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By Frame Or By The Yard, The Story Of Screens

(HIT) - Man was not made impervious to insect bites, and therefore requires protection against the big and small varmints when they try to slide inside with rays of sunlight and fresh ocean breezes. That’s just one of many motivating factors that keeps screen manufacturers across the nation busy, year-around.

Beside the manufacture of miles of aluminum, fiberglass, brass/bronze, and pet proof screening; members of the Screen Manufactures Association are committed to expanding awareness of safety, education, research, and promotion of the health benefits of window screens Keeping mosquitoes and other unwelcome pests outside is the first defense against the important diseases they may spread from one community or country to another.

Include Screen Inspection in Your Seasonal Check-up

No home maintenance survey is complete without a complete check of the condition of window, door, and porch screens. Fall is a perfect time to survey the wear and tear, particularly on removable screens that are put away until warmer weather.

What To Look For:

What’s the general condition of the screens in your household?
Are the screens flexible and clean?
Has oxidation and pollution made older metal screening brittle?
Are there tears or cracks to accommodate bugs and insects?

Whatever problems you might discover, time and money invested in scrubbing, repairing, or updating your screen protection is well spent.

Whether you are protected by retractable door and window screens, sliding screens, hinged screens, or porch and patio enclosures the current offering of screen products includes designer colors, engineered locking mechanisms, custom made window and solar screens, just to name a few; and a full line of do-it-yourself screen framing and repair kits.

Solar screening is available in a range of colors, including black, brown, grey, and stucco.

Manufactured on giant drums, the various screens and mesh sizes provide a full range of options for homeowners who want to repair and replace their current screens. Fiberglass screen will not shrink, rust or dent, is resilient, easy to use, and long lasting, Wire screen is available in several mesh size to accommodate porch, pool and patio screening. Fine mesh screening is effective in areas that need protection from tiny sand fleas known as "no-see-ums"

Interested homeowners can visit www.SMAINFO.org for additional information.

Courtesy: Home Improvement News and Information Center

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