Originally Posted by NECHFalcon68 (Post 692556)

Thumper installed ours. A good investment...

Originally Posted by 427dave (Post 862029)

We put the sliding doors in. Last night I put them in the garbage. My wife 4 times, just gets in the car or golf car and backs out into them and knocks them out of the track and runs over them. I could not repair them any more. Course my wife has backed the car out of the garage and run into the plants around the light in the front yard and knocked the mirror off the car twice on the garage door. It is a wonder she has not knocked the garage door out. :)

Originally Posted by 427dave (Post 862029)

We put the sliding doors in. Last night I put them in the garbage. My wife 4 times, just gets in the car or golf car and backs out into them and knocks them out of the track and runs over them. I could not repair them any more. Course my wife has backed the car out of the garage and run into the plants around the light in the front yard and knocked the mirror off the car twice on the garage door. It is a wonder she has not knocked the garage door out. :)

Originally Posted by skyguy79 (Post 692544)

We don't have any screens on our garage, but our neighbor has a unique one called Thumper that he loves. Rather than my describing it, just check it out on their website: Thumper's Retractable Screen Doors

Originally Posted by EnglishJW (Post 862179)

Thank you for the link. It looks great.

Originally Posted by billethkid (Post 692573)

we have an overhead sreen from a company called "Skeeter Beeter".

They have a unique design in how the screen is attached allowing the screen to break away without damaging the components should some one back through it.

And yes it happens much more than most would admit. Putting the screen back in it's track is easy to do.

$2700 for standard two car garage opening.

There are many things I would go without before ever giving up the garage screen. It can not be beat for keeping the garage cooler on the beastly hot summer days. And it is a delight to "open" the house the rest of the year.

btk

PS I looked at both slider and overhead......chose overhead even though more expensive.....to me the overhead is much more functional and convenient.

Originally Posted by wannab (Post 864399)

We just recently had a manual overhead screen installed...no motor to worry about. Has its own tracks installed below the "normal" track for the door. What makes it unique though is the fact that it has a retractable screen built into the middle of it. It has the convenience of a slider for going in and out, while it doesn't have the slider tracks that can be such a hassle if you run over them, nor the problem of being on the "wrong" side Provides a great breezeway with plenty of privacy. Bought it from a vendor at Markets of Marion. Price was about $1200. Absolutely love it!