Paddy
Veteran Member
Rox,
I built a screan porch a while back. Most folks staple the screan to the posts and cover the mess with a strip of wood. This would not work for you. I wanted to be able to have screans in the summer and glass in the winter. So I built frames. The trick to a good screan frame is to have the screan very taught/tight. Otherwise, you have a distorted view. Metal fram screans used on standard windows use a 1/8" groove around the frame. A rubber rope is "rolled" in the groove to hold the screan. As you put the last rope in it gets very tight. So back to my frames; I made them of wood but cut this grove on my table saw. Worked like a charm.
I travel to Europe quite often and I have noticed that they do not use AC or Screans. If you leave your windows open, you will likely find a pigion sitting on your bed!
I built a screan porch a while back. Most folks staple the screan to the posts and cover the mess with a strip of wood. This would not work for you. I wanted to be able to have screans in the summer and glass in the winter. So I built frames. The trick to a good screan frame is to have the screan very taught/tight. Otherwise, you have a distorted view. Metal fram screans used on standard windows use a 1/8" groove around the frame. A rubber rope is "rolled" in the groove to hold the screan. As you put the last rope in it gets very tight. So back to my frames; I made them of wood but cut this grove on my table saw. Worked like a charm.
I travel to Europe quite often and I have noticed that they do not use AC or Screans. If you leave your windows open, you will likely find a pigion sitting on your bed!
