Yes, this is the one. Do you know where he got them? Betsy At 08:32 AM 10/12/2009, you wrote: > > >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. > > >
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