Benefits of Phantom Retractable Screens
Beyond the basic functions of retractable doors, windows, and motorized outdoor screens, retractable screens offer many solutions that many people typically overlook.
Airflow and Unexpected Uses
We don’t need to tell you that retractable screens can increase airflow throughout your home. Window or door screens are primarily installed to provide easy access to the outside, allowing a nice breeze to roll in during those cool winter months.
However, what may not be immediately obvious is how much leaving your window or door open with a screen can affect one of the most costly monthly expenditures: your energy bill. You can keep your AC from working overtime by letting nature cool your home and keeping the air conditioning, fans, and other cooling technology off.
This effect increases exponentially when the tremendous heating effect intense sunlight and prolonged exposure to UV rays can have on your home. If you live in an area with strong sunlight, and you find that the natural sun rays make their way into your home for long periods of the day, your home likely feels extremely hot even with the AC working overtime. With motorized retractable screens fitted with our Solar mesh, designed to mitigate solar glare and UV rays, you can significantly decrease the amount of sunlight heating your home, and lower your needed AC usage to keep your home at a comfortable temperature.
This two-fold effect of enhancing natural cooling while at the same time lowering the peak temperature your home reaches throughout the day makes retractable screens an amazing tool to cut your energy costs.
Helps Make You Healthier & Happier
As we’ve already established, window, door, and outdoor screens are a great way to increase the air circulating throughout your house and connect your home with the outdoors. Increasing the level of fresh air in your home can potentially improve not just your physical health, but your mental health as well.
Fresh air circulating throughout your home can help minimize how damp and moist some areas of your home could be, such as certain places in your kitchen or pantry. These humid areas are the perfect breeding ground for bacteria and mold- detrimental to your respiratory health when breathed in. Not to mention how ample air circulation can help reduce harmful gasses in your home, such as carbon monoxide or radon.
Window and door screens allow the flowing air to cycle through— making sure you are breathing clean air to help you think clearly and keep you happy and healthy.
Increased Protection For You (And Your Pets & Furniture)
While one of the leading reasons one might install screens in their home is to protect their indoors from bugs, there’s a plethora of other potential threats screens can protect you (and your precious furniture) from.
If you want to add screens to your home to prevent your pets from escaping when you leave your door or window open, consider our Mesh Lock option for door screens. These Captured Edge units secure the bottom of the screen within the track, making it more difficult for even the most flexible cats to escape. *Please keep in mind that choosing a Mesh Lock will not make the screen indestructible. Large animals determined to escape will likely be able to break the mesh or push through it. If you have a professional escape artist of a pet in your home, a screen with a thicker mesh or vinyl panel can act as a good deterrent to keep them from running away.
Safeguarding your furniture from the sun’s damaging rays: If your home includes a patio or outdoor space, your outdoor furniture is susceptible to damage from the sunlight and UV rays hitting it continuously over time. Wood furniture can break down, plastic can melt, and fabric cushions will fade. Incorporating motorized retractable screens in your patio setup will not only keep the solar glare out of your eyes when you’re trying to enjoy some leisure time outdoors, but it can also significantly lengthen the lifetime of your patio furniture by mitigating the amount of UV rays hitting your outdoor furniture over time.
All in all, retractable screens provide a wide array of benefits that are both well-known and immediately obvious to those who use them, as well as some distinct lesser-known advantages.
Our Phantom retractable screens are custom-tailored to your needs. If you’re interested in a retractable screen for your home, contact us today for a free estimate!
