Brush is always recommended for sliding surfaces kerf or foam compression will require a lock to hold the door in place after compression.
How to seal a sliding barn door for winter.
Weather stripping is an incredibly cheap product that does wonders for winterization.
You can find cheap drapes or you can sew your own if you want to go frugal.
Double sided tape included in the kit is used to secure the plastic to the door frame.
Illustrations show several options for each door select the options that will work best for your application kerf in foam weatherstrip page.
Strip brushes used as a door seal often to seal barn doors are available in a variety of metal channel sizes and filaments.
Few things are more aggravating than trying to open an iced over barn door.
It depends on how much you enter or exit the sliding door during the winter months.
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When installing the top shield use good quality silicone calk to seal the area between the flashing and the barn so moisture doesn t get in and rot the wood.
Here is a link to another houzz discussion concerning barn doors.
It takes an extra step after you remove the door of debris by sealing any other exposed edges.
During winter months cold air radiates through the thin glass and cools the house causing the furnace to work longer.
Install new weather stripping.
Installing insulation over the stationary glass panel and weatherstripping.
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We hung a sliding barn door at the bottom of the stairs but need to seal the opening in the winter.
Next you can choose to install thermal curtains.
Sliding door weatherstrip ideas.