Alternative to 'CrimSafe' screens

I see. Sounds perfect for french doors. Would you mind posting a french door pic?

 

I just got all excited for our french doors then I remembered I need flyscreens as we get a lot of mosquitoes and flies. I'm trying to work out the best solution for 10 sets of french doors that are on our verandahs-to-be. I was thinking french doors with plantation shutters opening inwards to rooms and then security mesh/crimsafe doors on the outside. Just seems like soooo many layers.

Sorry for the hijack but if the brains trust could think of a way to have security/ventilation/insects/light and french door sorted it would be helpful.

 

We also initially looked at the security plantation shutters for the living room sliding door. They were all aluminium construction, with locks, super sturdy and very good looking. Completely blocked out the lights so that's great for privacy. However they are quite thick on their mechnism, so "consumed" a bit of room space and very very costly! In the end we did not go ahead with that option given the cost but worth looking at I suppose if you have the budget

 

Board up all external openings, bypass the msb & start a hydro lab - mozzies won't stand a chance.

 

Nor will I care once I'm half baked

 

Dont let Kimmy's dad hear you talking about using another brand!

 

Good point, he didn't seem like the forgiving type in Underbelly.

 

We've got a mixture of Crimsafe and Invisigard on our PPOR, mostly because the place we got them from stopped using Crimsafe in favour of Invisigard. We saw a few comparison pieces, the mesh is the same but the Invisigard frame seemed thicker and stronger than Crimsafe. Don't know about cost as no 2 windows that I've had done have been of comparable sizes but both aren't cheap. Light wise it's not much different to an aluminium flyscreen.

 

Reckon you'll get LOTS of midgees out your way also, consider miniweave.

I'm imagining a full wrap around verandah?

Inwards & outwards can be a pain re the way you set out furnishings (takes up space)

Bi-folds are ok, provides a big opening on nice days, when entertaining etc

What about Stylish glass sliders with retractable screens.

Hope these help...

 

@WestOz the rooms are all giant sized to cope with the doors/shutters or fly screens opening inwards and the verandahs are 2500-3000mm deep so can handle the other half of the door opening outwards. And yes it's a wrap around verandah. The bedrooms/offices have french doors and the living areas have stacking doors or bifold doors as they are bigger and more suited to that.

Yes midgies too.

 

Won't work. The mozzies will bring all their friends round for a big party every night.

 

Crimsafe claim to have a patented screw clamp which holds the mesh in a better way to the door frame... The last time I ordered security doors it looked the best to me. Maybe the others have come up with something as good. I don't think the mesh varies from brand to brand much, the way the door/window screen is put together is possibly more important, no good if you belt the door/window screen with an axe a few times and the mesh pops out of the frame!

I stayed in a house in Cleveland and every single window had crimsafe, I thought it was a very dark house on a cloudy day... It had the heavy push out frames that allow the screen to hinge from the top and push open for cleaning and fire escape.

 

Thanks, both those clips very useful. CB very good at showing and explaining in this one.