Do-it-yourself mosquito net on magnets.

On sale there are curtains that trap insects on the street, the halves of which snap into place independently with magnets of reverse polarity. The products of the Chinese manufacturer require refinement, an analogue of these designs is easy to make at home.

The price of a meter of magnetic tape with an adhesive layer on the reverse side ranges from 50 to 30 rubles per running meter. For window structures one side of this tape is applied around the perimeter of the opening. In door and window openings, it processes three sides. Then the contour of the canvas is sheathed with fabric, into which the opposite side of the magnetic tape is passed.

The convenience of the design lies in the self-fixation of the valves, mobility, quick installation at the new place of operation. At self-manufacturing the design is three times cheaper, the user uses the actual dimensions of the openings, guaranteeing complete blocking of access to insects. The only difficulty lies in correct location poles when passing through a fabric cover. It is impossible to mix up the polarity of the opposite side when gluing on the sides of the opening.

You can choose the density of the mesh yourself, additionally process it with sprays. In addition to insects in the premises, the amount of fluff, third-party debris that accidentally enters a room with a draft is significantly reduced. The design, unlike all previous modifications, is difficult to damage, which increases its resource.

MOSQUITO NETS OWN HANDS: MATERIALS, MANUFACTURING.

Not all window blocks are equipped with factory mosquitoes; some users are not satisfied with the large sizes of these products during off-season storage. Therefore, do-it-yourself mosquito nets are often created from improvised materials. There are several options without a rigid frame, home-made designs from a factory impost, suitable for the size of cable channels for electrical wiring.

Detachable options without frame

Mosquito net with their own hands can be hung during operation on clothes, shoes, construction Velcro. The construction budget does not exceed 150 rubles, for which the canvas, fastener is purchased.

It is necessary to choose Velcro modifications, the reverse side of which has an adhesive layer. One part (with hooks) is glued along the perimeter of the window block near the sealing rubber band. This distance is different for the PVC profile of individual manufacturers, therefore, you should measure its value before visiting the store.

The counterpart (fluffy) is attached along the perimeter of the canvas, the excess is cut off with a knife. Instead of a standard mesh, fiberglass can be used, the optimal color is black. Through the white cells, the contrast of the street space is reduced, therefore, this color is not recommended.

Removable mosquito net has another installation option. The budget will not increase, instead of a fastener you need to buy a cord (sold in sports, tourist, hardware stores). The diameter must correspond to 4 mm (it is checked by the label, not by measuring manually), the larger one will not fit in the factory groove, the thin one will fly out of it.

Do-it-yourself mosquito nets of this type are cut to the size of the opening with a perimeter allowance of 3 - 2 cm. Installation is carried out in stages:

• the mesh is placed on the groove in the PVC profile
• the cord is pressed through it into this groove, starting from the corner
• for convenience, a wallpaper narrow roller can be used
• stretching is carried out alternately: top, side, bottom, second vertical

The advantage of this method is the easy adjustment of the tension, the cord can be removed to smooth out wrinkles. There are no problems with storing the canvas after removing it in the fall. The seals removed for the summer are lubricated, their resource increases (there is no solar ultraviolet, weathering).

Mosquito net from factory impost

If there are stores in the city that sell components, accessories for PVC windows, it is easier to make mosquito nets with your own hands from these elements. The budget in this case will turn out to be maximum, however, the products will still cost less. For homemade mosquitoes you will need a kit:

• frame profile (impost)

• connecting corners

• canvas
• cord desired diameter
• pens
• fasteners (Z-brackets)

The dimensions of the structure are taken taking into account the size of the opening - it corresponds to inner dimensions grids. Manufacturing technology looks like:

• impost cut - two vertical, two horizontal blanks, for greater rigidity, an average jumper from the same material can be used
• assembly - the frame is assembled using corners, extensions
• close-fitting - the mesh is superimposed on the frame, pinched inside the groove with a cord on one short side, then rubber compressor is tucked around the entire perimeter, the edge of the cord, the canvas is cut off
• installation - the structure slides into the brackets fixed on the outer frame

The advantage of the method is the factory quality of the elements, the presence of original handles, corners, connectors. The impost is cut with a hacksaw, thanks to special elements, the cut is straight everywhere. The mosquito net does not differ in design, quality, resource from factory modifications.

