What is the Right Mesh for Your Screens?

Aluminum

positives: strongest   

negatives: much higher price, easy to end up with wrinkles if not super careful during installation, individual wires can be bent, creating “holes”,

Fiberglass

positives: low cost, easy to install, easy to maintain a smooth appearance. 

negatives: sun breaks down fabric over long term, locusts in some areas eat fiberglass.

Solar

positives: blocks varying percentages of the heat and glare from the sun, easy to maintain a smooth appearance.

negatives: thicker material and denser weave means less ventilation, more costly than standard fiberglass.

Pet or Super screen

positives: won’t rip from pet claws, easy to maintain a smooth appearance.

negatives: thicker material and denser weave means less ventilation, more costly than standard fiberglass.                              

No-seeum

positives: tighter weave keeps out smaller insects.

negatives: harder to find, tighter weave means less ventilation, more costly than standard fiberglass.

Heartlands suggests different screen material for different applications. For our screen rooms, we use a thicker, more durable fiberglass screen called pool and patio screen. Roll screens can be made with Super Screen or varying levels of solar screen.