Retractable insect screen

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jrcollins

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#316138 19-Sep-2024 16:00

I'm looking at getting a retractable insect screen installed for a double door ranch slider. Can anyone recommend a supplier? I got a few quotes already but they're all well over the $1,000 mark which is more than I'm willing to pay.

It would preferably be something I could install myself.

timmmay

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#3284172 19-Sep-2024 18:11

We have these, they cost $2.4K for a french door and a standard door in 2022, they look good and work well. We wanted them to open the doors when it's hot inside, but because of the microclimate around our house (back deck gets hots and big fences) it doesn't really cool the house much. We mostly use air conditioning.

jrcollins

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#3284253 19-Sep-2024 21:09

timmmay:

We have these, they cost $2.4K for a french door and a standard door in 2022, they look good and work well. We wanted them to open the doors when it's hot inside, but because of the microclimate around our house (back deck gets hots and big fences) it doesn't really cool the house much. We mostly use air conditioning.

Thanks, they look good but I was hoping to find something cheaper.

mattwnz

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#3284256 19-Sep-2024 21:25

There isn't much competition in this area so doubt you will find an installed one much cheaper. Who is offering you it for that price as I am looking at options myself?

jrcollins

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#3285690 24-Sep-2024 10:17

mattwnz: There isn't much competition in this area so doubt you will find an installed one much cheaper. Who is offering you it for that price as I am looking at options myself?

You're right, while there's a number of different companies offering them it seems most of them are acting as agents for the same 2 or 3 suppliers. All the quotes I've got so far are around 1.5K.

MikeFly

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#3285692 24-Sep-2024 10:21

You might some something useful in this discussion

https://www.geekzone.co.nz/forums.asp?forumId=141&topicId=311049