Mosquito net from the cable channel

In small settlements, there may be no accessories for sale from window sides, manufactured in the factory or home master the addresses of these stores are unknown. In this case, do-it-yourself mosquito nets can be made from cable channels that are guaranteed to be present on the construction markets.

The budget for crafts is 300 - 400 rubles, all operations initially take 2 hours, subsequent mosquitoes are created twice as fast.

Manufacturing technology is as follows:

• cut - unlike the previous case, the edge is cut in the miter box at 45 degrees
• assembly - the greatest strength is provided by the connection with metal corners on rivets

• fixing the web - the mesh is snapped into place by the retaining plates of the cable channels around the perimeter, starting from the short side

Field installation is similar to the previous case. If necessary, brackets can be made independently from improvised materials:

• aluminum strip
• piece of pvc profile

• two connected reverse sides corner

So that the plastic of the cable channel does not burst at the moment of tension, the riveter is located on the side of the plastic, the crumpled part of the fastener is on the side of the metal plate. The diameter of the drill when making a hole is indicated on the package of rivets or is selected according to the table.

By making mosquito nets with your own hands, the user ensures maximum integration of the design into the size of the existing opening. The comfort of operation increases, there are no cracks through which penetration of insects is possible.

A plastic window will not be 100% functional without a mosquito net. In addition to its main function - protecting against insects, the mesh protects your home from dust, poplar fluff and small debris carelessly thrown out by neighbors from above. If you decide to buy a mesh in ready-made, do not hurry.

We will tell you how to make a mosquito net for a plastic window with your own hands for 72 rubles.

There are two reasons that encourage people to refuse to buy a ready-made mosquito net in a frame with fasteners. Firstly, this is the price, which depends on the size of the window and is approximately 700 - 1000 rubles. Secondly, the problem is where to store window screens in winter. They are quite large and occupy a significant place in the apartment, which is always not enough anyway. The option that we will introduce you to will cost you 10 times cheaper and take up no more space in the closet than a shoe box.

So, the choice is obvious, we get to work. To do this, we need a cut of an ordinary mosquito net measuring in width window opening, with an increase of 4-5 cm on each side. You can buy it in any hardware store. You also need to buy a cord, optimally, with a diameter of 4 mm. Please note that the diameter must be indicated on the cord marking. When buying, you should not be guided “by eye” when buying, since with a cord of a smaller diameter, you will not be able to fix the mesh, and it will be much more difficult to deal with a large diameter.

Mosquito net installation

When the necessary materials are already in front of you, the installation of the mosquito net itself will take you no more than half an hour. Open the window sash where you will mount the mosquito net.

Carefully remove the sealing rubber from the frame around the perimeter open window. On the sash itself, the sealing gum does not need to be removed.

Dust off all surfaces you will be working on.

It is most convenient to start the installation of the mosquito net canvas from the upper left corner. We attach the mosquito net to the frame and fix it with a cord, pressing it into the groove freed from the sealing tape. In order for the cord to securely take its place, we recommend pressing it using some blunt object, such as a pen kitchen knife. Continue fixing the mesh around the entire perimeter. Focus on the cells on the grid so that the canvas lies flat, and also try to mount it with a good stretch. It will do finished work more aesthetic.

The remaining edges of the mosquito net can be cut to the very cord along the entire perimeter, but if you plan to remove and re-mount it during the summer, then it is better to leave this edge. It will make reassembly easier. To remove this design, just pull the cord.

There is an even lighter, but less practical way attaching a homemade mosquito net. This is fastened with a regular Velcro. A part of Velcro with hooks is glued to the frame along the perimeter, and the second part is sewn onto the mesh fabric. It is worth saying that the structure of the grid allows you to even do without the pile part of the Velcro. It hooks up pretty well on its own. Both options for installing a homemade mosquito net will save you money and usable area Houses.

