Alternate Uses for Weatherstripping

Weatherstripping may not be something that one would try to find other uses for. But, flat and felt weatherstripping can be used for more than just keeping the weather out of where ever it has been installed. They can be used as a gripper, as cleats, as a scratch guard, to prevent damage from skidding or even to fix a leak.

Flat weatherstripping can be wrapped around the handle of hand tools to increase the grip on them. Adding the weatherstripping will also make using the hand tools more comfortable.

Felt weatherstripping can be glued to the bottom of a pair of rubber boots to increase the traction of the rubber boots when walking on surfaces that may be slick. No one likes slipping and falling, especially if it can be avoided by using two small pieces of weatherstripping.

Felt weatherstripping can also be glued to the bottom of the legs of furniture to keep the furniture from scratching wood floors every time they are moved. No one wants their wood floor to be all scratched up and every time a dining room chair gets moved across the floor there is the chance of scratching that floor. Felt weatherstripping is an inexpensive way to prevent the scratching of the floors.

Weatherstripping can be attached, in strips, to the bottom of light weight items to help keep them from falling off of tables and/or desks. This is another cheap and simple answer to a problem that is more annoying than anything.

Have you ever thought of using weatherstripping to stop a leak? Probably not and if you are thinking about a water leak then it won't work too well. I am talking about using small pieces of house weatherstripping to help keep out the wind in your car. This will definitely keep down the noise and even some of the water leaks when it rains or when you wash your car and will not be expensive at all.

Weatherstripping definitely can be used for more than just keeping the weather out of your house. With a little imagination I am sure that you can find more places to use weatherstripping many places. It is an excellent barrier against the wind, but it is also much more and it is very inexpensive to use. What type of projects have you used weatherstripping on? Feel free to share in the comments section below, we would love to know what you have done with it.