Flexible metal, rubber, felt, vinyl, or foam materials installed around the moving parts of windows and doors to prevent air leaks.
Variously shaped metal, vinyl, plastic or molded fiber strips that fit tightly against the window or door frame parts to prevent air infiltration through cracks. Cold air entering the house in winter can account for up to 35% of the heating load. Weather-stripping can reduce the load to 20%.
Material such as vinyl, foam, or metal strips installed to seal small cracks around the moving parts of doors and windows. Weather-stripping is designed to block uncontrolled infiltration of cold air through these spaces and sometimes to repel wind-driven rain and moisture. The term weather-stripping often applies to caulking, a compound used to fill in joints and cracks in the house exterior.
A strip of resilient material applied to the perimeter of the sash and/or frame of a window or door to minimize the potential for water and air infiltration.
The process of sealing openings or cracks around windows and doors with metal, wood or plastic materials. Weather-stripping prevents air and water from getting in through such gaps or openings.
Material used around door and window openings to prevent rain, wind, and cold from entering the house.
A material or device used to seal the opening between sash and/or sash and frame.
Material used to form a weather-resistant seal around operable sash.
A material or device used to seal the openings, gaps, or cracks of venting window and door units to prevent water and air infiltration.
A part of a window or door, used to seal the cracks around moving sash or panels against the passage of air or water, when the door or window is in the closed position. Weather strip can be made of metal, vinyl, wool pile or other materials. See Weather Stripping in SWISCO's catalog. Weep Flaps A weep hole that is covered with vinyl flap that allows water to escape, while keeping insects out. Weep Holes Small openings designed to allow water to escape that might otherwise accumulate in a window's sill.
Various materials used to reduce the escape of heat or air conditioning from a home. It is usually narrow or jamb-width sections of thin metal installed around windows and doors.