Mosquito net with your own hands. Video

Nowadays, everything is technically improved, and the mosquito net is no exception. Modern mosquito nets are almost invisible, lightweight, durable, transmit light well and block the path of street dust. Their design is quite repeatable at home; do-it-yourself mosquito net can be made without experience and special tools in 2-3 hours. This means at least 2-3 times savings Money(multiply by the number of windows), but you need to know to which window of which type the grid better fit and how to make it so that it immediately falls into place and lasts longer. In what we will try to help readers.

Types of window grids

Manufacturers offer wide selection swing mosquito nets (pos. 1 in the figure below), sliding, pos. 2, pleated (accordion folding), pos. 3, and rolled screens, pos. 4. The last two types do not have to be removed for the winter and they practically do not take up space in the room. But they all have 3 features.

Firstly, the technical complexity: hinges, locks, mechanisms are needed, and for installation - resp. production skills and special tools. Secondly, the high cost. A turnkey swing mesh is cheaper than 1600 rubles/sq. m in the Russian Federation could not be found. Sliding pulls more by about 1900 rubles. per sq. m, and mesh-pleated and rolled for 4500 rubles. sq. m is fabulously cheap.

But most importantly, all "mechanical" nets do not adequately protect against mosquitoes. As you know, male mosquitoes do not suck blood, and mosquitoes need it for the maturation of eggs. Sensing warm-blooded ones in the room, the beautiful ladies of the mosquito family lurk nearby and patiently wait for the moment to invade. Mosquitoes need only 2-4 seconds to penetrate; movable grids open for a longer time. Let only one individual fly in, but its annoying itching will not allow you to get enough sleep. Which is not easy in the summer heat and stuffiness.

Note: simple and inexpensive way prevent mosquitoes from entering through an openable meshed opening, window or door, see end.

A reliable and inexpensive do-it-yourself mosquito net on a window is made with a fixed frame (pos. 5) or frameless, pos. 6. Frame mosquito net can be external, internal or inserted into the window opening. Frameless grids are possible only internal. The cost of 1 sq. m of the factory frame mesh, without installation, is 700-1000 rubles / sq. m; the same amount will have to be paid for installation on any floor above the first. A set of factory parts for self-manufacturing of a frame mesh costs 300-500 rubles. without a cloth. A fully finished frameless mesh for 1 window will cost the same amount. An option is possible for 80-100 rubles / window, but a big question, see below.

What to do?

In general, the manufacture of a home-made mosquito net is carried out taking into account the following:

• Window frame material - plastic, wood.
• If the window is plastic, then the type of sashes to be opened is hinged, tilted, combined.
• Type of homeownership - private house, high-rise building.
• Floors of the building.
• Window opening frequency.

These conditions are chosen:

1. mesh cloth material - depending on local conditions and the presence of cats and small rodents in the house or nearby;
2. mesh design - frame, frameless;
3. if frame - its location in the opening: internal, external, plug-in;
4. also for the frame mesh - frame design and materials for it;
5. mounting method - both frame and frameless mosquito nets can be attached to the window in several ways;
6. assembling a frame with a panel (if the mesh is frame) or sewing a frameless mesh panel;
7. installation / installation of the grid on site.

Note: mosquito net on plastic windows with tilting sashes, it is performed exclusively as a frame external one, unless the opening sash for the summer is completely removed.

cloth

Maximum allowable size mosquito net meshes - 3.7x3.7 mm; already crawl through the big mosquitoes. The minimum is limited by the conditions of air and light transmission. Nets with a mesh size of less than 2x2 mm are suitable as temporary or in conditions of good ventilation, e.g. on the balcony; see also below. Mosquito net in middle lane RF is usually taken with a mesh of 3x3 mm; in taiga places where small midges pester, with a mesh of 2x2 and even 1.5x1.5 mm. Grids with a mesh of 1x1 mm are used in very dusty places.

Mosquito nets made of fiberglass (fiberglass) coated with PVC (pos. 1 in the figure) are still in use due to their strength, but otherwise they are bad: light and air transmission is not important, because. threads are thick. PVC under the influence of ultraviolet radiation and dust soon collapses, the mesh becomes a dust collector and itself begins to dust with the smallest glass needles. Practically in the southern regions of the Russian Federation, fiberglass panels need to be changed every season.

