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How to install magnetic flyscreen for security door?

Hi team,

I'm in a rental and I was imagining I could put a flyscreen on our metal security door. I saw some diy packs but they're only for windows.

I was thinking of using 3M magnetic tape on door as it's painted and don't want to damage it. But I'm not sure what the next steps would be.

TIA

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EricL

Hello @niknak5544

I'm afraid the 3M magnetic tape will not work if your flyscreen is aluminium. I suggest looking at the Pillar 160 x 200cm Black Magnetic Flyscreen Door Curtain and Pillar 2040 x 1000mm Link Screen Pleated Flyscreen Door. My best advice is to speak to your property manager or landlord before making any changes to the house entrance.

Let me call on our experienced members @Dave-1, @Nailbag, @AlanM52 and @Noyade for their recommendations.

If you need further assistance, please let us know.

Eric

AlanM52

Hi @niknak5544,

Please post inside and outside photos of the security door.

While waiting for that I have a plan using this.

Cheers

Nailbag

Hi @niknak5544

If the door frame is metal, then it will be aluminium which means anything magnetic won't stick. The Pillar 160 x 200cm Black Magnetic Flyscreen Door Curtain @EricL suggested uses an adhesive backed fine metal strip that sticks to 3 sides of the door frame. Then the curtain itself has the magnetic strip around its' edges. Not that it matters but, I could have this back to front. It does rely on the door frame being the right size for an exact fit.

There are several other styles like this one or this one for example that has a bar along the top. Though not designed to, but I have trimmed them to length and removed/trimmed one of the strips on the 2nd one. But still need to be fixed to the top of the door frame usually with screws.

If the frame is actually powder-coated then it would be safe to stick the screen to. But if it is painted, it's highly likely when time to remove it, that using a type with an adhesive backing will peel the paint off.

So again as per @EricL advice, its worth advice its worth speaking to your property manager or landlord first.

Nailbag

The Pillar 2040 x 1000mm Link Screen Pleated Flyscreen Door. uses a fixed frame and relies on the door opening to be the exact size and then you need to make it a more permanent fixture to the frame.

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AlanM52

Hi @niknak5544,

Please post inside and outside photos of the security door.

Thanks

niknak5544

Thanks for the help so far team.

I'm leaning towards just using the pressure mounted flyscreen instead.

Though here are some photos of the security screen door

Noyade

Looks like a welded steel frame to my eyes @niknak5544

With serious looking welded drop-down hinges.

Try the magnet options discussed above.

Cheers.

MitchellMc

I'd agree with @Noyade that the screen is most likely to be wrought iron, @niknak5544, which is magnetic.

Mitchell

Dave-1

Good afternoon @niknak5544

Id have a go at the magnetic ones mentioned as well 🙂 You could check by using a fridge magnetic and see if it wanst to stick 🙂

@Noyade nice spotting as usual 🙂

Dave

AlanM52

Hi @niknak5544,

About all I can do now is summarize my thoughts.
RE: could put a flyscreen on our metal security door?

There was a mention about it being aluminum so it could be a basic flyscreen door - with no flyscreen.

That did not make sense so I asked for the photos which you provided.

Well... the door is a ferrous metal and magnets love sticking to that stuff so yeah... go head with the magnetic flyscreen thing.

Cheers

niknak5544

So I was kind of imagining something like this for the door,

Rather than those curtain types ones...

https://magneticflyscreen.com.au/product/magnetic-fly-screen

EricL

Hello @niknak5544

I'm sorry but the store does not carry that type of insect frame. But now that I have seen your security door frame, it's highly likely that it is metal and not aluminium. I therefore suggest going with the Pillar 160 x 200cm Black Magnetic Flyscreen Door Curtain. You can fix the bottom in place so that it does not open up when the wind blows through it.

Eric

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