Need Screens For My Aluminum Windows

[pumpuiman]

Hello all,

I have sliding aluminum windows and have just noticed an existing extra "rail" for a screen to slide along. The rail is on the inside, top and bottom. My problem.....I don't know the manufacturer,and can't contact my builder.

The locking handles seem to have a logo that perhaps reads "reliance".

Does anyone have any ideas where I may track down some screens for these in the Phimai, Korat area?

Any help, clues, comments or ideas would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance for your time,

Eric

[Lickey]

We had the same thing years ago at old thai house, with wood style windows, Mrs was impervious to mossies but not me, she got in touch with the local shopfitters who done made to measure hinged screens, with maganetic fasterners, very cheap too, aluminum frames ect,

The new house build has upvc double glazied tinted windows with sliding upvc screens, it came as a whole thing, 6000bht at the time, from Home Pro Udon,

I would start at the local shop-fitters first, or any place that does aluminum work,

Hope this helps,

[pumpuiman]

We had the same thing years ago at old thai house, with wood style windows, Mrs was impervious to mossies but not me, she got in touch with the local shopfitters who done made to measure hinged screens, with maganetic fasterners, very cheap too, aluminum frames ect,

The new house build has upvc double glazied tinted windows with sliding upvc screens, it came as a whole thing, 6000bht at the time, from Home Pro Udon,

I would start at the local shop-fitters first, or any place that does aluminum work,

Hope this helps,

Thanks, I have plans to do that in the morning. It's frustrating though...as I believe these are standard sized and come with screens as an option. My wife tells me we were asked if we wanted them when we had them put in 7 years ago (first time I've heard of it).....she refused because "nobody else has them"

[jamescollister]

We had the same thing years ago at old thai house, with wood style windows, Mrs was impervious to mossies but not me, she got in touch with the local shopfitters who done made to measure hinged screens, with maganetic fasterners, very cheap too, aluminum frames ect,

The new house build has upvc double glazied tinted windows with sliding upvc screens, it came as a whole thing, 6000bht at the time, from Home Pro Udon,

I would start at the local shop-fitters first, or any place that does aluminum work,

Hope this helps,

Thanks, I have plans to do that in the morning. It's frustrating though...as I believe these are standard sized and come with screens as an option. My wife tells me we were asked if we wanted them when we had them put in 7 years ago (first time I've heard of it).....she refused because "nobody else has them"

Aluminum widows are make all over the place, even here in the back of nowhere. Find a window guy, he will come out, measure up and fit them.

Most new homes have aluminum widows, cheaper than good wood ones. Get your wife to ask around for the nearest window installer. Jim

[pumpuiman]

We had the same thing years ago at old thai house, with wood style windows, Mrs was impervious to mossies but not me, she got in touch with the local shopfitters who done made to measure hinged screens, with maganetic fasterners, very cheap too, aluminum frames ect,

The new house build has upvc double glazied tinted windows with sliding upvc screens, it came as a whole thing, 6000bht at the time, from Home Pro Udon,

I would start at the local shop-fitters first, or any place that does aluminum work,

Hope this helps,

Thanks, I have plans to do that in the morning. It's frustrating though...as I believe these are standard sized and come with screens as an option. My wife tells me we were asked if we wanted them when we had them put in 7 years ago (first time I've heard of it).....she refused because "nobody else has them"

Aluminum widows are make all over the place, even here in the back of nowhere. Find a window guy, he will come out, measure up and fit them.

Most new homes have aluminum widows, cheaper than good wood ones. Get your wife to ask around for the nearest window installer. Jim

Thanks, we are looking for a local guy today. Nice breezes at night lately...would be nice to sleep with the windows open.

[mike123ca]

Thanks, I have plans to do that in the morning. It's frustrating though...as I believe these are standard sized and come with screens as an option. My wife tells me we were asked if we wanted them when we had them put in 7 years ago (first time I've heard of it).....she refused because "nobody else has them"

After ten years of marriage, it feels like I'm still having these communication problems.

It feels like death from a thousand cuts.

[jamescollister]

We had the same thing years ago at old thai house, with wood style windows, Mrs was impervious to mossies but not me, she got in touch with the local shopfitters who done made to measure hinged screens, with maganetic fasterners, very cheap too, aluminum frames ect,

The new house build has upvc double glazied tinted windows with sliding upvc screens, it came as a whole thing, 6000bht at the time, from Home Pro Udon,

I would start at the local shop-fitters first, or any place that does aluminum work,

Hope this helps,

Thanks, I have plans to do that in the morning. It's frustrating though...as I believe these are standard sized and come with screens as an option. My wife tells me we were asked if we wanted them when we had them put in 7 years ago (first time I've heard of it).....she refused because "nobody else has them"

Aluminum widows are make all over the place, even here in the back of nowhere. Find a window guy, he will come out, measure up and fit them.

Most new homes have aluminum widows, cheaper than good wood ones. Get your wife to ask around for the nearest window installer. Jim

Thanks, we are looking for a local guy today. Nice breezes at night lately...would be nice to sleep with the windows open.