Modern mosquito nets are woven from polyester (polyester) fibers. A grid with a rectangular mesh (pos. 2) is cheaper, stronger and better reflects (does not accumulate in itself) street dust, but it does not let light and air through. In places where small bloodsuckers (midges, cobwebs) are common, and the Sun does not indulge in bright radiance even in summer, it is better to make a grid on the window from a material with 6-coal cells, pos. 3. A cloth with 6-angled meshes 1.5 mm in diameter gives the same resistance to light and air flows as a wicker cloth with rectangular meshes 2.7x2.7 mm.

The mesh size and type of weaving is not always known to sellers, especially on the Internet. Most often they offer a grid with rectangular cells of the Standard, Antidust and Antikoshka brands, pos. 4:

• Standard - mesh 3x3 mm, material of normal strength.
• Anti-dust - mesh 1x1 or 1.5x1.5 mm, material of increased wear resistance and strength. The weaving of the canvas is smooth: dust settles little on the mesh, but is mainly reflected back by small air turbulences. Designed for southern treeless areas with high insolation and dust content in the air. It can replace the "anti-noise" grid with a 6-coal fine mesh in the taiga and tundra, but the light transmission for high latitudes in best case satisfactory.
• Antikoshka - a mesh of 2.5x3.5 mm or so, a material of increased strength. Light and air transmission is satisfactory for middle latitudes and to the south. Doesn't save from nastiness; the cell cannot be reduced, because otherwise the cat will break its claws.

About anticats

Plastic mosquito net - anti-cat withstands the antics of medium-sized and violent cats and small rodents; those, by the way, climb vertically no worse than their pursuers. It is advisable to place a plastic anti-cat on the first floors, but if you have a domestic cat, then you need to put a steel one with a rare mesh on top of the mosquito net from the inside, see Fig .; the same is done outside if there are many stray cats in the area.

Firstly, domestic cats are on average larger and stronger than street cats, and their claws are sharper, because wear out less. Secondly, rather the rule than the exception: quite well-behaved domestic cat, having received a mosquito net at his disposal, he throws his scratching post and begins to tear protection from mosquitoes for how much in vain. Often at the same time tearing off the claws.

What colour?

The clarity and contrast of the picture outside the window when viewed through a white mesh, even with a very rare large mesh, drop noticeably, but from the outside you can see through it well. The point here is the so-called. diffraction distortion of the light flux. Therefore, it is better to take a mosquito net in black, dark gray or dark brown. When viewed obliquely, the moiré pattern will be more noticeable on it, but the outward visibility will generally improve, and from the outside to the inside it will worsen even more.

Framed or not?

Frameless mosquito nets correct design or weakly held in place, or do not allow frequent removal, so their use is limited (see below for more details). There is another option "superbudgetary", up to 100 rubles. on the window, frameless mesh: regular plastic window seals are removed, a panel is inserted into their grooves and fixed with a linen cord; see e.g. video:

Video: an example of making a frameless mosquito net

But, if PVC windows with a rubber seal are inexpensive, then, firstly, it turns out that it is impossible to pull out a seal that has stuck for 2-3 years without tearing it. Secondly, if the windows are new and the sealant is nevertheless removed, then after the same 2-3 seasons it stops sealing, it starts to blow and flow through the window. Repairing a window then costs much more than the materials for the frame mesh, up to the need to replace the window frame. Therefore, next we will deal mainly with frame mosquito nets, and we will return to frameless ones when it comes to where they are appropriate.

Fastening

When choosing a method of fastening and installing a frame mesh, please note: if the mesh is external, and the window is under warranty, then the latter “burns out”, unless the mesh is ordered on a turnkey basis from the window manufacturer. The reason is that fasteners will have to spoil the frame. It is possible to attach the frame mesh to the plastic window in 3 ways (see the figure on the right); to wooden - by them with some features, see below.

