March 27, 2025, 2:49 pm | Read time: 2 minutes
Summer temperatures attract insects — and they like to fly into the house. This can quickly become annoying. The good news is that with fly screens, we can barricade windows, balconies, and patio doors so that mosquitoes, flies, and wasps stay outside.
The easiest way to avoid a battle with wasps, flies and mosquitoes: Not letting them into the house in the first place. Inexpensive and easy to install are plastic fly screens that hold onto the frame with self-adhesive tapes or magnets. However, this variant can tear quickly — and the net doesn’t always just keep insects out. People can also get tangled up in it when they try to get through the curtained door. These are the practical alternatives:
For Windows
Tensioning frames with fiberglass mesh and a supplied bracket are more practical to use. The Window + Façade Association recommends tenter frames, especially for the most common type of window: the tilt and turn model. In this case, the tenter frame can simply be fitted and removed from the inside. Association expert Frank Lange advises making sure that it can be installed and removed quickly.
For Doors
For balcony or patio doors, there are hinged and sliding frames that can be opened and closed like the door itself. The alternative is swing and pivot doors that open in both directions. “In addition, swing doors close automatically with the help of small magnets incorporated into the profile and are particularly suitable for frequently used passages such as the patio,” says Frank Lange.
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Alternative to Fly Screens: Fly Screen Roller Blinds
Insect roller blinds can be used more flexibly. They can simply be slid up and down on windows and doors. Just like roller blinds for darkening. The advantage: if you don’t need the net on cool or rainy days, the insect screen roller blind disappears completely from the window pane in a cassette on the frame. There are variants for roof windows, also with electric drive and remote control.
with material from dpa