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How often should you replace weatherstripping?
Inspect weatherstripping and door seals once a year, and replace anything brittle or crushed flat. That is the interval the HomeAlmanac app schedules for this job, adjusted for the systems your home actually has.
- How often
- Once a year
- Time needed
- 30 min
- Best time
- Fall
- Priority
- Low
Why it matters
Worn seals around doors and windows let heated and cooled air escape, raising energy bills noticeably.
How to do it
Feel for drafts, inspect seals for cracks or gaps, and replace worn weatherstripping and door sweeps.
When to do it
Best done in fall, and the app schedules it for that season automatically.
HomeAlmanac schedules this one for you, works out the next due date each time you mark it done, and reminds you before it is late.
Build your free planQuick answers
- How often should you replace weatherstripping?
- Inspect weatherstripping and door seals once a year, and replace anything brittle or crushed flat.
- Why does it matter?
- Worn seals around doors and windows let heated and cooled air escape, raising energy bills noticeably.
- What time of year should I do it?
- Best done in fall. Doing it late is usually worse than doing it early.