Weather Brush Seals - Futch Brush Factory

Door Seal Brushes

When a seal is needed around the edges of a door, door seal brushes provide an ideal solution. Some of the most common doors used with this brush application include:
• Hand doors
• Overhead doors
• Sliding doors
• Rolling doors
• Commercial doors
• Glass doors
• Storefront doors
• Barn doors
• Aircraft doors
• Self-storage unit doors

Depending on the type of door they are installed for use with, door seal brushes can provide any or all of the following:
• Keep out pests such as birds and rodents
• Keep out dirt, dust, and debris
• Keep out weather such as wind, rain, and snow
• Maintain interior temperature control
• Maintain interior cleanliness
• Provide privacy and security
• Eliminate light leakage

If you’d like to speak with one of our custom brush experts about your door seal brush needs or ideas, please call our office. We’ve got just the brush for you or we will work with you to design your brush solution from concept to creation.

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Our Stock Weather Brush Seals

Futch Brush Factory's metal channel strip brushes are often used to provide an excellent weather seal for doors of all types and sizes. Stock options are listed below, but you can create your own custom weather seal in any length.

Our Custom Weather Brush Seals

Futch Brush Factory's metal channel strip brushes provide an excellent weather seal for all types of doors. Create your own custom weather seal now!

Futch Brush Factory weather seals provide a quick return on investment in energy savings. They can be found everywhere from residential garage doors to large commercial overhead doors and even aircraft hanger doors. Futch Brush Factory door seals are more effective than rubber or vinyl seals, as the independent filaments of the brush properly conform to irregular surfaces for a more complete seal.

Weather Seals keep rain, wind, dust, sand, sleet, snow and debris out of your building. However, they are most commonly used to minimize drafts. Air infiltration and leakage is a problem in most buildings, especially around overhead doors and loading docks. Pedestrian doors and conveyors can also be problem points that can require Futch Brush Factory weather seals. Not only can cooled or heated air escape, leading to unnecessary utility bills, but drafts can also cause uncomfortable working conditions.

Air leakage problems are also compounded by what is commonly known as the “chimney” or “stack “effect. Hot air rises and escapes through openings near the top of the building while cold air is drawn in through door gaps and openings near the bottom of the building. Depending on temperatures, air movement caused by the chimney effect can move up to 10 mph.

Futch Brush Factory's strip brushes designed as weather seals can stop up to 99% of air infiltration and can be up to 3 times as effective as vinyl seals, as illustrated in this chart:

US Naval Brush Seal energy saving bulletin and installation diagram

All doors require a clearance gap in order to work properly. Unfortunately, this clearance gap also allows for air leakage and infiltration. Our strip brushes pay for themselves quickly by saving money on utility bills and also reduce environmental impact by requiring less energy to be produced.

Chart: Pedestrian door 3’ x 7’ with a 1/8” gap is equivalent to hole measuring 25.5” square inches. Overhead door 10’ x 10’ with a ¼” gap is equivalent to a hole measuring 90 square inches.