I get where you’re coming from with weatherstripping—it’s definitely the long-term fix. But honestly, I keep a weighted draft stopper at my back door, and it’s saved me a ton of hassle during winter storms. If you’ve got an old house with uneven floors, sometimes those fabric “sausages” do the trick when nothing else fits right. Not the prettiest, but hey, sometimes function wins out over form... especially when your toes are freezing.
If you’ve got an old house with uneven floors, sometimes those fabric “sausages” do the trick when nothing else fits right. Not the prettiest, but hey, sometimes function wins out over form... especially when your toes are freezing.
Can’t argue with that—draft stoppers have saved my own feet more times than I’d like to admit. I’ve seen plenty of folks get creative with leftover fabric or even old jeans to make those “sausages” fit weird gaps. Sometimes, especially in quirky old houses, you just have to work with what you’ve got. Weatherstripping is great, but it’s not always a perfect fit on those wavy thresholds. Function over form definitely has its place when the wind’s howling through the cracks.