Fastening with plungers (spring-loaded rods with heads, on the left in the figure) is the easiest: the heads are retracted, the mesh is put in place, the heads are released, and the heels of the rods jam the mesh in the opening. On the rods, the mesh can be placed both from the inside and outside, however, fastening mosquito nets with plungers is not very common. reasons:

• The mesh is weakly held - a strong wind squeezes it inward or, externally, generally blows it away.
• Large concentrated loads fall on the heels of the plungers; the mesh is ruffled by the wind, and the heels of the rods are eaten away in the frame from any material of the hole, which is why the guarantee for the window disappears.
• The holes for the rods weaken the frame, and from the same alternating wind loads, it breaks faster than a solid one.
• Mosquito net plows are not cheap, and their installation requires special tools.

Frames of outdoor mosquito nets are usually attached to window frames with Z-profiles, in the center. Then the nets themselves turn out to be as compact as possible and take up a minimum of space during winter storage. But, firstly, fixing a mosquito net with Z-profiles on the upper floors with your own hands is simply life-threatening: you have to lean half out of the window to mark and install the fasteners. Secondly, drilling of the window frame is required, which will void the warranty on the window or, if it is made of wood, cause pockets of rot.

Fastening the mosquito net with staples, on the right in the figure, is similar to fastening with Z-profiles, but the staples are placed on the mesh frame, which can also be internal or external. The thickness of the mesh package with staples during winter storage swells by half or more; grids in storage must be shifted with cardboard so that they do not tear the panels to each other with staples, but the window frame is not damaged. Framed mosquito net with staples is the most preferred option for making your own hands, especially if the window is wooden and / or the frame of the net is made from improvised materials, see below.

measurements

Preparation for the manufacture or purchase of a frame mosquito net begins with measurements. If the window is wooden, then measure the width and height of the light opening in several places; take for actual smallest value. Suddenly you order a grid in a wooden window for self-installation, you need to find out exactly from the manufacturer what is there, where and how to measure, because. wooden window designs are varied.

For a mosquito net on Z-profiles into a plastic window, you also need to measure its light opening in 3-4 places in height and width (on the left in the figure) to make sure it didn’t lead? Then you need to measure the same width and height of the opening between the inner edges of the seals (in the center); if the opening led more than 2 mm - in the narrowest place. Finally, the masters will be grateful to you, and the grid will immediately fall exactly into place if you measure the width of the slopes O and the height of their sills P, on the right in Fig.

Measurements for braces

Left to track. rice. the names of the parts of the mounting bracket for the mosquito net are given; this will be of use to us in the future. And on the right it is shown how to calculate the dimensions of the profile from the measurements of the window frame and adjust the dimensions of the grid frame; the width of the bracket is taken from 12 mm. At the same time, the light opening of the window is slightly reduced, but it is not necessary to use U-shaped brackets to make the mesh frame flush with the window inside: the fastener heads will spoil the window frame. The paws of the upper brackets are made longer than the lower ones (see below); the height of the bracket shelf should be equal to the height of the slope threshold with sealant.

How to put ready

Let's say you decide to save only on the installation of the grid. Self installation mosquito netting on a plastic window is possible in several ways. The most reliable - outside in the corners, pos. 1a next. rice: no wind will blow the mesh. However, mosquito nets can only be fixed in this way in private homes or if the supplier of new windows offers nets as a gift. The fact is that marking the holes for the mounting brackets with your own hands in this case is possible only in place, because. not to stray is necessary in 2 directions at once.

If the windows are not yet in the walls, then grids are placed on their frames, drilling is marked for fasteners, corners are placed, and only then windows are mounted in wall openings. It is impossible to do this on the already mounted windows of the upper floors without experience of working at height and climbing equipment, and from the first floors the grids can simply be stolen.

Note: factory mosquito nets for outdoor installation from thieves are often supplied with internal rotary latches. But, first, the tongue of the latch spoils the frame over time (do not forget, the wind ruffles the mesh). Secondly, the tongue of a simple latch is simply removed from the outside with a thin nail or wire inserted through the mesh, and latches with locks are expensive.

