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Plisse vs. ODL Retractable Screen

If you've been shopping around for a retractable screen for your home you're probably finding that there are several options out there. One option many customers find is the ODL retractable screen which can be purchased online as well as through several of the big box home improvement retailers.Our customers often come to us wanting to know what sets our Plisse...

No Magnets Necessary

Customers often ask what keeps our PlissÃ© 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 PlissÃ© screens don't utilize the traditional spring-loaded retraction design (like that found with the Phantom, Mirage, Eclipse, Genius and others)Â there is no force pulling them...

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...

PhantomÂ® Screen Door

A New Solution to the Problems of Spring Loaded Retractable Screens at a More Economical Price Point

PhantomÂ®, along with MirageÂ®, EclipseÂ®, LarsonÂ®, DreamscreensÂ® and others, make a quality retractable screen door with a powder coated aluminum frame, high quality plastic and stainless steel accessories. These brands depend on a design using a spring loaded tube that runs on bearings onto which...

PhantomÂ® Retractable Screen

Now A New and Better Alternative to Phantom's Coiling Retractable Screens

PhantomÂ® retractable screen doors are one of many brands of coiling retractable screen doors available. PhantomÂ®, along with MirageÂ®, EclipseÂ®, DreamscreensÂ® and Screen TimeÂ®, all use the same basic design: a tube, mounted on bearings that is spring loaded, which retracts the screen fabric into a housing at the side of...

MirageÂ® Screens

Coiling Retractable Screens vs. Pleated Retractable Screens

If you have heard about retractable screens you are probably familiar with MirageÂ® Screens, who along with PhantomÂ®, EclipseÂ® and many others, make conventional coiling retractable screens. These coiling retractable screens are a huge improvement over traditional hinged screen doors and fixed screen windows by storing out of the way when not needed. You can...

Vanishing Retractable Screen Door

Out of Sight When Not in Use

Anyone who has ever tried to hold open a traditional screen door while they juggled shopping bags and keys to unlock their house has probably wished that the screen door would vanish magically and then reappear the next time it was needed. Vanishing retractable screen doors are not magic, but they will store in their...