Category Archives: General Information

How To Measure Doors with Brick Mould

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Below are images of where to install and measure for a Plisse retractable door screen on a door trimmed with brick molding and set into a masonry wall. You can click on any image to see a larger view. If you’ll also need an optional threshold adapter:

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What about room for my door handle?

We get asked some questions quite a bit. One of the most common is this one that we received via a contact us request from the website just yesterday: On Apr 17, 2011, at 6:10 PM, I*** Morris wrote: From: I*** Morris <**********@cox.net> Subject: width of mounting area Message Body: How wide does the area […]

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Breaking News: Measuring & Installing Just Got a Lot Easier…

…for you, that is. Effective immediately we are simplifying the process to getting a Plissé retractable door screen installed in your home. We’ve put in many hours of brainstorming to find the solution that makes the measurement and installation process as simple, straight forward and streamlined as possible for our customers. And this is what […]

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A letter from a customer…

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We received this reply email on Monday, March 28 from a long time customer in Melbourne, Florida who we had invoiced for a screen last week. Hi Doug, I must apologize for the delay in payment — I was about to email you today to ask about the invoice for the door, and I discovered […]

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Easy DIY Installation

We understand that you may be concerned about your ability to install one of our Plisse retractable screens on your home’s opening. That’s why we are working on a short video demonstrating just how simple it is. Until we are able to provide you with that we have the following slide show which covers the […]

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Retractable Screen Companies

Tim Carter recently wrote an article on his blog, askthebuilder.com, titled “Retractable Screen Companies” that intends to advise his readers on how best choose a retractable screen company. While we were not included in the handful of retractable screen companies Carter chose to contact and then review (likely because our customers are often pleasantly surprised […]

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Measuring Worksheets

UPDATE: Measuring Worksheets – No Longer Necessary As of Spring 2011 we’ve made measuring for and installing a Plisse retractable door screen on your home a whole lot simpler.  These pesky worksheets with detailed instructions are a thing of the past. Of course if you’re looking for a little more help, if you’re a type […]

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Don’t Wait for Spring

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Spring will be here before you know it and we’ll be inundated with orders from well meaning customers who want their new Plisse retractable screen now, now and now. Please remember though – your Plisse retractable screen is a custom built unit based on your measurements and quality tested by our expert technicians before shipping […]

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