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Pet Screen
Meets the needs of pet owners by resisting tears and punctures caused by dogs and cats.

Solar Screens
Reduce UV rays and heat.
Made to order and shipped to you.

18x14 Insect Screen
Pool, Patio an`d Porch Screen is stronger than Standard Window and Door Screen

20x20 NoSeeUm Mesh
This very tiny mesh is designed to keep out smaller flying insects

Exterior SunShades
Exterior roll-up Sun Shade.
Blocks the Sun, not the view.

Retractable Screen Doors
Ideal for French Doors
Roll-Away Screen Doors

Solar Screens & Window Screens

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How To Build Your Window Screens & Solar Screen

How To Make a Window Screen & Solar Screen

What are you Material Needs

Replacement Window/Solar Screens are typical of original screens manufactured and installed with new window construction. New screens can be made with our .020 or .025 Rollformed Aluminum frame and stamped aluminum corner inserts. We recommend you do make or ever accept screens made with plastic corners. Plastic corners discolor and break easily. Additional hardware, such as window springs, pull tabs and all accessory items are available on our site.

The first step in making your custom window screens is taking good, accurate measurments. Your measurments should be from out side corner to outside corner. Take a measurment for both the height and width. Remember the golden rule of measure twice, cut once.

How to measure your Window/Solar screens to order you materials: There are two measurements that are needed for calculating you material needs. – Width and Height.

Width: Measure your current screen from side to side.

Height: Measure your current screen from the top to the bottom.

Now just calculate your framing needs. Once you know what your material needs are for framing. Your almost there.

Next is Screen Frame color. You have a choice of Mill (Metallic Aluminum), Bronze (Dark Brown), White, Gray, Almond and Adobe/Tan.

Mill	Image Coming Soon! Mill is unpainted Aluminum
Bronze
Adobe/Tan
Almond
White
Gray

Next, Screen Frame Thickness. Standard screens are made with 3/4”-wide Rollform Aluminum. The thickness is the depth of the screen frame. Use a tape measure to identify the thickness of the frame you are seeking. 7/16” is the thickest and 1/4” is the thinnest. We offer a 1” x 7/16” screen frame for additional strength and support. 'Yes', some locations across the country utilize 1” framing as a standard for screen construction. Its utilized more often for heavy fabrics such as “SunTex.”

We offer several choices of Insect Screening and Solar Screening materials for you to choose from. All manufactured by Phifer Wire Products.

Fiberglass Insect Screen 18x16 mesh – Phiferglass by Phifer: Fiberglass is most typical for screen construction. Our fiberglass insect screen comes in two color choices – Gray and Charcoal. Fiberglass is very durable and can last 10-15 years.

Fiberglass Insect Screen 18x14 – Pool, Patio and Porch Screen is stronger than Standard Window and Door Screen, making it the ideal screen for large openings such as screen porches, and patio and pool enclosures. Designed for applications where extra strength is desirable.

Fiberglass Insect Screen 20x20 - Screening to Control Tiny Insects (20x20 Mesh Insect Screen) – This Phiferglass “NoSeeUm” screen is a tightly woven mesh designed to control small insects. While densely woven, this screen still allows good ventilation and visibility and provides some daytime privacy.

Aluminum 18x16 mesh – Brite-Kote by Phifer: Brite-Kote is an aluminum weave and has a shiny metallic finish. Aluminum insect screen is more durable and stronger than fiberglass, but much less forgiving if dented or pinched. Aluminum insect screen is also more expensive.

Charcoal Aluminum 18x16 mesh – Vista-Weave by Phifer: Vista-Weave is also an aluminum product with a charcoal color finish. Like Brite-Kote, Vista-Weave is more durable but more expensive.

Black Aluminum Screen – offers the best outward visibility available in an aluminum insect screening product. Produced with Phifer’s electrodeposition paint system, Black Aluminum insect screen has a premium coating that is durable and has excellent weathering characteristics.

Phifer SunScreen - SunScreen is manufactured for the primary purpose of reducing solar heat gain in the summer and reducing heat loss in the winter. SunScreen absorbs and dissipates up to 70% of the sun’s heat and glare before it reaches the window. It is easily installed on any type and size of window and also performs as an insect screen. This shading fabric works weather windows are open or closed. Its weave is tight enough to stop tiny insects, but open enough to allow cool breezes to flow through. SunScreen is aesthetically pleasing as it provides a uniform building exterior.

Phifer SunTex 80 & 90 - SunTex is a unique woven mesh that can block 80-90% of the sun’s hot rays before they enter your windows. SunTex is ideal for use as a shading fabric on windows, doors and porches and offers good ventilation. A heavy-duty shading fabric, SunTex is also pet resistant. SunTex exterior shading fabric is made of strong vinyl-coated polyester. Developed originally for use in outdoor furniture, SunTex is mildew and fade resistant and needs only an occasional cleaning with mild soap and water.

SunTex 80 – Blocks up to 80% of the sun’s heat

SunTex 90 – Blocks up to 90% of the sun’s heat

Phifer “Pet Screen” meets the needs of pet owners by resisting tears and punctures caused by dogs and cats. Made of strong vinyl-coated polyester, “Pet Screen” is seven times stronger than traditional insect screening and offers excellent outward visibility. Ideal for those areas prime for potential damage and heavy wear in high traffic areas, this screen can be used on screened window screens, screen doors and screened porches.

Phifer "Pet Screen - Lite" - Pet Screen Lite offers added strength over Fiberglass and Aluminum insect screening. Similar to Pet Screen, the strong vinyl-coated polester provides duribility while offering better visibility than Standard Pet Screening.

Once you have your measurments, you are ready to cut your screen frame. Set up your miter saw to cut the desired length and cut away. Be sure to measure your first cut to ensure that your calculations were correct before you proceed. Set your miter saw at 45 degrees and make your cuts.

After you have your screen frame pieces cut, connect the four pieces of frame material with the corner connectors (be sure to add your window springs at this time to one vertical or horizontal side of the screen before adding the corner connector). Test fit the screen frame in the window to ensure a proper fit.

Next are the accessories. For Example, Pull Tabs are a standard part of window screen construction. Based on the size of your screen, you will place the appropriate number of Lift Tabs for ease in installing your new screen.

Springs are also a standard part of new screen construction. Flat Window Springs are standard for all framing except for 3/4x1/4 which uses Wire WIndow Springs.

Sometimes Window/Solar screens use additional hardware for support and mounting. Please check our "accessories" section for different mounting options.

Spreader Bars are common for larger screens, but in certain circumstances they are added for additional framing support. We carry two widths – 7/8” (widest) and 5/8” (thinnest). Please check which size you require.

If you have any questions regarding our online ordering process, please give us a call or e-mail your questions and we will be glad to assist you through the process.

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Email your questions to Joel@wholesalescreensandglass.com

You can also call at 714 321 8109