Category Archives: Screen Guy Blog

To Be Left or To Be Right – That is the Handing Question

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We get a lot of phone calls, emails and general inquiries about handing.  It can be easy to get confused over choosing the handing of your new Plisse retractable door screen.  That is why we’re writing this post today.  To say, don’t worry – just follow these simple rules: If your new door screen is a […]

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How To Send Pictures

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I’m always offering to look at pictures of doorways our customers would like to install our Plisse retractable door screens on to help them decide where to measure to and from.  It is important to get good, accurate measurements of your opening where the Plisse invisible screen will mount in order to ensure an easy […]

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No Magnets Necessary

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Customers often ask what keeps our Plissé retractable screens closed when in use. Sometimes we say nothing just to get a giggle out of how confusing that answer can be. But it’s true. You see, since our Plissé screens don’t utilize the traditional spring-loaded retraction design (like that found with the Phantom, Mirage, Eclipse, Genius […]

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New Bottom Rail Color Option

We’re unveiling yet another custom option today at Screen Solutions Inc: the option to choose the color of your bottom rail, despite the color of your Plissé retractable screen. In the past many of our customers have been pleasantly surprised when they unpacked their new disappearing screen from us only to find that we sent […]

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Customer Service: Tension Line Hooks

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Our Plisse retractable screens comes with a set of tension line hooks that are optional for our customers to use if they wish.  Most customers who have cats or strong winds find them to be immensely helpful while others find them not necessary at all. Occasionally, they will break down from the sun and heat […]

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Questions & Answers

We received a comment on the Plisse retractable door screens page today that included some great questions. Often customers don’t quite get what makes our retractable screens different (and superior in our modest opinion) from those traditional spring-loaded retractable screens you see in the big box stores and being sold for twice the money from […]

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Plisse Retractable Screens Video

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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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