Try a mossie net, have a 4 poster bed with net over leave the door and windows open. Jim

[JLCrab]

My rental house has those wooden windows that are hinged on the vertical edge. I put some blue PVC pipe through the curtain rod holder bracket, attached some screening material from the local shop to the piping with plastic cable ties, then secured the screens to the windows with Velcro tabs from BigC. About 40 baht per window and no mosquitoes anywhere in the house with windows open. Especially getting up at night and going to the bathroom or into the kitchen for a drink of water.

BTW the house is about 7 years old and none of the previous tenants were obviously bothered by having no screens.

Edited February 14, 2013 by JLCrab

[KunMatt]

We just bought screens for all of our ally windows, they cost 500 baht per screen but they didn't come with locks or brush seals so there were gaps between the windows and the screens which bugs still came in through.

Snap locks cost 40 baht, and the brush seals 10 baht per metre, both from HomePro and easy to install.

[KunMatt]

Try a mossie net, have a 4 poster bed with net over leave the door and windows open. Jim

So you might not get bitten at night by mozzies but isn't your house full of bugs? And then the mozzies bite you in the daytime.

Do you have bars on your doors and windows?

[jamescollister]

Try a mossie net, have a 4 poster bed with net over leave the door and windows open. Jim

So you might not get bitten at night by mozzies but isn't your house full of bugs? And then the mozzies bite you in the daytime.

Do you have bars on your doors and windows?

Don't have a front or back door, just a big open, roofed living area. Bedrooms have doors, no bars on the windows.

Some times of the year bugs are a real big problem, but they come to the lights, we just switch on lights away from where we are sitting.

Live in a small jungle village, houses or huts are close together, everybody is related, no crime really. Jim

[pumpuiman]

We just bought screens for all of our ally windows, they cost 500 baht per screen but they didn't come with locks or brush seals so there were gaps between the windows and the screens which bugs still came in through.

Snap locks cost 40 baht, and the brush seals 10 baht per metre, both from HomePro and easy to install.

Thanks, we have a local company coming this week, and I stopped by their workshop to see the quality of their screens. They have all the brush seal material and locks as well. I'll be supervising closely..to make sure its done right. I appreciate the heads up, thanks again,

Eric

[pumpuiman]

We just bought screens for all of our ally windows, they cost 500 baht per screen but they didn't come with locks or brush seals so there were gaps between the windows and the screens which bugs still came in through.

Snap locks cost 40 baht, and the brush seals 10 baht per metre, both from HomePro and easy to install.

I need the brush seals!! How big a gap do they cover, I need to fill about 3/8 of an inch. Also, are they self adhesive?

unfortunately The screens did not come as promised, and were made without my supervision offsite. They came with a near useless ugly plastic flap that seals against the glass(not the frame!!!) and has huge gaps...and no matter how many diagrams I drew, they could not fathom a simple effective fix. Pulling my <deleted> hair out !!

Edited March 2, 2013 by pumpuiman

[KunMatt]

We just bought screens for all of our ally windows, they cost 500 baht per screen but they didn't come with locks or brush seals so there were gaps between the windows and the screens which bugs still came in through.

Snap locks cost 40 baht, and the brush seals 10 baht per metre, both from HomePro and easy to install.

I need the brush seals!! How big a gap do they cover, I need to fill about 3/8 of an inch. Also, are they self adhesive?

unfortunately The screens did not come as promised, and were made without my supervision offsite. They came with a near useless ugly plastic flap that seals against the glass(not the frame!!!) and has huge gaps...and no matter how many diagrams I drew, they could not fathom a simple effective fix. Pulling my <deleted> hair out !!

I take it you've never tried to build a house here then!!

I bought the larger brush seal, they are about 6mm and I put them on the screen side and the window side so they are face to face when the screens are shut, so it completely covers the gap between the window and screen.

I bought a tube of industrial adhesive from HomePro too. It's a beige sticky putty-like stuff, once it's set the brush seals are part of the window set forever!

Good luck on your adventure.

Edited March 2, 2013 by KunMatt

[pumpuiman]

Snap locks cost 40 baht, and the brush seals 10 baht per metre, both from HomePro and easy to install.

I take it you've never tried to build a house here then!!

I bought the larger brush seal, they are about 6mm and I put them on the screen side and the window side so they are face to face when the screens are shut, so it completely covers the gap between the window and screen.

I bought a tube of industrial adhesive from HomePro too. It's a beige sticky putty-like stuff, once it's set the brush seals are part of the window set forever!

Good luck on your adventure.

Actually had a fantastic builder for my house, very lucky there. I think it helped that my Father in Law grew up with my contractors Dad.(That, and a detailed contract and payment structure)

I can get some brush seal from the local screwups that made these. I hadn't thought of doubling it up like that..great idea....I shall do the same. Thank you kindly good Sir, I owe you a cold beverage

Eric

Edited March 2, 2013 by pumpuiman

[pumpuiman]

I have come up with my own solution to the faulty screen design, Thanks to "Kunmatt" for his inspiration. There are pics and basic instructions at the following link..http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/624204-how-i-improved-my-window-screens/ Hope this helps others who run into the same problem.

Choke Dee,

Eric