Fastening with Z-profiles is described above and is shown in pos. 1b fig. Outside, on the upper floors, it can be done, albeit at the risk of life, or with reliable insurance with a fitter's belt with a halyard. But a strong side wind can move the net, immediately turn it inside out and break it. Still, fastening with brackets is more reliable, pos. 2. The frame mosquito net on brackets, external and plug-in, differ not only in the size of the net frame, but also in the height of the mounting brackets. In the designations of typical profiles, it is given, in mm, by the last 2 digits; for typical plastic windows - acc. 13 and 7 mm. Therefore, before ordering the grid, you need to measure the height of the window slope threshold - all of a sudden it is not typical. Then you need to inform the masters to select the desired profile, otherwise the mesh will either hang out or not fall into place at all.

Note: the upper fastener of the frame mosquito net is placed 1.5 cm deeper than the lower one, pos. 3 in fig. Why - it is clear from pos. 4, which shows the process of installing the mesh into the mounts.

Homemade frames

Like real

The composition of the set of parts for self-assembly of the mosquito net is shown on the left in fig. Under an atypical window, the nearest larger standard size is taken and the racks with crossbars are cut to size. For installation on Z-profiles, the dimensions of the frame on the inside must be equal to the dimensions of the light opening; about installation of a grid on brackets see above. The width of the profiles, as a rule, is from 60 mm, so that it is enough for mounting on brackets. Additional cross beam- impost - and fastenings for it, are ordered optionally if the height of the grid is more than 1.3-1.5 m. In swing and sliding grids, imposts are placed every 60-80 cm in height.

The material of profiles and fasteners is of some importance. Steel corners (in the center in the figure) are a little cheaper, but rust over time - the PVC coating wears out. In addition, the metal rubs the plastic of the racks and cross members, causing the frame to become loose. The plastic corner connectors of the mosquito net frame (on the left in the picture) are good in every way. As for the actual frame profiles, they are made of PVC (cheaper) or propylene (more expensive). PVC is less durable and becomes brittle after 3-4 seasons from ultraviolet radiation. Propylene frames of mosquito nets serve for 10 years or more, you only need to change the canvas in a timely manner as needed.

The frame on steel corners is fastened with through bolts. The frame on plastic corners is fastened either with self-tapping screws or standard latches; You can also reinforce it with hardware to serve longer. For laying the mesh panel in the frame, see below.

From something

Plastic profiles for frames of mosquito nets are also sold in long lengths of 3 and 6 m. If the nets need to be put on several windows, then their purchase and connection into frames with improvised means is the best option in terms of reliability and minimum costs. In this case, you need to purchase a special elastic cord for laying the mesh in the grooves, pos. 7 in fig. The surface of the mesh cord is ribbed; when rolling it into the groove with a roller, the ribs grab the threads of the mesh longitudinal in this direction, ensuring its more uniform tension.

The frame of the mosquito net is completely “out of anything” and is obtained from boxes - plastic cable channels 10-60 mm wide. For the frame of the outer mesh in Z-profiles, you need to take boxes approximately square section(marked with red arrows in pos. 1), so the frame will be stronger and stiffer. For frames for landing on brackets, boxes are better suited, oblong in cross section (blue arrows).

The frame is assembled on ordinary flat steel corners, pos. 2 and 3. The frame of cable channels is bolted by removing the covers of the boxes. For a frame made of special profiles, you need to take corners with a thickness of 1.5 mm and fasten with metal screws - there is no cover, you can’t put a nut with a spring washer on a bolt. Impost, if necessary, is made from a piece of cable channel, gluing its cover with strong glue (Mounting Moment, Titanium) and hammering the ends wooden stoppers. An impost is fixed to the frame with through wood screws.

Linen laying

The finished frame is laid horizontally with the groove or open gutter of the box up. A mesh cloth with an allowance of 3 cm (preferably 10-15 cm) is applied, straightened. If the allowance is large, the canvas will lie more evenly when the wings of the allowance, straightened, are pressed along the contour with small weights. Further, if the frame is made of a special profile, a cord is laid on the canvas above the groove and rolled with a roller until it is completely pressed. Excess mesh is cut with a knife, leaving approx. 1 cm above the groove.

