What Are The Different Types of Fly Screens Available?

During the summer season, you cannot afford to keep your doors and windows completely closed. You need to keep them open so that you can get fresh air inside.

However, during summer season, mostly different types of insects like mosquitoes, flies can enter your home that can be a nuisance. Therefore, you must use fly screens to prevent the entry of these insects. Premier Screens Ltd. has been supplying these items for more than 25 years.

Let us discuss in this post, different types of flyscreens that are available on the market.

  • Retractable fly screens

You can fit this kind of fly screen in almost any place that includes windows, doors, and patios. As the name suggests, whenever you do not need to use them, you can always retract them back. 

The retracting process can be done by using a few series of pulleys or through a remote. When they are retracted, they are discrete and can make proper value addition.

  • Sliding-fixed fly screens

Mostly these fly screens are made as a part of any sliding doors. The frame of the fly screen is mounted on tracks, hence it can easily be slid along any additional track that may run parallel to the doors/windows.

  • Hinged fly screens

These screens use a hinged framework to fit on the side of a door. The term ‘hinged’ will refer to the side hinges that allow the door to swing open. The mechanism that allows hinged screens to open is similar to that of shutters, and they are often a cost-effective solution. 

Hinged fly screens are meant for doors and can be installed over any timber, UPVC, or metal casement, acting as a fly screen mesh to be used for the door frame.

  • Pleated fly screens

Pleated fly screens work like concertina instead of mesh that will roll into a cassette like any retractable fly screen. This implies that when the pleats will be retracted, they easily fold and stack back on top of each other.

Pleated fly screens usually have less tension than any retractable fly screens since they do not require a spring-loaded tube. Pleated fly screens are therefore an ideal choice for youngsters and the elderly, as they require little muscle power to close and open.

 

Pleated screens provide a sleek, modern look that blends in with the existing door frame. No clumsy extras will be there and only a clean, minimalist approach is used.

  • Screen windows

Screen windows are the archetypal fly screens meant for windows. Generally, any simple frame having also an insect mesh suitably extended over it. Usually, these are without having any additional features e.g. they can never be not retractable. 

Based on how they were installed originally, these can easily be removed and then put in place again. This is necessary for cleaning windows, although it can be a little cumbersome.

Having a fly screen over the doors, windows, and patios has various advantages. They include providing extra security, guaranteeing safety to children, maintaining privacy, conserving energy, and providing more security. They also offer a clear view all across the streets and fresh air.

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