Seal or strip to cover up gaps/holes

[nycnoob]

Alright as you can see from the title of the thread, I have no fuckin idea what they are called (=... I would definitely be able to find what I was looking for if I knew what I was looking for.. hope you know what i mean lol

Basically I need like a weather strip or a seal...or rubber seal whatever...
Alright I am going to probably move my grow room to my cab. and I would have done this a long time ago.. but I had no idea to cover the gaps that the door has caused..I have a gap pretty much everywhere around the door...one below and on top of the door..where the 2 doors meet and where the doors pivots... basically have to cover up 7-gaps..quite a lot ehh..

any input on what I am looking for and/or where to get it..

possible terms that i thought fit...

rubber seal
weather strip
sealant..

mix and match whatever.. soo any ideas on the appropiate term to look for..

 

[GotTheBlues]

i like to use duct tape. i found white duct tape at walmart. and thin sheets of pressed wood(cause its cheap and so am i).

 

[omega7]

You can use weather stripping. just run a wide piece the length of one of the doors at the edge that meets the other door so that when you close them(unweather stripped door first) the stripping covers the gap. You should also put some poly (or any other lightproof material) inside the box and wrap it from the side of the cab to the door with enough slack that you can open and close the door without it ripping down. Do that on both sides.

 

[Guest]

Wide weather stripping for some of the areas.

For the gap between the doors, nail a strip of wood to one door (on the inside or outside) that extends over the gap between the doors and a couple inches overlapping the other door. If air-tight is an issue, add a length of weatherstripping to it.

There are some flap-shape weatherstrips that are about 1.5" wide x however long designed for the bottoms of doors and for the bottoms of garage doors. These can be quite useful, too.

Walmart has a basic selection of weatherstripping; Casa dePot or Lowes both have much better selections. What Walmart carries that I need I buy there (they are cheaper) then I fill in by going to the home store.

To cover gaps between panels around the top, back, sides, and bottom, line the box with Reflectix insulation. This is insulation made of layers of bubble wrap and foil/mylar fused together. Lightproofs, reflects, and insulates all in one. Great stuff!

 

[omega7]

Wide weather stripping for some of the areas.


There are some flap-shape weatherstrips that are about 1.5" wide x however long designed for the bottoms of doors and for the bottoms of garage doors. These can be quite useful, too.

These are the ones I was talking about that worked for me when I had a cab. they are wide, gray and usually concave. Perfect for the door gap. But added to a piece of wood just makes it even better. Great suggestions Ambre.

 

[mybeans420]

There are some flap-shape weatherstrips that are about 1.5" wide x however long designed for the bottoms of doors and for the bottoms of garage doors. These can be quite useful, too.

These are the ones I was talking about that worked for me when I had a cab. they are wide, gray and usually concave. Perfect for the door gap. But added to a piece of wood just makes it even better. Great suggestions Ambre.

door sweeps??? is that what you mean?

 

[nycnoob]

thx everyone ambre, gotheblues, ambre and mybeans for the reply.. so i guess i was sort of right in labelling what I needed..

Money is an issue so thx a lot for the suggestions.. seems like door sweeps are cool if thats what I need..

ambre thx for the suggestion of that reflectix insulation.. that sounds really great but it does sound like something that will kill my wallet..

Lol got the blues I never really thought about duct taping.

Weel if are any more suggestions keep em coming..

 

[2buds]

Duct tape and silicone(white,grey, not clear)
For the big gaps,piece of tape over one side then fill'er in with silicone from the other, keeps it from just oozing out the back. Silicone last longer without the contraction that caulk has after a bit of time, last longer too, look at the landfills.
As for gaps around the doors, look at you doors in your house, notice the narrow wood strip that the door seems to stop against when closed, light blocking, draft blocking,...
The duct tape(dark color) makes a great flap, if you have problems with it sticking to things you don't want it sticking to, stick 2 pieces together leaving a narrow sticky edge to adhere to whatever.
Duct tape $4, tube silicone $3, caulk gun $3 = $10 and the light leaks are gone along all your air leaks too. :smile:
Peace

 

[omega7]

door sweeps??? is that what you mean?

No, it's like the material used underneath the door to work with the door sweep(it's called threshold), about that wide and similiar shape. Mine was in an unlabeled bag an employee showed to me so I dont know what the hell it was except "weatherstripping" like he told me. I tend not to invite too many questions when shopping for the Op. I should have been more specific, weather stripping is more of general term. It was in a bag rolled up and was gray. I had to cut it into 2 pieces to fit because of the handle and the lock I had on it. I used bike inner tube cut in strips for that. That is another thing you could use. Just split an old inner tube or bike tube. You have to do it in segments because of being a circle. Just use narrow or wide strips overlapped. Works great for spots like locks and handles and if you have the patience and tubes you could make one large frankenstein one for the entire length.

 

[Guest]

Instead of or in addition to duct tape (which is NOT light proof) you can use foil tape. A roll of 2" x 50' is about $6.00.

 

[2buds]

Good one Ambre. Forgot about the foil tape. Ask where the duct work components are, the foil tape is found in that department. Duct tape does come in black, 2 layers should stop the light
I'm more of a wood kind of guy, light doesn't pass through wood but on a budget think outside the box or inside your box as the case may be.
Good luck NY!