If the frame is made of cable channels, then the covers of the narrow sides are first placed on the superimposed and straightened mesh. You need to press them until they snap into place immediately along the entire length, preferably in 4 hands. Then long lids are also applied and pressed down. If you act carefully and consistently, the mesh will be stretched as evenly as the branded one.

Pens

You can't put an outdoor mosquito net in place without handles. Their cheapest option is soft and thin plastic, on the left in pos. 4. These are placed in place before the mesh is applied and pressed into the grooves of the profiles along with it with a cord. Cheap, simple, but thin handles are often torn, and when replacing the cloth, you also have to change the cord - it flattens over the handle, and this section of it will not hold a new mesh. In addition, soft handles cannot be placed on a cable duct frame. Therefore, it is better to put stronger handles on the frame of the mosquito net, attached with self-tapping screws, to the right in pos. 4.

Note: do not put one furniture handle on the impost for the sake of penny savings - the frame will soon break.

Staples

Plastic brackets-holders of the outer mosquito net (pos. 6a and 6b) do not damage the window frame, but are rather fragile and strong wind often break; the mesh dangles in them. Steel spring clips (item 5) hold the mesh to the window more securely and tightly, but can scratch the window frame, even if covered with plastic: thin soft PVC wears out quickly. The best way to make a mosquito net spring clip completely secure and secure is to put a piece of heat-shrinkable tubing (HERE) on it and warm it up. household hair dryer at maximum or carefully turning over the gas flame. The bracket is tightly covered with a layer of durable elastic plastic with a thickness of approx. 1 mm. To install a mosquito net on brackets in a wooden window, this is the best option.

no frame

Frameless mosquito nets are fixed in place with either Velcro tape - burdock Velcro - or soft magnetic strips, the same as those inserted into refrigerator door seals. Each of these fastening systems has its own advantages and disadvantages and its own scope.

Velcro

Velcro holds the mesh very tightly, but it is not so easy to peel it off. A half of Velcro tape with hooks is glued to the window frame from the inside. If the window is plastic, then the hooked half of the Velcro is glued along the slope inner contour from the seal. The fleecy half of the Velcro is sewn along the contour of the mesh panel. For winter storage the cloth is rolled up; if a hooked half of Velcro were sewn to it, then the roll would seize tightly and in the spring it would be impossible to unfold it without damaging it.

In the use of Velcro mosquito nets, there are still unpleasant circumstances: they sit too tightly in place. Try to peel off the tongue of the Velcro shoe, where it is only 1-4 square meters. see. And if the adhesion area is somewhere 100 times larger? It is necessary to glue the "burdock" side to the window frame with a very strong glue, the remnants of which cannot be removed without damaging the window frame. And this does not guarantee that on the 2nd - 3rd mesh removal, the pasted half of the Velcro will not stretch along with it. Therefore, a mosquito net with Velcro is most often placed on balcony windows, in which the net has been standing all season. The thin mesh does not interfere with closing the window sash.

Note: not so long ago, a modification of burdock Velcro appeared on sale - burdock buttons. To install a frameless mosquito net on a balcony window, this is perhaps the best option, see next. video:

Video: installing a frameless mosquito net on burdock buttons

magnets

Tape magnetic holders are produced single-pole, for fastening to steel, and bipolar, for fastening to a non-magnetic base. Mosquito nets are made on a single-pole magnetic tape, for example, in car windows; at a picnic or in the country, it is better to leave them open so that the car does not turn into an oven. The magnetic tape is sheathed with a drawstring (a long narrow sleeve) made of thin, durable and non-rotting fabric: thin raincoat fabric, nylon calender, and sewn along the contour of the cloth, which remains only to be applied in place. The mesh is held on magnets rather weakly, but in a small opening it is quite reliable, and does not damage the base at all.

