Annex door ways

Submitted: Thursday, Jul 07, 2011 at 22:26

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Donna L

Hi, can anyone tell me the best and easiest way to keep flies and mosquitos out of your caravan annex without having to zip/unzip the canvas door each time. I know it sounds lazy but with 3 young kids always going in and out it would be a whole lot easier to keep the door rolled up but the there's the issue of the flies and mosquitos coming into the annex. I thought of buying the beaded door curtains but do not know if that would work or how I would go about fixing it into place. Would love to hear your thoughts, tips and ideas.
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Reply By: Member - Captain (WA) - Friday, Jul 08, 2011 at 00:36

Friday, Jul 08, 2011 at 00:36

I have used the plastic curtain strips before, got a multi-coloured set from Bunnings. Was cheap, worked well and was held in place by the annexe door straps, was a good solution for us :)

Cheers

Captain

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Reply By: disco driver - Friday, Jul 08, 2011 at 00:41

Friday, Jul 08, 2011 at 00:41

Donna,
In the past when I used an enclosed annexe, I found that the old plastic strip blind worked as well as anything.

We used a strip of heavyduty velcro hook tape stuck across the top of the blind and the strip of loop tape was stitched across the top of the annexe door and then just stuck the blind to it.

Double sided industrial strength tape should work to hold the velcro tapes if you don't want to stitch anything.

Hope this helps

Disco.

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Reply By: Member - MUZBRY(Vic) - Friday, Jul 08, 2011 at 07:17

Friday, Jul 08, 2011 at 07:17

Gday
There was an ad on tele not long back for a magnet joint fly door. sounded ok to me .

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Follow Up By: Member - MUZBRY(Vic) - Friday, Jul 08, 2011 at 07:20

Friday, Jul 08, 2011 at 07:20

Gday
Google " magnetic fly door screens"

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Reply By: Shaker - Friday, Jul 08, 2011 at 09:56

Friday, Jul 08, 2011 at 09:56

Bunnings have strip curtains made of about 100mmm overlapping strips of flyscreen material with weights on the bottom of each strip, they work perfectly.

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Follow Up By: Shaker - Friday, Jul 08, 2011 at 10:06

Friday, Jul 08, 2011 at 10:06

Typo ... make that 100mm (4")

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Follow Up By: woodie3 - Friday, Jul 08, 2011 at 17:35

Friday, Jul 08, 2011 at 17:35

Hello, there is a product called 'Bugmesh" we bought a couple some months ago for just such a situation, it is insect screen panels that attach with velcro strips sewed/glued to your awning, they split in the middle and then close with fitted magnets, cheers Bill

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Reply By: snoopyone - Friday, Jul 08, 2011 at 10:02

Friday, Jul 08, 2011 at 10:02

We were supplied with a flyscreen material zip in door when we bought our annexe.

Usually just attached it by the velcro at the top and let it hang in the doorway

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Reply By: greybeard - Friday, Jul 08, 2011 at 10:33

Friday, Jul 08, 2011 at 10:33

Our camper has zip up flyscreen doors on it. However the flyscreen is about 6" bigger than the door ( ie the zips are about 6" inside the flyscreen ). We just leave the bottom and on side undone and can just walk in and out and the flyscreen covers the door hole up.

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