Hi Betsy, My brother has a couple of what I believe you're talking about. On the "hinge' side, there is a vertical box maybe 3 inches square into which the screen rolls up. the non-hinge side of the screen has a frame with handle, but there is no frame top or bottom of the screen. You grab the handle and pull the rolled screen unrolling it across the door space. the ones I've seen have magnetic catches so you have to properly mesh the moving frame with the mounted frame. If you don't get the magnetic catch properly caught then let go, "WHAP" the thing rolls back up on you
It is also quite easy to bump the screen or frame and make the magnetic catch let go, surprising your self with the noise. My brother's dog, who is pretty much not afraid of anything, is scared stiff of this thing. She has bumpped it several times with her nose and had it whap away from in front of her. Now she will sit by it when she wants to go out and wait for a human to release it carefully. I suppose some very smart large dogs could be taught to roll one closed but I doubt it's likely. Also not good for kids who would never take the trouble to pull it closed and latch it after them, nor for anybody carrying anything in both hands. Only advantage is it does not require swing room to open. Looks like a cute idea but not being able to "self close" would be a deal breaker for me. tom Fowle On Mon, Oct 12, 2009 at 04:16:40AM -1000, Betsy Whitney wrote: > Aloha all, > On one of those home improvement programs, they showed a screen door > that rolled from left to right into the frame. I didn't see the > program and am wondering if anyone knows anything about this door. > Apparently, the outer frame was made of fiberglass and the screen > totally rolled into the frame. > > On a similar subject, has anyone seen or know who makes screen doors > with fiberglass frames that look like wood? > Betsy > Teamwork: Together we achieve the extraordinary. >
