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Originally Posted by downeaster
...If seriously considering a screened garage door I would opt for a remote controlled type. The sliding types are a nuisance and seem to have little effect on the garage temp.
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Why would the mechanics of the store effect the cooling of the garage. A screen is a sceen. The difference between the electric hide-away vertical screen and the horizonal sliding screen are basically two. On a CYV the horizontal slider price is $850 installed vs $2000 installed for the hide-away, or $1650 for the electric roll up type.
I found if you're someone who is outside in the yard a lot, that once you put the electric retractable type up, you'll leave it up, which exposes the garage to anything that wants to enter. The horizontal slider is made up of 4 three foot sections. I slide one section to step outside and then close it behind me, the garage is still protected.
With our washer and dryer in the garage, having the screen on the garage front is a remarkable improvement. Temps in the garage use to exceed 100 degrees, now with the screen door and with propping my attic access slightly open, the garage temperature is whatever the outside temperature is.
Living in a home for a year and leaving the garage door up constantly and having not seen any creatures is not really proof they don't exist. I've had two neighbors in the past year find snakes in their garage, one was a rattlesnake. Our homes are not old, they were built in 2011. Bugs, gators, yes we've had a gator walk around our street that came out of the Yankee Clipper Course pond. I haven't seen mice in my backyard grill, but it doesn't mean they aren't there, their droppings are there. D-Con Mouse Bait takes care of that.
To me, $850 is not much for a little piece of mind. I also think the screens look nice, here's ours. A 12' opening with four horizontal sliders.
