King E/O 1 in. x 7 ft. White Vinyl Clad Foam Kerf Door Seal-DS7W/25 at The Home Depot

This is did not work well at all it is better than what I had but not very thick or wide enough.

I went to Lowes and bought 1 “M-D Building Products 1-in x 6-ft 9-in White Vinyl Clad Foam Door Weatherstrip”
Shop M-D Building Products 1-in x 6-ft 9-in White Vinyl Clad Foam Door Weatherstrip at Lowes.com
This is good stuff ¼ “ wider than the other stuff even know the same size is stated.

It is also thicker. I will be replacing all the ones I bought from home depot with this product.

In the pictures first one the top one is from Lowes (M-D Building Products ) the second picture the one the top one is from home depot (Frost King).

Minimac · 01-22-14, 07:56 AM

It's too bad you have to do it twice, but thanks for sharing.

Daox · 01-22-14, 08:36 AM

Something that has been suggested here before is magnetic door seals similar to what your fridge door has. It almost guarantees a good seal.

pinballlooking · 01-22-14, 10:28 AM

I usually buy stuff at Lowes first because I get a 5% discount but Home Depot had magnetic door seals and Lowes did have them. When I got there they had some but they were in terrible shape. They really were not usable so I bought the Frost King seals.

The M-D Building Products ones are sealing well it was windy yesterday and I had air coming through the door until I put in the new seal and it did a good job.

If you have steel doors it probably is hard to beat magnetic door seals. Does anybody have a good brand they recommend?

Daox · 01-22-14, 10:37 AM

BTW, thanks for post this! It reminded me that I could definitely benefit by replacing mine. Mine are kind of crushed, non-magnetic ones. I'll have to do a review of what I find at the store.

RobbMeeX · 01-22-14, 04:20 PM

Please do, I'm going to add this to my Reno thread.

warmwxrules · 01-27-14, 09:44 PM

I tried using some of that tape backed epdm sealing on a garage door. Horrible. The stuff just falls off when it gets cold. I guess i should have known better. I'll be interested in any other thoughts, comments, reviews because I have a few doors that need some help. I also still have a slider that is covered in poly (non useable) because it leaks air so bad.

lt190b · 01-28-14, 09:29 AM

MD building products has (or had) a door seal called jamb up weather strip kit. In the past I have used these on wood jamb exterior doors. They worked well.

pinballlooking · 01-28-14, 09:35 AM

I just bought M-D Building Products 01610 Beige Magnetic Weather Stripping For Steel Doors –
M-D Building Products 01610 Beige Magnetic Weather Stripping For Steel Doors #0029926 at HardwareAndTools.com

Hopefully this weekend I will be installing them and I will post pictures and a review.
One big issue is some of my doors closer at the top than the bottom and the bottom is too far for the seal to work.

Wanna Beco · 05-16-20, 11:38 AM

Any updates? After 6 years?? LOL Asking because I am tacking this now. Never even new magnetic was possible. What magnets are used on the door?

01-21-14, 04:48 PM	#1
pinballlooking Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: SC Posts: 2,923 Thanks: 172 Thanked 564 Times in 463 Posts	Door gasket / seal review I bought 5 new door seals at home depot “Frost King E/O 1 in. x 7 ft. White Vinyl Clad Foam Kerf Door Seal” Frost King E/O 1 in. x 7 ft. White Vinyl Clad Foam Kerf Door Seal-DS7W/25 at The Home Depot This is did not work well at all it is better than what I had but not very thick or wide enough. I went to Lowes and bought 1 “M-D Building Products 1-in x 6-ft 9-in White Vinyl Clad Foam Door Weatherstrip” Shop M-D Building Products 1-in x 6-ft 9-in White Vinyl Clad Foam Door Weatherstrip at Lowes.com This is good stuff ¼ “ wider than the other stuff even know the same size is stated. It is also thicker. I will be replacing all the ones I bought from home depot with this product. In the pictures first one the top one is from Lowes (M-D Building Products ) the second picture the one the top one is from home depot (Frost King). Attached Thumbnails Last edited by pinballlooking; 01-21-14 at 04:57 PM..

01-22-14, 08:36 AM	#3
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01-22-14, 10:28 AM	#4
pinballlooking Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: SC Posts: 2,923 Thanks: 172 Thanked 564 Times in 463 Posts	I usually buy stuff at Lowes first because I get a 5% discount but Home Depot had magnetic door seals and Lowes did have them. When I got there they had some but they were in terrible shape. They really were not usable so I bought the Frost King seals. The M-D Building Products ones are sealing well it was windy yesterday and I had air coming through the door until I put in the new seal and it did a good job. If you have steel doors it probably is hard to beat magnetic door seals. Does anybody have a good brand they recommend? Last edited by pinballlooking; 01-22-14 at 10:41 AM..

01-22-14, 10:37 AM	#5
Daox Administrator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Germantown, WI Posts: 5,525 Thanks: 1,162 Thanked 374 Times in 305 Posts	BTW, thanks for post this! It reminded me that I could definitely benefit by replacing mine. Mine are kind of crushed, non-magnetic ones. I'll have to do a review of what I find at the store. __________________ Current project - To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. & To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

01-22-14, 04:20 PM	#6
RobbMeeX Eco OWNER!! Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: ATL Posts: 99 Thanks: 25 Thanked 7 Times in 6 Posts	Please do, I'm going to add this to my Reno thread. __________________ In it for the money (savings)

01-22-14, 07:56 AM	#2
Minimac Lurking Renovator Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 29 Thanks: 7 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post	It's too bad you have to do it twice, but thanks for sharing.

01-27-14, 09:44 PM	#7
warmwxrules Helper EcoRenovator Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: La Crosse, WI Posts: 78 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	I tried using some of that tape backed epdm sealing on a garage door. Horrible. The stuff just falls off when it gets cold. I guess i should have known better. I'll be interested in any other thoughts, comments, reviews because I have a few doors that need some help. I also still have a slider that is covered in poly (non useable) because it leaks air so bad.

01-28-14, 09:29 AM	#8
lt190b Lurking Renovator Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 24 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	MD building products has (or had) a door seal called jamb up weather strip kit. In the past I have used these on wood jamb exterior doors. They worked well.

01-28-14, 09:35 AM	#9
pinballlooking Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: SC Posts: 2,923 Thanks: 172 Thanked 564 Times in 463 Posts	I just bought M-D Building Products 01610 Beige Magnetic Weather Stripping For Steel Doors – M-D Building Products 01610 Beige Magnetic Weather Stripping For Steel Doors #0029926 at HardwareAndTools.com Hopefully this weekend I will be installing them and I will post pictures and a review. One big issue is some of my doors closer at the top than the bottom and the bottom is too far for the seal to work.

05-16-20, 11:38 AM	#10
Wanna Beco Helper EcoRenovator Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Phoenix Posts: 69 Thanks: 10 Thanked 12 Times in 9 Posts	Any updates? After 6 years?? LOL Asking because I am tacking this now. Never even new magnetic was possible. What magnets are used on the door?