So we installed a patio panel pet door (read as cat all the time, dog when it not wet door lol) that has been brilliant. Except! There is a lovely draft of seasonal air tha comes in between the sliderer and stationary door.. Now I like to use my slider year round and I was trying to find a way to get around this draft- it's killing the heating bill. Eventually I'd like to put in French doors and install a pet door in the wall, since we have space that would be perfect, but I have tons of projects higher up on the list. Soo..
I'm going to add a strip of rubber on the back end of the slider to bridge the gap, and then screw a piece of vinyl strip on top of it to hs it in place. Y Voila! I think it's a great idea- minimal screws used, stops the draft, vinyl matches the door, $15 bucks investment saves me energy and painkillers too (less whining about how cold the house mid level is means fewer headaches for me!)
Really the hardest part of this was figuring out how to get the parts- the guys at Lowes were old stinkers and saw girl trying to solve a problem outside the box, because they didn't have a standard part for it and pretty much passed me around to the next guy telling me there wasn't a solution and I wasn't going to be able to do what I wanted. Idiots. There is ALWAYS a solution to EVERY problem even if it's not pretty or convenient. I wound up sticking with the solution they told me was silly and would neeeever work. You would think simply asking for a flat strip of rubber 7 feet long would be less difficult but I guess not. I figured it out though ;)
But I digress.
My gap before:
I'm using garage door rubber seal so when I slide the door open and close its not an issue ( only a couple times a week, not a big deal). 
And then to cap it on the end I found a length of vinyl strip- super easy to work with. I scored and cut it with a heavy duty exacto knife.
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