Velvet Draught Excluder French Patio Door Extra Long Soft Draft Stopper 3ft (Navy)

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Draught excluders are an essential winter craft. Not only are they super useful for preventing cold air from coming in under your doors and windows, no one likes to be sat in a draught, but they are also key in helping to keep your heating bills down.

Stopping a draught is sometimes what you need more than turning the heating on, a simple draught stopper could save you money as well as stop cold air entering your home.There are several benefits to using rice as a draft excluder filling. The first is that the granular nature of rice ensures it conforms well to the shape of the door or window sill, providing a highly effective barrier against drafts. One of the more cost-effective options on the list, this door brush draught excluder is particularly common and useful for fixing up draughty external doors. The bristles can be cut to fit against the doorframe or floor, allowing it to sweep gently when opened, without dragging across the floor. READ NEXT: Best oil-filled radiator The best draught excluders you can buy in 2023 1. Fowong Under-Door Draught Excluder: Best overall draught excluder If you would like to add some weight but want to maintain the softness and affordability that old clothes bring, consider replacing some of the clothing strips with rice, sand or dried lentils. 2. Rice You’ll want to ensure that the new, heavier materials are evenly distributed across the long edge of your draught excluder. Then, once you’re happy simply sew the open end shut using either a hand-sewing needle or a sewing machine. How to Make a Draught Excluder

There are also draught excluders made from the leg of old jeans, an old pair of tights or old woolly jumper sleeves. They can be stuffed with newspaper, rice, lentils, the pad from an old cushion, polystyrene foam, peanuts, bubble wrap or carrier bags – whatever you have at home. You can also make a laminate fabric one, too, which is easy to clean. Measure Your Door: Measure the width of your door or window. Add a few centimetres to this measurement for seam allowances. Once you’ve made one and mastered how to do it, you’ll be able to sew them for all the rooms in your home in no time, improving insulation and making a much more comfortable, cosy place for you and your family.Have you still got questions about the best stuffing for draught excluders? Here are some of the most frequently asked questions people have. How to Weight Down a Draught Excluder It’s therefore advisable not to use a door stop or draught excluder filled with an old duvet on a front door, since if this material gets wet, mould or mildew could build up inside. 7. Old Towels The brilliance of homemade draught excluders is that you can make them as long or as short as you wish. If you have a patio door or large window with a draught you can make one to fit from a pair of old curtains. Perhaps you have sash windows? Thin draught excluders that are fitted across the sash prevent the wind whistling in.