The fly screen is a simple yet powerful invention that has dramatically improved the quality of summer in Australia. Fly screens allow fresh air and natural light to keep your home cool and comfortable while ensuring that pests remain outside. They are available in a variety of mesh types, each with their own benefits. So how do you choose between the different types of fly screen doors on the market?
Goldco® Security provides high-quality fly screens and security screens in the Gold Coast and Tweed Heads region. With so many of this region’s suburbs close to waterways and canals, keeping insects such as flies and midges at bay is a frequent concern when the weather warms up.
Goldco® Security’s fly screen doors are constructed right here on the Gold Coast and available in a variety of mesh types and frame colours. If you need help deciding which type of mesh is best for your home, this guide should help you get started.
The benefits of fly screen doors
Fly screen doors have several advantages:
- They keep insects such as flies, mosquitoes, and midges out of your home.
- They make your home more comfortable by allowing fresh air to flow through without letting insects in.
- They provide natural ventilation for your home, reducing your reliance on expenses like air conditioning.
- They improve the hygiene of your home by preventing insects from reaching tabletops and other surfaces in your kitchen and dining areas.
- They can provide UV protection, as some forms of mesh filter out sunlight and reduce UV glare.
- They are durable, low maintenance and easy to clean.
- They can raise the resale or rental value of your home.
Types of fly screen doors
Goldco® Security provides a range of fly screens, security screens and security window screens from the industry-leading Australian brand Amplimesh®. Our mesh types include:
Fibreglass
The most affordable and widely available mesh type on the market, fibreglass is flexible, UV resistant and will not dent or crease like metal. It is flexible, resilient, easy to install and will not rust, rot or corrode. Fibreglass fly screens are an excellent choice for homeowners on a budget who live near the water and want to maintain clear views of the outside.
Midge mesh / micro mesh
Midge mesh has a 60% tighter weave than standard fly screen mesh, which ensures that it provides the highest level of protection against tiny insects like midges. Midge mesh doors are a blessing to people who live in areas where small insects are abundant, such as next to waterways and canals.
Pet mesh
Pet mesh is seven times stronger than typical fly screen mesh and designed to resist tearing from claws and paws. If you need to prevent the possibility of your pets causing damage to your door or even making an escape, pet mesh is a safe bet.
Aluminium mesh
Aluminium mesh is the perfect choice if you need the next step up from fibreglass in rigidity and durability, particularly in bushfire-prone areas. It is resistant to stretching, sagging and tearing over time, offers weather and UV protection and stands up well against harsh sunlight and hot weather.
Stainless steel
Offering heavy-duty levels of protection, stainless steel fly screens also offer exceptional levels of durability and longevity, and are recommended in bushfire-prone areas.
Which style of fly screen door should you choose?
There are several factors to consider when you are shopping for a fly screen door including:
Location and climate
South East Queensland has a sub-tropical climate with high heat and humidity, especially in summer. This makes a UV-resistant mesh a sensible option. If you live close to a waterway or in an insect-prone area, midge mesh provides the highest level of protection necessary to keep your home insect-free.
Durability
The strength of your fly screen is also a factor, particularly if you have high foot traffic and people are constantly bumping the door. Aluminium and stainless steel mesh doors are very popular in bushfire-prone areas, while people with animals in the house can benefit greatly from pet mesh.
Affordability
If you are on a budget, fibreglass remains the most affordable type of fly screen as well as the most readily available.
Security
If you live in a high-risk area for break-ins and theft, you need to consider installing security screens rather than fly screens. stronger varieties of fly screen mesh like stainless steel also provide a high level of security.
Find the right type of fly screen door with Goldco® Security
Goldco® Security offers strong, reliable and long-lasting fly screen doors in fibreglass, midge mesh, pet mesh, aluminium and stainless steel varieties. A family-owned business, we deliver professional-quality products designed to meet local conditions.
Contact Goldco® Security on (07) 5572 2628 or send us an e-mail to find out more about our fly screen doors, security screen doors, security window screens and other options.