Fly screen with magnet - practical protection against annoying insects

On hot summer nights, fresh air from outside is a welcome refreshment. Unfortunately, it's not just the cool breeze that comes in through the open windows and doors. Wasps, mosquitoes, and other pests also find their way into the house. The result is painfully itchy mosquito bites in the early morning. It's also difficult to fall asleep when happily buzzing insects are making their rounds in 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 mount them?

If you want to save yourself strenuous work on windows or doors, try our fly screen magnets. Attaching fly screens with magnets has various advantages over conventional attachment options. This is suitable for doors and windows throughout the house - from the balcony door to the skylight.

Fly screen with magnetic tape, self-adhesive - The advantages

Fly screens can be attached in different ways. The most common is assembly through:

• drilling or
• Self-adhesive tapes

Drilling has the disadvantage that the grid is difficult to remove, for example at the end of the mosquito season. It's easier with duct tape. But even in this case it is not recommended, as the fly screen cannot be flexibly moved, for example if you want to reach through a window to water the flowers or clear a door frame. Because the more often you open the grid, the faster the adhesive tape loses its hold.

The situation is different with a magnetic tape for fly screens, which is self-adhesive. Cumbersome dismantling is no longer necessary. Even removing the grille for a short time is not a problem. At the same time, as a tenant, you avoid making changes to rented living space that you ultimately must 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. 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 to temporarily attach fabrics and curtains. Magnetic tapes are also suitable for signs or photos and are great tools in advertising and trade fair construction.

You too can use self-adhesive magnetic tape for your insect protection fabric and solve a wide range of problems with it!

Fix fly screens with magnets and without drilling - Common applications

In the mosquito season at the latest, fly screen magnets are a valuable protective device throughout the house. Insect screens with magnets can be used in a wide variety of places without drilling.

Fly screens for doors with magnets - Without any drilling

You probably know it from your own experience: You spend a warm summer evening with friends on your terrace and when you have said goodbye to your visitors and returned to the house in a good mood, hordes of mosquitoes, flies and moths await you there. No wonder, after all, an open door is the perfect gateway for insects. It's enough if you want to carry something outside for a moment or let cool air inside

The problem can be prevented by using fly screens for doors. However, doors place special demands on insect protection. After all, they must remain passable if you don't want to climb through the windows into your apartment all summer. And who wants to laboriously dismantle a gate every time they want to enter their own four walls?

The solution: Fly curtains for entrance and balcony doors with magnetic tape.

Such curtains consist of two strips of insect screens, which are attached to the door frame with adhesive tape and held together in the middle with magnetic tape. So, you can just walk through the fly curtain with magnet without having to open a door and then close it again. Therefore, one often speaks of a magnetic curtain. The same applies to children and pets. Here, too, the attachment works without having to drill. Follow these steps:

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 tape.
4. then attach magnetic tape in the middle of the two strips of fly screens so that they close properly.

Your magnetic fly curtain is ready.

Alternatively, you can get fly screen doors with rotating 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 mount.

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 transparency), but also for insect protection. In this case, too, magnetic adhesive tapes can be used for attachment.

Whether for roof, kitchen or bedroom windows, there are extra magnetic roller blinds that can be attached to windows and doors in different ways:

• on the frame
• on the window reveal
• directly on the wall

The decisive factor for selection and installation is, among other things, whether the window opens inwards or outwards. Magnetic tape is a good way to close the blind when it is pulled down. It can be opened and closed flexibly. When not in use, most roller blinds are in a box attached to the top of the window or door. There they are protected from dirt and wear. With the help of a second box, two magnetic roller blinds can even be combined: one for insect protection and one for blackout. After all, twice as good.

Tip: A return brake ensures that the blind is rolled back up into the box slowly and gently when you don't need it.

Skylights - Fly screens with magnets

The heat accumulates particularly strongly in rooms under the roof. Fly screens for skylights give you the opportunity to leave them open in the evening and at night without having to fear the ingress of mosquitoes, wasps, or other pests.

