Screen doors are an important investment. If you don’t make that investment or opt for a subpar door and you, for example, own a restaurant, you could find yourself on the wrong end of an inspection. Consider a recent report from Lancaster Online.
According to the author, “Shelves in walk-in cooler are rusted and not smooth and easily cleaned. Red dye in the cooling unit thermometer has separated and is not accurate. Hood does not have a drip edge to preclude liquids dripping onto food and equipment. Interior surface of chest freezer is cracked and repaired with materials unapproved for food equipment. Deeply scored cutting boards need resurfacing or replacement. Chlorine chemical sanitizer residual detected in final sanitizer rinse cycle of low-temperature sanitizing dishwasher. Facility is reusing plastic bags to store food intended to be a single-service or single-use article. Small single-service sauce cups stored with tools, tape measures and razors in food preparation area. Layer of slime on ice deflector plate. Old food residue on peelers, knives and can openers. Several metal food containers had old food residue present and were not clean to sight and touch. White mildewlike substance present on shelves of walk-in cooler. Static dust present on walk-in cooler fan guards. Outside and inside of microwave have old food residue buildup. Standing water in storage area in food preparation area. Both back doors in kitchen area have a gap and torn screens and do not protect facility against entry of insects, rodents and other animals. Mops are not being hung to air-dry. Flies present in food preparation area.”
This was just one of three entries with faulty screen doors. The Winter Park/Maitland Observer offers some advice on repairing and replacing screen doors in a recent article titled “To repair or replace broken screen door?” According to the author of the article, “If the doorframe is undamaged, you should be able to replace the screen itself without paying too much. With your friend, inspect the doorframe for warped or broken rollers. Make sure it’s seated properly in the track and rolls easily back and forth. If the door sticks when it rolls, check the bottom rollers. (Gently wiggle each side of the door; the side with more resistance may have a roller off the track.) Carefully lift up that side of the door as far as it will go (usually a fraction of an inch). Use a small putty knife to gently push the roller wheel back down into its track, and test.”
If you’re looking for reliable screen doors and windows that will prevent you from having to spend an inordinate amount of time on repairs, your best bet is The Screen Shop. We offer a wide selection of window screens and screen doors to meet your needs. Our supply of screens comes from an exclusive selection of major manufacturers including: RLang, Phifer, and Active Window Products. The Screen Shop manufactures many types of wood and aluminum frame window screens and screen doors. We have rollaway window screens, retracting screen doors, and even aluminum security screen doors for safety concerns.
Whatever screen door and window needs you might have, we’ve got you covered at The Screen Shop!