Cleaning & Maintenance of Insect Screens from Artilux

Tips on getting more life out of your fly screens!

Nothing make your house look old and tired like dirty, dusty and frayed screens. They devalue your home but are also pretty ugly to look through. Once the fly screens are damaged there really isn't anywhere to go but to replace them. Once replaced you can do some easy maintenance to give them more life.

Depending on where you are located you will need to take into account the environment and the effects it can have on the life of your screens.

- Urban areas are prone to pollution which builds up on your screens making them very dirty, surprisingly quickly. Maintenance required every 6 months.

- Coastal areas are prone to salt build up which can make your screens heavy, brittle and turn grey. Maintenance required every 6 months.

- Rural areas are prone dirty and dust build up followed by muddy at the slight turn in the weather. Maintenance required every 3-6 months.

To follow are some easy tips keep in mind as you do general cleaning.

Cleaning / Maintenance Retractable Screens and Pleated Screens

Maintenance of retractable screens for doors and windows is really easy. As the screens are retracted when not in use, they are well protected from the elements which build up on the screens.