In this case, too, attachment with magnetic tape has the advantage that you can easily remove and reattach the fly screen at any time. This is particularly important for skylights. 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, masonry and windows remain unaffected by construction work if you leave the drill in the toolbox.

A skylight fly screen that is magnetic can be mounted in several ways:

• as a fly screen
• as a roller blind

Roller blinds (shutters) are particularly well suited if you want to flexibly open and close the fly screen with magnets. In both cases, window frames and walls are ideal for fastening. You can find suitable magnets in our neodymium disc magnets section.

Insect protection for balcony or terrace doors - The possibilities

With a spacious balcony, it is much easier to enjoy the summer at home and outdoors. However, in this case it is advisable to provide doors with an efficient insect screen to prevent nasty surprises. After all, it can hardly be avoided that balcony doors are left open for a few minutes.

The curtain described above as a fly screen magnet is practical as an insect screen for balcony doors. You also have the choice between various other versions:

• sliding doors
• revolving doors
• swing doors
• roller blinds or shutters

Which variant is most suitable in your case depends on the spatial conditions. Sliding doors are particularly suitable for large balcony doors with multiple leaves. Pivoting doors are suitable for almost any door, but are not quite as practical as curtains or blind.

Magnetic tapes can be used on various types of insect screen balcony doors. For example, they create the conditions for swing doors and roller blinds to close gently and open easily. And even with an insect screen for the balcony door, you can do without drilling in most cases.

Windows - Fly screens for all cases

And with normal windows, in the bedroom, living room or kitchen? Here, too, the drill is superfluous. With magnetic 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 examples in the frame.

If you have decided on a simple variant, consider the following criteria during assembly:

• Measure your window carefully so that you can cut the grille exactly to size.
• Before you attach adhesive tape to the window frame, it must be thoroughly cleaned. This ensures good durability.
• When installing the fly screen with magnet, make sure that there are no gaps through which individual insects could sneak into the interior of 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 tape to the frame of the fly screen frame and attach it to the window.

Clamp roller blinds are available for various window sizes. However, they often close worse than other types of fly screens.

Differences in the material of fly screens

Fly screens differ not only in the shape and the type of attachment, but also in the material. Common variants usually consist of fiberglass. Insect screens made of stainless steel are much more stable, but also more expensive. However, this requires a frame because of its higher weight. There are also grids made of pollen protection fabric for allergy sufferers. As the name suggests, such a grid not only keeps insects out, but also pollen.

Important distinguishing criteria for insect screens are general:

• permeable to light and air
• longevity
• clear
• installation depth
• weather resistance
• UV protection

Especially when you buy fly screens for rooms where you often stay, you should pay attention to a variety of things. For example, make sure the mesh is tight enough to successfully stop small insects while still letting in enough light and air to keep you comfortable. You are also free to choose the color. White, black and anthracite are particularly popular. The color design has no effect on the protective effect. However, darker variants allow a better view through in light-flooded rooms.

Good to know: The prices for insect protection vary and sometimes considerably. Here, as in many other areas, the following applies: More expensive is not necessarily better. A simple fly screen with a magnet that you cut and attach yourself will do the trick in most cases. You should only be willing to spend a little more if you are looking for an insect screen for large sliding doors, extravagantly shaped skylights or especially against pollen.

Fly screens with magnets – 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 screens with magnets – Flexible and inexpensive to build yourself

Fly screen attachment thanks to magnets

We would like to thank our customers for the idea.

Have you bought a fly screen without a frame and don't feel like fiddling with adhesive tape or a drill? Get your fly screen magnets and washers:

1. glue flat, rectangular magnets into the window frame.
2. sew washers for screws onto the fly screen.
3. attach fly screen with 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 attach it again just as quickly. At the same time, the combination of fly screen magnets and washers ensures a firm hold. Of course, you can alternatively use magnetic tape. Try it yourself and use our matching blockmagnets.

Fly screen with magnet for the skylight