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DraughtEx Also Stops Window and Skirting Board Draughts

We call Draughtex a floorboard gap filler but it can be used as draught excluder on sash windows and skirting boards as well.

The gaps between floorboards and skirting boards regularly cause substantial draughts. In the past these skirting board gaps were sealed with coconut fibre or hemp. Draughtex seals these skirting board gaps much better due to its elastic properties.

To seal the gaps between floorboards and the skirting boards  start in one of the corners by tucking the end of the DraughtEx into the gap with the help of some scissors or another appropriate tool. Once you have worked your way a few centimeters away from the corner you can use the applicator to apply DraughtEx evenly into the gap. We recommend cutting DraughtEx at the end of each length of the room instead of using one long strip to go all around the room.

Sealing sash windows against draught can be really difficult. However, pushing our Draughtex sealant into the gaps along the length of the window and between the panes will stop these draughts for good! Draughtex can best be fitted around windows by using a blunt knife.

Have you still got questions? Please feel free to contact us:

Freephone: 0800 088 7311
Email: service@draughtex.co.uk

DraughtEx Customer Survey Winner April 2011

In April the happy winner of our Draughtex Customer Survey Competition for £25 worth of shopping vouchers was K. W. of Royston. Having completed the customer survey questionnaire she was entered into the prize draw.

She said:  “I actually fitted the DraughtEx this weekend, I am super happy.
What a lovely email to get, thanks so much.”

Don’t miss the chance to enter, simply place your order for floorboard draught excluders at www.draughtex.co.uk

Good Luck !

Draft or Draught?

This is a question often raised by our customers when they are searching for a floorboard gap filler and try to type the right search term into Google… What is the right spelling of the word and why?

The Oxford Dictionary advises:
“Do not confuse draft with draught. Draft means ‘a first version of a piece of writing’ or ‘make a first version of a piece of writing’ (I drafted a letter of complaint), whereas draught chiefly means ‘a current of air’ (heavy curtains cut out draughts).”

Our product is named DraughtEx, as it cuts out cold draughts between floorboard gaps. Nevertheless, even our office staff occasionally spell our floorboard filler DraftEx.

Other typical misspellings having been used in the past were:
Draghtex, Drfatex, Draughtek,  Draughtx, Drartee, drughtex
(Quite often the reason for misspellings is not the absence of spelling skills but furious typing on a keyboard).

However, whatever your spelling of the product’s name is going to be, we promise to send you the right product and that you will be very satisfied with a suddenly draught-free floor!

DraughtEx Customer Survey Winners January and February 2011

In January the happy winner of our Draughtex Customer Survey Competition for £25 worth of shopping vouchers was F. H. of  Dumfries. In February the winner was Norton W. of Kettering. Having completed the customer survey questionnaire both were entered into the prize draw.

Norton said:
“Ironically when I entered the competition I thought to myself why am I bothering to enter, I will never win. It was the fact I was so pleased with your product that I wanted you to have the feedback.”
“Super product. Worth every penny. Thank you.”

Don’t miss the chance to enter, simply place your order for floorboard draught excluders at www.draughtex.co.uk and fill in the customer survey we send to you after your order. We really appreciate your feedback:

Free Van Signs For Our Re-Sellers!

DraughtEx is not only used by end users who fit our floorboard gap filler between their floorboards. DraughtEx is also distributed by floor fitters who use it when refurbishing old wooden floors for their clients.

To support our fitters and other trade partners and to promote the  DraughtEx floor sealant solution to the whole of the UK we now offer free van signs for all DraughtEx traders.

DraughtEx Van Sign

If you are already a DraughtEx trader but haven’t been offered a van sign or should you like to become a trader, please contact us under 0800 088 7311 or via email: service@draughtex.co.uk

Watch out, maybe you will see one of our vans in your street soon.

Happy Birthday DraughtEx!

One year ago DraughtEx was introduced to the UK. The first year has been full of positive surprises and new developments:

About three years ago we started to sell floorboard insulation products. At the beginning of 2010 our MD Harry Dewick-Eisele decided that it was time to develop our own floorboard gap insulation product based on the experience we had made in the previous two years.

Soon all ideas and plans came together and on the 18th of March 2010 we were able to introduce a revolutionary new product to the market: Draughtex

In the next few months we watched with amazement how the floorboard gap sealant was taken up by the market and even through the summer sales were rising.

To find out how customers are getting along using and fitting DraughtEx we  email a customer survey to everybody who places an order with us. Based on the feedback given so far we launched two new versions of DraughtEx floor board gap fillers and redesigned our applicator to make it easier to handle the sealant. The results are warmer homes and happy customers.

We want to even further improve the service we offer. Please tell us any suggestions you might have and we will try our best to introduce your ideas. To help this communication we have joined Facebook to make it even easier to leave feedback and share your experiences with us: visit DraughtEx Floorboard Gap Insulation in Facebook.

DraughtEx Customer Survey Winner December 2010

In December the happy winner of our Draughtex Customer Survey Competition for £25 worth of shopping vouchers was Fiona B. of  Bristol. Having completed the customer survey questionnaire she was entered into the prize draw.

Fiona said:  “I was thrilled to win the customer survey competition and really sorry I haven’t replied earlier to thank you properly. We are up to our eyeballs in building work at home. I was hoovering the latest layer of dust off the kitchen floor with unusual vigour and enthusiasm and knocked the iron off the ironing board onto the floor where it broke into pieces. Checked my emails and found that I’d won! The vouchers were put to good use – so thanks again!”

Don’t miss the chance to enter, simply place your order for floorboard draught excluders at www.draughtex.co.uk

Good Luck !

DraughtEx Installation Video Released

DraughtEx is an easy to install and efficient floorboard gap sealant and to provide as much information as possible we have developed a DraughtEx installation video.

The video covers the installation of DraughtEx between floorboards in general and into small floorboard gaps in particular. It explains how the floorboard gaps can be cleaned of debris and how the floorboard gap filler is started off underneath the skirting board. The video also shows how the draught exclusion can be stretched to be fitted into thinner floorboard gaps.

DraughtEx Customer Survey Winner November 2010

In November the happy winner of our Draughtex Customer Survey Competition for £25 worth of shopping vouchers was Jamie E. of  London. Having completed the customer survey questionnaire he was immediately entered into the prize draw.

Jamie said:  “It was fantastic to win the prize draw, we were delighted and they were put to good use in the sales!  We’re really impressed with Draughtex and after a very cold Christmas we’re looking forward to a warmer 2011!”

Don’t miss the chance to enter, simply place your order for floorboard draught excluders at www.draughtex.co.uk

Good Luck !