Fly screen with magnet - practical protection against annoying insects
On hot summer nights, fresh air from outside is a welcome way to cool down. But unfortunately, it's not just the cool breeze that comes in through open windows and doors. Wasps, mosquitoes and other pests also find their way into the house. The result is painful, itchy mosquito bites in the early morning. It's also difficult to fall asleep when insects are happily buzzing around the room. The problem can be solved with fly screens. These are available in various shapes, transparency levels, colors and sizes. But what is the best way to install them?
If you want to save yourself strenuous work on windows or doors, try our fly screen magnets. Attaching fly screens using magnets has various advantages over conventional attachment options. This is suitable for doors and windows throughout the house - from balcony doors to skylights.
Fly screen with magnetic tape, self-adhesive – the advantages
Fly screens can be installed in various ways. The most common is by drilling or using self-adhesive tape, but these fastening methods have various disadvantages:
Drilling:
• Difficult to remove at the end of the mosquito season
• Permanent damage to the frame
Adhesive tape:
• The grille cannot be moved flexibly
• Access to the window is difficult (e.g. to water the flowers)
• Decreasing adhesion when opened and closed frequently
• Door frame is difficult to expose
The situation is different with a magnetic tape for fly screens, which is self-adhesive. This eliminates the need for laborious dismantling. Even removing the screen at short notice is no problem. At the same time, as a tenant, you avoid making changes to the rented living space that you would ultimately have to undo.
If you want to attach your magnetic fly screen with a magnetic tape, you should make sure that the latter can be shortened to different lengths. This means that it can be flexibly adapted to different windows and doors. Good adhesive properties are important for durability.
The possible uses of self-adhesive magnetic tapes are by no means limited to fly screens. They can also be used for temporarily attaching fabrics and curtains. Magnetic adhesive tapes are also suitable for signs or photos and are great tools in advertising and trade fair construction.
Use self-adhesive magnetic tape for your insect protection fabric and solve a variety of problems!
Attach fly screens with magnets and without drilling – common applications
During mosquito season, fly screen magnets are a valuable protection device throughout the house. Insect screens can be installed in a wide variety of places with magnets, and without drilling.
Fly screens for doors with magnets – no drilling required
You've probably experienced it yourself: you spend a warm summer evening with friends on your terrace and when you say goodbye to your guests and return to the house in a good mood, hordes of mosquitoes, flies and moths await you. No wonder, after all, an open door is the perfect gateway for insects. It's enough to just take something outside or let some cool air in. The problem can be prevented by installing fly screens for doors. However, doors have special requirements for insect protection. After all, they must remain passable if you don't want to climb into your apartment through the windows all summer. And who wants to go to the trouble of removing a screen every time they want to enter their own four walls?
The solution: fly curtains for entrance and balcony doors with magnetic adhesive tape!
Such curtains consist of two strips of insect screens that are attached to the door frame with adhesive tape and held together in the middle with magnetic adhesive tape. This means you can simply walk through the fly curtain with magnet without having to open and then close a door. This is why it is often referred to as a magnetic curtain. The same applies to children and pets. Here, too, the attachment works without having to drill. Proceed as follows:
1. Measure the height and width of your door (e.g. patio door).
2. Cut two strips of fly screen.
3. Attach the strips to the door frame with adhesive tape.
4. Then attach magnetic adhesive tape to the middle of the two strips of fly screen so that they close neatly.
Your magnetic fly curtain is ready!
Alternatively, you can get fly screen doors with pivoting frames for different door sizes. These are also equipped with magnets that keep the door closed. However, curtains or fly screen magnets are usually the cheaper and more practical option that you can install.
Fly screen roller blind
Roller blinds can be pulled down and up again with one hand. This principle is not only suitable for darkening (no visibility), but also for insect protection. In this case, too, magnetic adhesive tape is ideal for fastening.
Whether for roof, kitchen or bedroom windows, there are special magnetic blinds that can be attached to windows and doors in various ways:
• On the frame
• On the window reveal
• Directly on the wall
One of the decisive factors for selection and installation is whether the window opens inwards or outwards. Magnetic adhesive tape is a good option so that the blind closes when pulled down. This allows it to be opened and closed flexibly. When not in use, most blinds are stored in a box that is attached to the top of the window or door. There they are protected from dirt and wear. Using a second box, you can even combine two magnetic blinds: one for insect protection and one for darkening. After all, two is better than one.
Tip: a return brake ensures that the roller blind is slowly and gently rolled back up into the box when you do not need it.
Roof window fly screen with magnets
Heat builds up particularly strongly in rooms under the roof. Fly screens for roof windows give you the option of leaving them open in the evening and at night without having to worry about mosquitoes, wasps or other pests getting in.
In this case too, fastening with magnetic adhesive tape has the advantage that you can easily remove and reattach the fly screen at any time. This is particularly important for roof windows. Because a fly screen is usually attached inside in front of the window, you must remove it every time you want to open or close a window. In addition, the masonry and windows remain unaffected by construction work if you leave the drill in the toolbox.
You can install a magnetic roof window fly screen in several ways:
• As a fly screen
• As a roller blind
Good to know: roller blinds (roller shutters) are particularly suitable if you want to open and close the fly screen flexibly using magnets. In both cases, window frames and walls are ideal for attachment. You can find suitable magnets in our neodymium disc magnets section.
