{"id":29941,"date":"2009-03-18T14:52:33","date_gmt":"2009-03-18T14:52:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.brownstoner.com\/?p=29941"},"modified":"2009-03-18T14:52:33","modified_gmt":"2009-03-18T14:52:33","slug":"old-drafty-mail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brownstoner.com\/forum-archive\/2009\/03\/old-drafty-mail\/","title":{"rendered":"Old drafty mail slot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I have recently and painstakingly restored my 120 year old brownstone door. I added new door hardware but would like to keep the old mail slot. The problems is that it is VERY drafty around the edges and of course the slot is not sealed. Should I keep the charismatic old mail slot and weather proof it? Has anyone does this? Would a thick rubber flap on the inside work?  Or should I instal a new mail slot, which will probably entail cutting a new hole in the door I just spent a bundle on maintaining?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have recently and painstakingly restored my 120 year old brownstone door. I added new door hardware but would like to keep the old mail slot. The problems is that it is VERY drafty around the edges and of course the slot is not sealed. 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