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FULL THRESHOLD WEATHERSTRIPPING [2 records]

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Record 1 2016-03-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Doors, Windows and Openings (Building Elements)
CONT

Door bottoms. The gap below doors is one of the worst draft areas in many houses. There are several types of weatherstripping for the bottom of a door.

OBS

The term "door bottom" is used to designate two concepts. In a broad sense, it is used to describe a type or class of weatherstripping used to seal the gap at the bottom of a door and includes weatherstripping attached to the floor or threshold as well as weatherstripping affixed to the bottom of the door itself(i. e., full threshold weatherstripping, partial threshold weatherstripping, door bottoms and door sweeps). In a narrower sense, "door bottom" designates one type of weatherstripping that is fixed to the bottom of the door and covers the entire thickness of the door(as opposed to a door sweep, which is attached on the exterior side of the door only).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ouvertures (Éléments du bâtiment)
OBS

Ce terme est employé dans un sens général pour désigner tout type de coupe-bise calfeutrant l'espace entre la porte et le plancher. En particulier, il est souvent employé comme équivalent du terme anglais «door sweep» et de «door bottom» dans son sens plus restreint.

Spanish

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Record 2 1983-12-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Doors, Windows and Openings (Building Elements)
OBS

Full threshold weatherstripping consists of a length of material(usually metal with vinyl gaskets) fastened to the floor to close the gap between the floor and the bottom of the door, plus ramp-like strips along both the interior and exterior sides of the piece under the door. This type of unit thus serves both as a threshold and as weatherstripping.

Key term(s)
  • full-width threshold weatherstripping

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ouvertures (Éléments du bâtiment)

Spanish

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