Insect protection for balcony doors or patio doors – the possibilities
With a spacious balcony, it is much easier to enjoy the summer at home and outdoors. However, it is advisable in this case to equip doors with efficient insect protection to prevent unpleasant surprises. After all, it is almost impossible to avoid balcony doors being open for a few minutes.
The fly screen curtain described above is a practical insect protection for balcony doors. You can also choose between various other designs:
• Sliding doors
• Revolving doors
• Swing doors
• Roller blinds or shutters
Which variant is best suited to your case depends on the spatial requirements. Sliding doors are particularly suitable for large balcony doors with several leaves. Revolving doors are suitable for almost any door but are not quite as practical as curtains or blinds.
Magnetic adhesive tapes can be used for various types of insect screen balcony doors. For example, they create the conditions for swing doors and blinds to close gently and be opened easily. And even with an insect screen for the balcony door, you can avoid drilling in most cases.
Window fly screens for every occasion
And what about normal windows, in the bedroom, living room or kitchen? Here, too, the drill is superfluous. With magnetic adhesive tape, you can attach simple fly screens quickly and securely to the window frame and create practical fly screen magnets. Alternatives are roller blinds or curtains or custom-made ones in frames.
If you have decided on a simple variant, consider the following criteria when assembling it:
• Measure your window carefully so that you can cut the screen to the exact size.
• Before you attach adhesive tape to the window frame, it must be cleaned thoroughly. This will ensure it lasts a long time.
• When installing the fly screen with magnet, make sure that there are no gaps through which individual insects could sneak into the room.
To attach magnetic fly screens with frames to the window, you can attach thin flat irons to the outside of the window frame at regular intervals. Then attach magnetic adhesive tape to the frame of the fly screen frame and attach it to the window.
Good to know: clamp blinds are available for different window sizes. However, they often close less well than other types of fly screens.
Differences in the material of fly screens
Fly screens differ not only in their shape and the type of fastening, but also in their material. Common variants are usually made of fiberglass. Much more stable, but also more expensive, is insect protection made of stainless steel. However, this requires a frame due to its greater weight. There are also screens made of pollen protection fabric for allergy sufferers. As the name suggests, such a screen not only keeps insects away, but also pollen.
Important distinguishing criteria for insect screens are generally:
• Light and air permeable
• Durability
• Transparent
• Installation depth
• Weather resistance
• UV protection
Especially if you are buying fly screens for rooms in which you spend a lot of time, you should pay attention to a number of things. For example, make sure that the mesh is tight enough to successfully stop small insects and at the same time let in enough light and air to make you feel comfortable. You also have a free choice of color. White, black and anthracite are particularly popular. The color design has no effect on the protective effect. However, darker versions allow for better visibility in light-flooded rooms.
Good to know: prices for insect protection vary, sometimes considerably. As in many other areas, more expensive is not necessarily better. A simple fly screen with a magnet that you cut and attach yourself will do the job in most cases. Only if you are looking for insect protection for large sliding doors, extravagantly shaped roof windows or specifically against pollen should you be prepared to spend a little more.
Fly screen with magnet – our DIY tips
When it comes to attaching fly screens with magnets to windows, doors, passageways or anywhere else, we have collected useful tips for you.
Fly screen with magnet – flexible and inexpensive to build yourself
Fly screen attachment thanks to magnets
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You bought a fly screen without a frame and don't feel like messing around with adhesive tape or a drill? Use magnets for fly screens and washers:
1. Glue flat, cuboid-shaped magnets into the window frame.
2. Sew washers for screws onto the fly screen.
3. Attach the fly screen with a magnet.
The advantage of this variant: if you want to reach through the window in question - for example to water flowers - you can remove the fly screen with one hand movement and then reattach it just as quickly. At the same time, the combination of fly screen magnets and washers ensures a firm hold. Of course, you can use magnetic tape as an alternative. Try it yourself and use our matching neodymium block magnets.
Fly screen with magnet for the roof window
Attaching an insect screen to the skylight
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In principle, magnets are a good idea for attaching fly screens to roof windows. However, the requirements for holding the screens are higher than for vertical windows due to the angled position of the windows. Strong neodymium magnets also provide extra-strong holding for roof windows. Like other magnets, they can be attached directly to the window frame. This way you are protected from mosquitoes or wasps.
Fly screen with magnet for the houseboat (steel)
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Mosquitoes, wasps and the like don't just lurk on land. People travelling on a houseboat are also a popular target for winged insects. Fortunately, insect screens work just as well on the high seas as they do on land. They are particularly easy to attach to a steel boat. A few neodymium disc magnets are all you need to attach the fly screen to the window frame and then simply remove it again when needed. This means that it is not a problem that there are no standard dimensions for windows and the like in boat building.
Conclusion: fly screens with magnets – without drilling
The popularity of fly screens is constantly increasing - they are used in apartments, garden sheds and even on houseboats. You will get the most benefit from insect protection if you carefully consider the various fastening options and designs in advance. Otherwise there is a risk that you will be protected from insects, but will have to walk halfway around the house every time you want to water your flowers, for example, because you have firmly attached your fly screen to the window.
Attached with magnets, the insect screen can be removed and reattached effortlessly and without any loss of quality - without drilling and in just a few simple steps. The low installation depth also opens up many possibilities. This will pay off the next time you move.
Our strong magnets are real all-rounders. Because they are not only suitable for attaching the insect screen, but also for the closing mechanism of curtains or blinds. Whether you use individual magnets or magnetic adhesive tape is up to you - just like the shape, color and material of your fly screen.