Section 1: Threshold

Installing Exterior Door Sweep

Tools needed:

  • 1 Cutting Door Sweep

    Measure, mark, and trim door bottom sweep to fit width of door, allowing clearance between the two stops.

    Measure the length of your door. Mark that length on the door sweep.

    The door sweep requires clearance between the door and frame. Make sure to leave a little extra space on each side to accommodate this.

  • 2 Create Pilot Holes in Door

    Close your door, make sure the Sweep won’t brush up the door jambs once installed. Place Door Sweep on door in a leveled position. Tape in place.

    • Use pencil to mark each drill hole.Remove tape and Door Sweep.
    • Use Power drill with steel drill bit to create pilot holes for each screw hole. Go only about 1⁄2 inch (13 mm) deep.
    • Clean out any wood particles from holes
  • 3Attach Door Sweep

    Take Door sweep and line it up with drilled holes. Tape in place with masking tape so unit does not move.

    Once the sweep is taped in place, take the power drill with Phillips head attachment.

    Drill in screws into each pilot hole slowly. Drill until screw heads are nearly flesh with door. Once screw stops turning, stop drilling. Do not strip the screw

  • 4Attach Nylon Cam
    Screw Set

    With door closed, depress and hold sweep in closed (down) position. With supplied screw, attach nylon cam to door stop on latch side of door opening. Cam should be 1-3/8” (35 mm) above threshold and up against the sweep. When door is closed, the cam will hold the sweep in closed (down) position.

  • 5Finish

    When door is opened, the sweep flips up to allow clearance over carpet.