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Ventilation … Insects … And New Design Aspects Of Residential Screens

Window And Patio Screens As A First Line Of Defense

(HIT) - Few home improvement products impact daily life around the world more than insect screens. Whether a simple cloth draped carefully outside over the entrance to living quarters—or the intricate bronze screen surrounding the fanciest rooftop garden—screens keep out insects of all sizes and shapes and help stop the spread of dangerous diseases from one part of the country to another.



	Cool, safe comfort anywhere.

New designs and innovation enable the screen industry to be more efficient, offering ever more affordable and available products. The Screen Manufacturers Association (SMA), organized more than 50 years ago, provides a watchdog operation that oversees various safety issues surrounding the manufacture and use of window screens. In addition to their decades long child safety labeling program: "Kids Can’t Fly," the Association embarked last year on a program to expand awareness of the health benefits of window screens.

A cooperative fifty-state effort worked with the help of the CDC Centers for Disease Control, to publicize and distribute the Screen Manufacturers Association’s new "For Health’s Sake" posters smainfo.org
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Screens for ventilation and protection from insects are available for windows, front and back doors, sliding doors, pet doors and even garage doors, and when kept in repair or replaced annually will provide everyone with peace of mind. Custom or standard screens are generally available for all areas of the home where insects can invade.

It is possible to obtain many sizes and screen mesh with most available in 18 x 16 with wire diameters of .001" to .013". Fiberglass screen will not shrink, rust or dent is resilient, easy to use, and long lasting, standard grade fiberglass screening is recommended for windows and doors. Mesh: 18 x 16 wire diameter .011 Colors vary and standard width is 4" through 54" in 2" increments plus 60", 72", 84 and 96", Roll Length: 100' or 600' heavy-duty fiberglass screen is recommended for patio and pool enclosures. Fine mesh screen is proven to be effective in areas that need protection from tiny insects commonly referred to as sand fleas or "no-see-ums".

Fiberglass screen is manufactured under strict standards to assure that the colors are consistent and the mesh is uniform.

Visit www.SMAINFO.org for a full history of the industry, their products and ready contact information.

Courtesy: Home Improvement News and Information Center

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