All About Retractable Window Screens

Up, up and away

A window without a view isn't much good to anyone. Unfortunately, traditional fixed window screens limit both your view outside your window and the amount of sunlight that comes in, even when they're not in use. Retractable window screens allow you to make the best use of your windows, functioning like traditional fixed window screens when you need them, and hiding out of sight when you don't.

Dark and dirty vs. Light and easy

For all the benefits they bring, fixed window screens have quite a few disadvantages. Measurements indicate that standard fixed window screens block as much as 20% of the sunlight that would normally enter your home through a window. Fixed window screens positioned outside also get dirty very quickly, further diminishing the natural light that will come through your window.

Retractable window screens, on the other hand, are engineered to take full advantage of your window's view. Retractable window screens feature small and unobtrusive housing at the top of your window. When not in use, simply slide your retractable window screen back into its housing, and you're blessed with the clarity and warmth of the sun shining through your unblocked window.

Screen cleaning

Cleaning window screens is a seasonal necessity if you own standard fixed window screens. Window screens that stay down day in and day out naturally accumulate a great deal of dirt and grime. Fixed window screens also need to be removed every year before the winter months, put in storage, and hauled out again in the spring to be reinstalled.

Retractable window screens are as low maintenance as window screens can get. Simply roll them up into the housing and leave them there as the seasons pass. Such an easy storage solution also reduces the amount of dirt your retractable window screens will collect, meaning less time spent cleaning and more enjoying the view.

Useful and beautiful

Retractable window screens provide you with both usefulness and beauty. They'll keep out bugs and let in light and air. Retractable window screens also permit greater attention to be paid to your window frames, which is an added bonus in stylish and decorative homes.

Retractable window screens can be very decorative themselves. Their housings are small and sleek, and won't detract from their surroundings. They come in a wide variety of colors, including white, brown, black, green, beige, and gray.

How and where

Retractable window screens are low maintenance and easy to install. They can fit many sizes and styles of window, including casement windows, projected or awning windows, jalousie windows, slider windows, out-swing windows, and even skylights.

Retractable window screens have existed since the 1920s, when they were built in as part of the window. Stand alone retractable window screens have really gained popularity in the last decade, as more and more homeowners discover the advantages they bring.

Retractable window screens remain one of the best kept secrets in home furnishing. But they won't be a secret for long. Purchase a retractable window screen for your home and you'll see why.

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