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Insect (bug)
window screens :
The purpose of these screens is specifically to keep the
flying insects (flying bugs) out. These kind of
screens, nor any other screen for that matter keep crawling
insects and bugs out. All screens simply sit into a
track, and it's this track where the crawling insects will
find their way past the window screen. And if the bugs
are small enough, they will crawl through the window
screen fabric itself.
Insect (bug) window screens fit
within the opening portion of the window. On rare
occasions, a window manufacturer will make insect windows
screens to fit over the entire window, the reason for this
is unknown to me, it's not logical or purposeful,
never the less companies in the Austin TX area like Anderson
Windows do exactly this, they make full sized insect
window screens that fit over the entire window on the
outside of the window. Occasionally you will have a
crank out window, whereby you will have to put the insect
(bug) window screen on the inside, as the window itself
cranks out, for this purpose, yes you would need a full
sized insect (bug) window screen. For all other
windows, windows that slide up or slide down, an
Insect (bug) window screen
will fit into that opening portion of your window. The
intention is to keep the flying bugs out.
Today, Insect (bug) window
screens are generally made from a fiberglass material.
This is the standard. Years ago, the silver wire like
material known as "Aluminum Wire", was predominantly
used. If you can think back to a house built in the
1950s, you will remember a silver metal looking window
screen fabric, this is the "Aluminum Wire" fabric.
It's a product that we can still build Insect (bug) window
screens with today, but today it is not as good of a product
as the fiberglass wire. The aluminum wire is much
harder to work with (to roll, build screens with) and it's
not as sturdy / tough. The aluminum wire of today is
not as tough as the fiberglass wire, the aluminum wire of
the 50s was exceptionally tough, but not what we have today.
The colors available form Phifer,
the manufacturer of the Insect (bug) window screen fabrics
are :
Fiberglass Wire - Charcoal & Gray
Aluminum Wire - Brite, Black & Charcoal
Some people want to screen in
their porches, and they want to use
Insect (bug) window screen
material to do so, this is a great use for the
Insect (bug) window screen
fabric. There are plenty of
Insect (bug) Window Screens Austin TX
suppliers out there that you can source this material from
to do this yourself, or of course the internet is another
great source for materials.
At
www.JoshHobbs.com we are a reputable Insect (bug)
Window Screens Austin
TX installer, but we
do not sell the materials for the do it yourself
installations, we only sell our Insect (bug) Window Screens
as an installed job.
TIP :
If you need a single
Insect
(bug) Window Screen, or even a handful replaced on your
home, my recommendation to you is to find a Window Screens
Austin Shop that you can take these window screens to, to
have repaired or rebuilt. If you are missing a window
screen and need one made, simply find a window screen
elsewhere on the house that's the same size and take that
window screen into the Window Screens Austin Shop and ask
that they duplicate that screen for you. By doing
this, by doing a little leg work yourself, you will save a
hundred or two hundred dollars. For us, our minimum
installation job is $310. The reason for this is that
we run a two person crew in the truck, and we make two
trips, and the $310 incorporates the sales-tax. If you
only need one window screen built / repaired / replicated,
taking it to a screen shop would likely cost you between
$20-$30, saving you huge dollars. |
