Nail it to one of the doors using small wood nails so that it overlaps the other door by about one half inch covering the gap.
Gap at bottom of patio door.
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The sweep is a brushy or rubberized strip attached to the bottom of the door designed to close any gaps between the door and the sill.
Close the gap between the two doors with insulated molding.
Sometimes patio doors become hard to open even when the track is clean.
Place nails about every 5 inches.
The bottom astragal bolt results in a break in the door sweep weatherstripping and the astragal lip.
This means that the door is difficult to lock and there is quite a large gap at the bottom which i can see daylight through.
Cover the nail heads with wood putty and sand them smooth.
The rollers at the top can also wear down lowering the bottom of the door so that it rubs on the track.
If you have a gap between your patio door and the frame around it it s a fix that just requires two tools and less than 10 minutes.
Slide on door bottom helps keep out bugs dust and dirt.
That s the extra piece attached to the stationary door where the 2 doors meet in the middle it allows for the stationary door to bolt into the frame top and bottom and also has a lip to stop the moving door and cover the gap between the doors.
The door bottom is adjustable to help you create a tight fit.
Reach underneath the door and pull on the door sweep.
This gap allows quite alot of heat to escape and despite my cavity walls being insulated the temperate drops quite significantly a few hours after the central heating goes off.