Hi

Help ! Our house is suffering from a very bad draught through the
letterbox.

The letterbox is a vertical slot with a flap that opens inwards and
hinges on the (short) top edge. There is a cross-slat in the door
behind the letterbox that obscures the top edge of the slot. It is
therefore impossible to fit the standard brush type insulating frame.

Instead, I woud like to try to fit an additional external flap that
completely covers the slot that lifts outwards - but where could I get
something like this from. I can't find anything like this anywhere.

Merry Xmas and many, many thanks to anyone that can help.

thanks
Neil

On Dec 17, 1:01 pm, neilsolent wrote:
Hi

Help ! Our house is suffering from a very bad draught through the
letterbox.

The letterbox is a vertical slot with a flap that opens inwards and
hinges on the (short) top edge. There is a cross-slat in the door
behind the letterbox that obscures the top edge of the slot. It is
therefore impossible to fit the standard brush type insulating frame.

Instead, I woud like to try to fit an additional external flap that
completely covers the slot that lifts outwards - but where could I get
something like this from. I can't find anything like this anywhere.

Merry Xmas and many, many thanks to anyone that can help.

An external flap will be a Rube Goldberg affair - not necessarily a
bad thing if it works, but it would look like poop. How about a
magnetic flap on the inside? That's assuming it's a steel slot. If
not, maybe using some polyurethane or silicone caulk to make your own
gasket and/or swapping out the spring (assuming that it's spring-
loaded and not gravity) for a stronger one.

R

on 12/17/2007 1:01 PM neilsolent said the following:
Hi

Help ! Our house is suffering from a very bad draught through the
letterbox.

The letterbox is a vertical slot with a flap that opens inwards and
hinges on the (short) top edge. There is a cross-slat in the door
behind the letterbox that obscures the top edge of the slot. It is
therefore impossible to fit the standard brush type insulating frame.

Instead, I woud like to try to fit an additional external flap that
completely covers the slot that lifts outwards - but where could I get
something like this from. I can't find anything like this anywhere.

Merry Xmas and many, many thanks to anyone that can help.

thanks
Neil


Mount a 3 sided wooden box on the inside of the door covering the mail
slot with a lift door on the top to get the mail out?

--

Bill
In Hamptonburgh, NY
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On 17 Dec, 21:32, willshak wrote:
on 12/17/2007 1:01 PM neilsolent said the following:



Hi

Help ! Our house is suffering from a very bad draught through the
letterbox.

The letterbox is a vertical slot with a flap that opens inwards and
hinges on the (short) top edge. There is a cross-slat in the door
behind the letterbox that obscures the top edge of the slot. It is
therefore impossible to fit the standard brush type insulating frame.

Instead, I woud like to try to fit an additional external flap that
completely covers the slot that lifts outwards - but where could I get
something like this from. I can't find anything like this anywhere.

Merry Xmas and many, many thanks to anyone that can help.

thanks
Neil

Mount a 3 sided wooden box on the inside of the door covering the mail
slot with a lift door on the top to get the mail out?

--

Bill
In Hamptonburgh, NY
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Good idea, and it would work well. However I am not very handy with
stuff like that. Think this may be the only option.

An external flap will be a Rube Goldberg affair - not necessarily a
bad thing if it works, but it would look like poop. How about a
magnetic flap on the inside? That's assuming it's a steel slot. If
not, maybe using some polyurethane or silicone caulk to make your own
gasket and/or swapping out the spring (assuming that it's spring-
loaded and not gravity) for a stronger one.

R

Thanks for the ideas.
It is a steel slot. Any kind of caulking or filling just stops the
flap from returning - as it isn't spring loaded (it returns under
gravity only).

On Dec 17, 12:01 pm, neilsolent wrote:
Hi

Help ! Our house is suffering from a very bad draught through the
letterbox.

The letterbox is a vertical slot with a flap that opens inwards and
hinges on the (short) top edge. There is a cross-slat in the door
behind the letterbox that obscures the top edge of the slot. It is
therefore impossible to fit the standard brush type insulating frame.

Instead, I woud like to try to fit an additional external flap that
completely covers the slot that lifts outwards - but where could I get
something like this from. I can't find anything like this anywhere.

Merry Xmas and many, many thanks to anyone that can help.

thanks
Neil

If it really bothers you, remove it, mount an outside mail box and
repair the door opening with decorative trim. I think you will find
that a replacement weather proof door mounted box to be a very pricey
situation by comparison. Good luck.

Joe