Pet Mesh Fly Screen - as good as it sounds?

[Lionelgee]

Hello All,

Just wondering if anyone has bought Pet Mesh Fly screen?

I have seen it in a number of hardware stores and it is also available online. Is it as good as it is advertised to be?

For example, This PVC Coated Polyester mesh is 19 times stronger than standard fibreglass fly screen mesh.

It stands up well to dogs, cats and small children.


Is the "pet mesh" a worthwhile investment?

My challenges are: to be able to open my currently closed louvers; while keeping Zorro, the rag-doll kitten in, capable of letting breezes and fresh air in; while able to keep the flies and mozzies out.

Kind regards
Lionel

[Tote]

I fitted our front door with the cyclone stainless steel stuff the other week, after it was torn by a sheep (bloody poddy lambs) it seems to be a bit stronger than the standard aluminium screen. I note on the bunnings site that the pet mesh stuff gets a single star review as it won't keep a chihuahua in. Cyclone also make a thicker Aluminium screen but its a bit Exxy at $500.00 a roll Cyclone 910mm x 15m Tuffscreen Flywire | Bunnings Warehouse (https://www.bunnings.com.au/cyclone-910mm-x-15m-tuffscreen-flywire_p4112069)

Regards,
Tote

[1950landy]

I was going to put it in our back security door to stop the mice making holes in it to gain entry in side but when I fitted the infill that holsa it in it cut on the sharp edge of the grove in the frame . Give up in the end & just fitted normal nylon mesh.

[Don 130]

In the past, I've bought cut lengths of suitable S/S fly type mesh to build or rejig screen doors from this mob. Not cheap, but a big dog doesn't get through.

Woven Mesh Archives - Metal Mesh (https://www.metalmesh.com.au/woven-mesh/)

Don.

[Lionelgee]

Hello All,

Thank you, Don, 1950 Landy and Tote for your replies

I should have added that I am not prepared to sell a kidney in the process of screening my house. [smilebigeye] For the louvers I would need a width of 1200 mm. At $500 for a roll of with a width of 900 mm I would dread to see the price of the wider roll!

Due to the hodgepodge nature of how my house was built, close to a 100 years ago, I have a variety of window styles. For the louvers I will be making a hardwood box section that allows the louvers to be opened fully. I will then be making a wood frame that will sandwich the insect mesh under a piece of half-round moulding. The screened frame will then be secured to the window boxing.

The sandwiching should remove the issue of trying to squeeze the mesh into a slot and securing it with the round binding cord used in aluminum frames.

1950 Landy - would the pet mesh still be a good option to use when it is fixed flat between a timber frame and a moulding?

The other option could be using a type of metal square mesh that will resist the cat's efforts to escape. Then having an external fly-screen to prevent the mozzies and flies coming in.

Kind regards
Lionel

[Lionelgee]

In the past, I've bought cut lengths of suitable S/S fly type mesh to build or rejig screen doors from this mob. Not cheap, but a big dog doesn't get through.

Woven Mesh Archives - Metal Mesh (https://www.metalmesh.com.au/woven-mesh/)

Don.

Hello Don,

When I clicked on the link six different types of mesh came up on the screen. Just out of interest - which type did you use - was it the "bush fire mesh"? From its picture it looks the closest to fly screen.

Kind regards
Lionel

[Don 130]

Hello Don,

When I clicked on the link six different types of mesh came up on the screen. Just out of interest - which type did you use - was it the "bush fire mesh"? From its picture it looks the closest to fly screen.

Kind regards
Lionel

I rang and asked for something like tough flyscreen. They sent me some small samples in the mail from which I made my selection. I could buy a length off a roll that was correct in the long dimension, but about .200mm wider than I needed for a flyscreen sliding door. I found them good to deal with.
I coated the mesh on this door with satin black paint after priming with penetrol to make the paint stick to the S/S

Don

Edit: I've tried to roll that picture but all efforts have failed. D.

[Slunnie]

Hello All,

Just wondering if anyone has bought Pet Mesh Fly screen?

I have seen it in a number of hardware stores and it is also available online. Is it as good as it is advertised to be?

For example, This PVC Coated Polyester mesh is 19 times stronger than standard fibreglass fly screen mesh.

It stands up well to dogs, cats and small children.


Is the "pet mesh" a worthwhile investment?

My challenges are: to be able to open my currently closed louvers; while keeping Zorro, the rag-doll kitten in, capable of letting breezes and fresh air in; while able to keep the flies and mozzies out.

Kind regards
Lionel

I've installed that. It's actually really strong. I've gone through a couple of meshes with dogs, birds and sheep banging on the back door, but so far so good with the pet mesh. I've cut a doggy door into the mesh, a screen mounted doggy door and the dog has broken the doggy door, and I havent helped by closing a sliding door into the doggy door as it flaps and the doggy door is now off and the mesh hasn't been damaged at all.

The one thing I would say, is that when you're standing at the door its not as good to see through as the normal mesh because the stands are thicker. BTW, the strands stick together extremely well, you probably wont tear it, even with a really tight installation. The mesh is fibreglass I think and I'm not sure what the coating is. (Oh, ok, you said, PVC coated Polyester)