A good fit when
The opening is square and plumb, the structure is sound, and there is a clear continuous mounting path for the housing and tracks.
Door insect screens · Advanced DIY
A made-to-measure insect screen that retracts into a slim side housing, leaving the doorway clear when it is not in use. For confident DIYers with a suitable opening and sound fixing surface.
Before you measure
A retractable door screen is less forgiving than a magnetic window screen. You are responsible for the finished opening, fixing surface, clearances, housing side and exact build dimensions.
The opening is square and plumb, the structure is sound, and there is a clear continuous mounting path for the housing and tracks.
The reveal needs packing or boxing, the opening is out of square, handles or thresholds obstruct the track, or you are unsure which surface becomes the finished opening.
The DIY Legacy build uses charcoal mesh for everyday fly and mosquito protection; there is no separate mesh choice. It is not retained inside the tracks and can move or release in strong wind, so exposed sites and persistent pets need extra judgement.
Choose Phantom Screens for a check measure, product selection and professional installation.
Configure and price
Enter the finished opening dimensions and every build choice shown. The configurator enforces the current buildable envelope and displays the choices the workshop needs.
A wrong dimension can make a made-to-measure screen unusable. The planning and measuring guide explains the records to take, including housing side and handle height, without guessing at opening-specific fixing details.
Where requested, measure from the bottom of the housing to the bottom of the handle. Record the exact millimetre value.
For a single, choose the housing side while facing the opening with the housing projecting towards you. A double is ordered as one full opening width.
The track is supplied long and trimmed to the actual installation. Do not assume the supplied track removes the need for an accurate finished opening.
15 days from order confirmation. We will tell you if the current production window is longer.
Order check
Yes. The fixed charcoal insect mesh retracts into a housing at the side of the doorway, so the opening is clear when the screen is not in use. This DIY build does not have a separate mesh choice.
Use the current configurations offered by the configurator. A double is entered as one complete finished opening width and the two screens meet in the middle. The pricing service applies the current build limits for each choice.
Yes, if you are comfortable assessing the structure, creating a square and plumb finished opening, trimming track and following the supplied product instructions. This is classed as advanced DIY.
The made-to-measure Legacy screen assembly and the tracks and fittings for the selected build. Check the packing list and supplied instructions before cutting or fixing anything.
A product made correctly to the dimensions supplied cannot be returned for a measuring error. Ask through the enquiry form before ordering if the opening is unusual.