Hi,
sleeping with doors and windows open at the moment.
However now getting bitten by mozzies at an unacceptable rate.
I was looking at the UPVC doors and windows on our upper floor (we have a balcony) and pondering on how to make/fit fly screens.
A simple method could be just to get a fine mesh (like net curtains) and frame it in bendy dowel and it should just pop into the internal part of the frame with the window/door open (i.e. into the bit the window/door closes into).
However this could be a pain to get in and out, especially from the inside.
I could stick velcro all round the inside of the frame, but this might be a bit unsightly.
I would prefer on easy open/close arrangement (like the screen doors you see in US) but this normally requires a double door frame.
The final oin in the flytment is that we don't have a cat flap and the cats nip in and out of the bedroom window then hurl themselves off the balcony onto the fence. So some kind of open/close mechanism to let grumbling cats in and out would be good.
The upside of having UPVC doors is that the frame is on all 4 sides, so there is the prospect of fitting an open/close door on the inside.
The problem here is how to fix this as a temporary thing without leaving unsightly marks/fixings on the inner door frame when the temporary screen door is removed.
Also looking at just hanging a mosquito net over the bed - anyone tried this? I know naff design programmes sometimes have draperies hanging for show, but this needs to be a genuine 100% effective mozzie net with no gaps to let the little blighters in.
Ouch, grumble, scratch, scratch. "Scratching it only makes it worse!" "I know, but it itches!!" Ouch, grumble, scratch, scratch.
Dave R