Pleated screen across a wide doorway with the doors open, looking out to paddocks and mountains
Pleated screen on a wide doorway
Window and door screens that fold away

Pleated Retractable Screens in Hobart

Pleated insect screens that fold away when you don't need them, made in two ranges: pleated window screens (horizontal or vertical) and pleated door screens (single or double). Each is fabricated to your measurements in our Cambridge workshop near Hobart.

Window or doorHorizontal or verticalFolds away
Ranges
Pleated window screens and pleated door screens
Window sizes
Horizontal: width 200 to 3000 mm, height 300 to 2500 mm. Vertical: width 300 to 2500 mm, height 300 to 2000 mm
Door sizes
Width 300 to 4000 mm, height 300 to 3000 mm
Styles
Windows: slim single horizontal or slim single vertical. Doors: single, or double meeting in the middle
  • Custom-fabricated to the measurements you supply
  • DIY installation: we fabricate, you measure and install
  • Workshop collection or Tasmania-wide delivery

Benefits and features

  • Out of sight

    Folds neatly into a slim frame at the side or top of the opening.

  • Windows and doors

    Two ranges: pleated window screens and pleated door screens.

  • Keeps the view

    Fold it away and the opening is clear again.

  • Made to your sizes

    Fabricated to the measurements you supply, within each style's size limits.

Two ranges

Window or door?

Pleated screens come in two ranges, and each style has its own size range. Choose the range that suits your opening, then the style in the quote form.

Pleated insect screen on a bathroom window
For windows

Pleated window screens

A pleated insect screen for windows, in two slim styles: horizontal, which pulls across from one side, or vertical, which pulls down from the top. Fold it away to keep the view.

Horizontal width
200 to 3000 mm
Horizontal height
300 to 2500 mm
Vertical width
300 to 2500 mm
Vertical height
300 to 2000 mm
  • Kitchen, bathroom and bedroom windows
  • Windows where a fixed screen gets in the way
  • A horizontal or vertical style
White pleated screen fitted to a front door
For doors

Pleated door screens

A pleated insect screen for doorways. Slides across when you want fresh air and folds away when you don't.

Width
300 to 4000 mm
Height
300 to 3000 mm
  • Front and back doors
  • French doors and bifolds, as a double
  • Wide openings onto decks and patios
See how it worksHow a double pleated screen opens and closesPull the screen across for fresh air without insects. Slide it back and the mesh folds away into its frame, leaving the opening clear.
Overview

There when you want it, out of sight when you don't

A pleated retractable screen folds neatly into a slim frame at the side or top of the opening. Pull it across, or down, for fresh air without insects, then fold it back out of the way.

Choose a pleated window screen or a pleated door screen. Window screens come in two slim styles: horizontal, which pulls across from one side, or vertical, which pulls down from the top. Door screens come as a single screen or a double that meets in the middle, for everything from a back door to French doors and wide openings.

Suitable for

  • Windows where a fixed screen gets in the way
  • French doors, bifolds and wide openings
  • Doorways where a swinging screen gets in the way
  • Keeping the view clear when the screen is folded away
Configurations and options

Make it yours

Choose all of this in the quote form. Not sure? Add a note to your request and we'll help.

Configurations

Slim single horizontal retractable screen

For windows. Pulls across from one side, right to left or left to right.

Slim single vertical retractable screen

For windows. Pulls down from the top.

Single retractable door screen

For doors. One screen that pulls across from one side.

Double retractable door screen

For doors. Two screens, one on each side, that meet in the middle. Suits French doors and wide openings.

The mesh

Pleated insect mesh

Pleated mesh that folds neatly into its frame when not in use.

Pleated retractable screens

Colours and finishes

Black, White, Monument or Clear Anodised as standard, Honey Oak or Western Red Cedar woodgrain, or any colour on the Dulux colour chart as a custom colour.

Woodgrain finishes

Honey Oak or Western Red Cedar. Choose "Woodgrain" in the quote form.

Fabrication, installation and delivery

We fabricate. You measure and install.

  • Custom fabrication

    Every order is custom-fabricated in our Cambridge workshop to the measurements you supply. We check your sizes and options before we start.

  • DIY installation

    We don't measure on site, inspect sites or install. You fit your new pleated retractable screens yourself, or use a local handyman or builder.

  • Collection or delivery

    Collect from our Cambridge workshop by appointment, or choose Tasmania-wide delivery. Delivery is priced with your quote.

Measurement requirements

How to measure

  1. Measure the full width of the opening, frame to frame, at the top, middle and bottom.
  2. Measure the height at the left, centre and right.
  3. Use the smallest of each and check they fit the size range for the style you choose. Take a photo showing the sides and top of the opening.
W1 topW2 middleW3 bottom
WidthsTop, middle and bottom. Use the smallest.
H1 leftH2 centreH3 right
HeightsLeft, centre and right. Use the smallest.

Full measuring guide and videos

Your quote request

What we need from you

  1. Window or door, and the styleWindow: slim single horizontal or slim single vertical. Door: single or double.
  2. Width and height of the openingIn millimetres, the smallest of your three measurements, within the size range.
  3. DirectionFor horizontal window screens and single door screens: the way it pulls across to close, right to left or left to right, looking from inside.
  4. ColourBlack, White, Monument, Clear Anodised, Honey Oak or Western Red Cedar woodgrain, or a custom colour from the Dulux chart.
  5. Photos of the openingShow the sides and top of the opening.

Not sure about something? Send what you have with photos. We check every request before anything is made, and email you if a size or option needs a second look.

Pleated Retractable Screens

Common questions

All questions and answers

What sizes can pleated screens be?

Slim single horizontal retractable screens can be 200 to 3000 mm wide and 300 to 2500 mm high. Slim single vertical retractable screens can be 300 to 2500 mm wide and 300 to 2000 mm high. Pleated door screens can be 300 to 4000 mm wide and 300 to 3000 mm high.

What styles are there for windows?

Two: a slim single horizontal screen, which pulls across from one side, and a slim single vertical screen, which pulls down from the top. Not sure which suits your window? Add a photo of it to your quote request.

Single or double door screen?

A single door screen pulls across from one side. A double has two screens, one on each side, that meet in the middle. It suits French doors and wide openings.

Can a pleated screen go on a window?

Yes. Choose "Retractable window screen" in the quote form, pick the horizontal or vertical style and send your sizes. Add a photo if you're unsure how it will sit.

Do you make roller retractable screens?

No. We make pleated retractable screens only.

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