Saving Money with Your Exterior Doors.

            Now that the weather is changing it is important to cut back on winter utility costs. You can start with your exterior doors by stopping cold air infiltration and hot air loss. Feel for cool drafts coming in areas around doors. Hold something that smokes, like incense, and look for smoke being sucked out along potential openings Seal all high and low openings with weather stripping, spray foam or caulk.

            Weather-strip all exterior doors, including attic hatch, bulkhead door and doors to cold cellars and crawl spaces. Check and replace weather stripping when worn.

            If your exterior doors jiggle when closed, move the striker/latch plate closer to the door-stop so the door closes snuggly against the stop or add new weather stripping that snuggles up against the door.

            Install storm doors - close and latch them tightly.