ᐅ Equip lift-and-slide doors with insect screens

Hi Bortel, what would something like this look like at 4.5m (15 feet)? Is the screen expandable, or is there a version that slides back and forth?
Manufacturers like Brömse now install fly screens for their lift-and-slide doors directly from the factory, but unfortunately, our supplier uses a different manufacturer.
I understand that this kind of thing is expensive. But I also want to be able to ventilate in the summer without having the whole place full of bugs.

I would save yourself the expense.
We have integrated pull-down screens on all standard windows and patio doors, and they are already back up for the winter.
For the downstairs bathroom (where there is no roller shutter), we had a frame-mounted screen added, and I did the same in my room. There is a Venetian blind outside, but the area is probably too large for a regular roller screen due to wind load.
In the living room, we have two double doors without a mullion, so essentially four separate doors, and we recently had a frame-mounted screen installed on one of them for ventilation.

We don’t have any other windows in the living room—otherwise, we would have used a screen there.
So if it’s JUST for ventilation, I would really save the money—don’t you have any other form of ventilation?
I would only consider it if I really wanted to sit inside with the door open.
Our screen supplier said those folding slatted doors are terrible—they’re very expensive and tend to break quickly.

Well, in practice, you want to go in and out sometimes. Especially with children, a door like that will simply stay open during the summer. No expensive pre-installed solution can help with that; only some more or less effective aftermarket options will do. By the way, window security screens can be retrofitted very easily and cheaply, and also replaced again. I would never spend a lot of money on manufacturer solutions for that. Those things are pretty brilliant.

We upgraded with an external provider. I wouldn’t call it cheap—it was about €400 for one small one, one around 80x100cm (31x39 inches), and a patio door... but prices can always go higher. We could have also chosen an aluminum mesh, which doesn’t appear as dark, but that would have been significantly more expensive. Also, they are clever in the showroom—when you hold all types of screens side by side, you clearly notice that the aluminum is lighter. But when you have the standard one at home without any comparison, you don’t really notice it anymore.

Müllerin schrieb:

We upgraded from an external provider... I wouldn’t call it cheap, it was about €400 (around $440) for one small screen, one about 80x100cm (31x39 inches), and one patio door screen... but you can always spend more if you want. We could have chosen an aluminum mesh, which doesn’t look as dark – but that would have been significantly more expensive. Plus, they do a smart demonstration in the showroom – when you hold all the different screens side by side, you obviously notice the aluminum looks lighter. But if you just have the standard one at home without comparison, you don’t really notice it anymore.

You can get the frames for next to nothing at discount stores. Aluminum frames with fiberglass mesh. Fits perfectly, looks good. Some things are just worth skipping the professional and saving a lot of money.

We were considering the budget option for the upper floor. Originally, we also wanted to install built-in units there, but then I came across a post in this forum pointing out that they are difficult to clean from the outside. And when the rapeseed blooms, that could be counterproductive.
However, downstairs I would prefer built-in units because I don’t want to have them permanently in front of the window or door but rather pull them out only when needed.

Maybe I’m just overthinking it, and in the end, I might not care that much—I just don’t know yet.