Screen those creepy intruders
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For a healthy lifestyle we need to prevent bugs entering our threshold through insect traps, says Yogendra Kalavalapalli
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Security check! : Framed screens offer some relief from flies and mosquitoes buzzing in.
Nowadays, a good house with luxurious interiors doesn’t make for a happy living. One needs to realise that a healthy lifestyle makes living all the more happier. With garbage piling up in the neighbourhoods, insects often find their way to our homes threatening our well-being. It takes quite an effort to keep them at bay while at the same time ensuring that ‘the look’ is not compromised.
Aluminium framed screening systems offer some relief from flies and mosquitoes buzzing in, crawling cockroaches and lizards, spiders weaving their webs besides other insects that have the habit of invading homely spaces. Aluminium doesn’t rust easily, is light-weight and is cheaper compared to other metals. Powder coated frame screening systems are sleek, sturdy and long lasting, informs Marc Richardson of Suraksha Enterprises, manufacturer of aluminium screening systems. Given these advantages, this screening promises to last longer when compared to the other options available in market and are considered to be seven times stronger than the ordinary insect screens.
Most countries around the globe have adopted aluminium screening systems for they are considered safe, don’t warp or shrink like the plastic meshes that are stuck to windows. Moreover they add to the elegance of the interiors given their classy finishing. In case of aluminium door frames they not just preserve the exterior view but at the same time keep households secure.
The screens are offered in different models like open-able mesh shutter system, fly mesh door, roller screening system (space saving) and sliding mesh system (for French windows).
It is virtually maintenance-free as most of these models available in the market are vacuum-cleanable. Durability factor adds to the flexibility and they can be fitted to existing stainless steel and fibreglass netting as well as on all frames.
Aluminium coated nettings cost around Rs.125 to Rs.325 per square feet which going by market trends is cheaper compared to wood, Mr. Richardson says.
Aluminium tears easily when stretched during moulding.
Experts caution against pure aluminium models as they are lightweight are prone to wear and tear.
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