Plissé Retractable Screen Surface Mount Adapter
On both sliding doors and atrium style doors, one side of the Plissé is mounted on the surface of the fixed door panel using our unique surface mount adapter.
*With the new Plissé II now available you no longer need the following Surface Mount Adapter installation instructions because if you order the adapter it will come already installed to the Plissé retractable door screen for you. We are continuing to provide the following instructions for reference purposes only to help demonstrate how the adapter works and is installed.
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Surface Mount Adapter Installation Instructions
IMPORTANT: The following is an overview of the Screen Solutions Inc Surface Mount Adapter Installation Instructions. This is not a substitute for the installation instructions that will be shipped with your surface mount adapter. The actual instructions you will receive with your purchase will include to scale drawings of the referenced screws that will also come with your adapter. If you have any questions about the Plissé retractable screen or the surface mount adapter please email [email protected]
The adapter is shipped cut to the nominal height of your screen. Depending on your application it may be necessary to cut the adapter’s length using your hacksaw. Be sure to protect the adapter with a piece of cloth while cutting.
1. Position the adapter (S-A) on a flat surface next to the opening to be screened.
2. Use the #6 x 1” SS PhillipsTruss Head Screws (SB) provided to attach the adapter to this surface.
3. After Step 5-A mark position of screen mounting holes on the adapter by putting the screen assembly in place and using the holes in the frame as a guide.
4. Move the screen assembly out of the way and drill three 7/64” holes in the adapter being careful to drill through only one wall of the adapter.
5. Install the screen per included screen installation instructions.
6. If adapter is to be used on the side that the screen folds toward use the 3 #4 x 5/8” SS Phillips Truss Head Screws (S-C)provided with the adapter.
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I recently put in a Andersen Narroline Gliding Door. The door is 5 feet wide and standard height. Do you sell kits to fit this door?
Don,
Our custom built Plisse retractable screens will work on your Andersen Narroline Gliding Door. You’d need one of our double door retractables since the opening is over 50″ wide. If you need help planning the installation please don’t hesitate to send us some pictures and/or questions.
Thanks for considering the Plisse retractable screen for your screening needs.
Doug, the Screen Guy
Need a retractable screen door (insects and ventilation) to fit an area 6 ft. wide by 8 ft. height but can not have center mull bar. What would you have for that and cost shipped to NC
Thank You
Hi Craig,
Thanks for stopping by! Our Plisse retractable screen will easily cover an opening 6′ w x 8′ t – there is no center bar when you aren’t using the screen, it just mounts to the door frame. But there isn’t a way to do that width without having a double, which means it side has a screen housed inside and when you use it you pull each side to the center to meet in the middle. The handles meet in the middle and create the full seal so when it’s in use you would have the handles visible in the center of the opening.
The price for a double in that size is $389, which includes free UPS ground shipping to any of the lower 48 states. Please keep in mind that all of our Plisse retractable screens are custom built to your measurements, backed by an industry leading limited, lifetime warranty and made right here in the United States.
Let us know if you have any other questions and thank you for considering Screen Solutions for your screening needs!
Best,
Doug, the Screen Guy
I have an outside screen enclosure and would like to install two sliding screen doors that meet in the middle. The space is 78wide and 96 tall. I would have to move a crossbar to support the top. Do you make anything like that?
Maybe two 36 inch sliders that meet and lock in the middle. They slide laterally to open up the full space… A full 72 inch doorway opening. The sliders also have to be good quality they will be outside!
Thank you,
Sal
Hi Sal,
I believe we spoke last week and answered all of your questions, but I wanted to also reply to your comment in case anyone else out there has the same questions. Our double Plisse screen would work ideally for your opening and for the size you mentioned would be $389. The price remains the same for any double Plisse up to 98″ wide and 98″ tall. You can see all of our prices here.
The double Plisse is essentially two Plisse retractable screen units combined into a single installation so that each side houses a screen that pulls to meet in the center for full protection from bugs and insects when in use. Then simply retract back to each side of the door frame when you’re not using the screen.
Our Plisse retractable screens are a durable, weather resistant product made of extruded, powder-coated aluminum to resist rust and backed by our industry leading Limited Lifetime Warranty.
I hope you won’t hesitate to contact us if you have any further questions.
Doug, the Screen Guy
I’m looking to inclose an open metal deck (8’2″L x 8’2″W x 84″H ON THE FRONT OF MY TRAVEL TRAILER. “HIGHWAY SPEEDS”. ANY IDEAS?
Hi Jim,
Thank you for contacting us with your retractable screen needs. It sounds like you need a fixed screen but to clarify: do you need to be able to retract the screen for some certain reason? Does the screen need to be in use at highway speeds? If your answer is yes to both of these questions I’m not sure we can help. Our screens are rated for the strongest wind resistance, to our knowledge, in the retractable screen market but no retractable screen is meant to withstand 55+ mph winds.
The size of your screen opening is not an issue and if you don’t need it to be in use at highway speeds than we can certainly help.
Please feel free to contact us directly if you have any further questions.
Thank you,
Doug, the Screen Guy
Is there a tract along the bottom? we need to restrain a cat.
Yes, our Plisse screen doors all have a bottom track. You might also look into using a combination of tighter tensioning (you can adjust the tensioning of our screens anytime to make them easier or harder to slide open and closed) so your cat doesn’t paw the screen open and extra tension line hooks (provided free of charge upon request) to keep your cat from squeezing between the bottom of the screen fabric and the bottom rail.