A New Solution to the Problems of Spring Loaded Retractable Screens at a More Economical Price Point Phantom®, along with Mirage®, Eclipse®, Larson®, Dreamscreens® 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…
Now A New and Better Alternative to Phantom’s Coiling Retractable Screens Phantom® retractable screen doors are one of many brands of coiling retractable screen doors available. Phantom®, along with Mirage®, Eclipse®, Dreamscreens® and Screen Time®, all use the same basic design: a tube, mounted on bearings that is spring loaded, which retracts the screen fabric…
Patio Door Screens That Retract Out of the Way When Not in Use Patios are great; they allow us to expand our living space to the outdoors. By having a patio door that connects indoor space with the patio we can have one large area for entertaining or just relaxing. One thing we do not…
A New Option for Screening French Style Doors French doors are an attractive addition to almost any home, providing lots of light for the inside, a clear view of the outside, and plenty of fresh air when open. The biggest drawback to French doors has been the difficulty of installing screens on them. Traditional hinged…
The Many Benefits of Retractable Screens for Sliding Doors Anyone who has had a screen on a sliding door is familiar with the problems associated with this type of screen. The flimsy metal frame bends easily and must be replaced when bent. The screen is stretched into the frame so the first time someone forgets…
Coiling Retractable Screens vs. Pleated Retractable Screens If you have heard about retractable screens you are probably familiar with Mirage® Screens, who along with Phantom®, Eclipse® 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…
Garage Door Sized Retractable Screens Garages are not only for parking cars, in fact some times it seems that they are not for parking cars at all. Garages are often used as store rooms, work shops and recreation rooms. When using a garage for any of these things opening the garage door to allow fresh…
A Screen Door that Simply Rolls Out of the Way Screen doors have one purpose: to keep insects out of your home. Most screen doors when in new condition do this job very well. With use traditional wood and aluminum hinged screen doors often develop tears in the screening fabric or gaps around the frame…
All the Protections of a Traditional Screen Door With None of the Hassles Traditionally screen doors have been a necessary but unsightly addition to a home if the doors were intended to be opened to allow in fresh air. In the past either wood or aluminum hinged screen doors have been used to keep out…
A Screen Door that Disappears When Not in Use If you have ever struggled, arms loaded with bags, to hold open a screen door while unlocking your home you probably wished the screen door would disappear. Retractable screens do just that; when not needed they store away in a small housing next to the opening…
