Draft Sealing in Columbus, Ohio

Transit & Flow Group provides draft sealing across Columbus and Central Ohio, targeting the specific air leaks that drive up heating and cooling bills: door and window weatherstripping, outlet and switch-plate gaskets, and attic hatch sealing. This is narrower and more energy-focused than general exterior sealing, aimed squarely at the gaps that let conditioned air escape and outside air in. Describe where you are feeling drafts, with photos, in the Estimate Builder for a preliminary online estimate.

Is this the right service for you?

Draft Sealing is the right fit when the problem is air movement and energy loss rather than water intrusion. Common situations:

• Doors and windows that let air through. Worn or missing weatherstripping around a door slab or window sash is one of the most common sources of a noticeable draft, especially on older exterior doors.
• A cold spot at outlets and switch plates on exterior walls. Missing foam gaskets behind the cover plate are a small, often-overlooked air leak that is inexpensive to fix.
• An attic hatch or pull-down stair that is not sealed. Attic access points are frequently the single largest air leak in a house, since they open directly into an unconditioned space above the living area.
• A noticeably higher winter heating bill with no other obvious cause, where air sealing is a reasonable first step before larger insulation work.

Draft Sealing has a broader sibling worth naming. Weatherproofing covers the wider building envelope, exterior caulk joints, vent and pipe penetrations, siding seams, and other places water can get in, not just where air leaks out. If your concern is water intrusion, staining, or a damp spot rather than a draft or a utility bill, Weatherproofing is the better fit, and the two are often scoped together since a well-sealed home benefits from both air and water sealing. If the fix you need is a single caulked joint, like a tub surround or one window, our general Caulking page covers that instead.

How pricing works

Draft Sealing is fixed pricing, per opening or per fixture, since a house with two problem doors is a different job than one needing every exterior outlet gasketed:

• Per-door or per-window pricing for weatherstripping replacement, priced by the opening.
• Per-outlet pricing for gasket installation on exterior-wall switch plates and receptacles.
• Attic hatch sealing priced as its own line, since the materials and access differ from door and window work.
• What changes the price: how many openings are in scope, the type of weatherstripping or gasket material needed, and access, an attic hatch reached from a finished hallway ceiling versus an open attic stair.

As general market context, not a Transit & Flow Group quote, Angi’s 2026 data puts weatherstripping replacement at an average of $284 per door, with a typical range from $132 to $436 depending on material, and professional installation commonly running $75 to $200 per door. This add-on is $18 when added to an already-scheduled visit.. Enter your project details and photos in the Estimate Builder for a preliminary online estimate. Final scope and price subject to verification on site.

What’s included

• Assessment of doors, windows, outlets, or attic access points in the scope you describe
• Removal of worn, compressed, or missing weatherstripping and gaskets
• New weatherstripping, door sweeps, or gasket material matched to the opening
• Foam gasket installation behind exterior-wall outlet and switch covers
• Sealing of attic hatch or pull-down stair perimeter where in scope
• All workmanship is backed by a 1-year labor warranty on labor, parts, and equipment covered per manufacturer terms.

What’s not included

• Broader exterior sealing at vents, penetrations, and siding seams aimed at water intrusion; see Weatherproofing for that scope
• Single-fixture caulking, such as a tub surround or countertop seam; see our Caulking page
• Window or door replacement; draft sealing works with your existing doors and windows, and we will flag it if hardware is too worn to seal effectively
• Attic insulation upgrades beyond hatch sealing itself
• Furnace, duct, or HVAC system work

Central Ohio context

Central Ohio’s cold winters and humid summers put real pressure on a home’s air seal in both directions, cold air pushing in around doors and windows in January, and humid air working the same gaps in July. A home that drafts noticeably in winter is losing conditioned air the rest of the year too, just less obviously.

Older housing stock is the biggest factor locally. Homes in Clintonville, German Village, and Bexley frequently have original doors, older window sash designs, and decades-old weatherstripping that has compressed flat or cracked, all of which lets more air through than a newer install would. Builder-grade weatherstripping in newer Dublin and New Albany construction tends to hold up longer, but it is not permanent either, and even recently built homes develop gaps at attic hatches and exterior outlets that a walkthrough tends to catch. Fall, before the heating season starts in earnest, is the best time to book draft sealing, since it puts the fix in place before the bills that reveal the problem arrive.

Our process

1. Describe where you feel drafts online. Doors, windows, outlets, or attic access, with photos where helpful, in the Estimate Builder for a preliminary online estimate.
2. On-site assessment. We check each opening, identify the weatherstripping or gasket type needed, and confirm scope.
3. Line-item scope. Each door, window, outlet, or hatch priced separately. Final scope and price subject to verification here.
4. Sealing work. Old material removed, new weatherstripping, gaskets, or hatch seals installed.
5. Draft check. We test each sealed opening with you before finishing the visit.

Services completed by appropriately qualified professionals where required.

Related services

Weatherproofing | Caulking | Home Maintenance Inspection

Stop paying to heat and cool the outdoors. Get a preliminary online estimate in the Estimate Builder, book service online, or call Transit & Flow at (614) 382-0000.