Bipolar magnetic holders adhere more strongly and are therefore suitable for windows and doors. For ready-made kits (which are more expensive), the polarity of the tapes is marked, and one of them is already pasted on Velcro tape. It is glued to a fat-free base, and the conjugated magnet is sewn in a sleeve along the edge of the panel, see above. Bipolar magnetic Velcro can be made from a pair of unipolar and tape double sided tape. The polarity of the tapes must be marked so that when the panel is installed, they stick together and do not bounce off each other. If the error came out with the polarity, then, in general, it's okay: we turn the panel over, and it holds, only weaker. Mosquito net on magnetic holders- this is perhaps the best option for going to the country or temporary residence, say, at a recreation center.

And at the door

Magnetic tape holders allow you to make a mosquito net on balcony door impervious to mosquitoes, but easily passable for people. To do this, a pair of panels (see the figure on the right) at the top and on the sides are attached to the door frame with Velcro, and at the bottom and the seam is fastened with a bipolar magnetic tape. There is one trick here: along the seam, the magnet should be fastened in segments of 10-15 cm after 20-25 cm, pos. 2 in fig. The edges of the seam should overlap with the width of the magnetic tape. Then a person will simply pass through such a veil, even if he carries something with both hands, but behind him it will collapse tightly faster than the most nimble mosquito has time to fly in.

We will show you how to protect yourself from mosquitoes at home and make insect protection from a plastic corner and a piece of tulle.

As the famous classic wrote:

Oh red summer! I would love you

If it were not for the heat, but the dust, yes mosquitoes, yes flies...

Better not to say! Apparently the poet also faced a problem annoying insects. Most likely, these poetic lines came to Alexander Sergeevich on a stuffy summer night with a buzzing swarm of blood-sucking insects. Who among us has not been in this situation? Who at least once in their life has not had to spend a whole night waking up from an annoying buzz, in fear of being bitten and itching all night and all the next day?

Of course, all inventive mankind has not stood still since the time of A.S. Pushkin. Fortunately, a huge variety of different means and devices from mosquitoes, flies and other insects have been invented. harmful insects.

Various mosquito nets, sprays, ointments, traps, barriers, repellents, etc., etc.

In our case, we are talking about the reliable way protect yourself from insects in the summer - make a mosquito net on the window. In short, to make sure that the enemy does not penetrate our home.

Of course, now all plastic windows or doors are equipped with similar factory-made devices. But believe me, there are times when such a useful addition is missing for some reason, and then your summer vacation can turn into a complete hell. There are situations when there is nowhere to buy even a regular mosquito net (mosquito net).

We will try to make protection against mosquitoes, at home, with our own hands from improvised means.

We will serve as a frame plastic corner(profile for tiles).

You can use other materials at your discretion. And as a mosquito net, we will use a piece of an old tulle curtain. The main thing is that the holes on the material are small and do not let a harmful insect through.

First, we measure the inner perimeter of the window. It is important that the frame fits snugly to window frame from within. We cut our corner in places where there will be bending angles of our frame, so that it is easier to bend the plastic in the place we need.

Now we attach a piece of tulle to our frame.

You can fix it to the frame with ordinary pins.

The main thing is that our mesh covers the entire opening.

For greater reliability, so that the fabric does not fly off the corner, you can sweep our tulle around the perimeter with a thread.

We install our design in the window frame.

If the window height is large, it is possible to seal the fit of the frame with an additional transverse insert (bar). It will press the longitudinal edges of our rectangle for greater reliability. But in practice, the design perfectly fulfills its protective functions without any additional seals.

The barrier for uninvited night guests is ready.

This will help you get rid of mosquitoes and other insects at home, in a country house in nature.

Such a mosquito net can be installed both on a wooden window and on a balcony door.

The only drawback is that not every frame design can close the window. You have to remove the mosquito net before closing the window or door. But believe me, this is a trifle compared to the prospect of spending the night under the vigilant buzz of blood-sucking aggressors.

We have offered only one of the many options for protection against harmful insects, but whether it suits you or not, you choose.

The need to protect housing from mosquitoes in varying degrees present in all regions of Russia. This is especially true in the spring, when the need for heating has already disappeared, and it is too early to turn on the air conditioners, and the window sashes are in the open position for most of the day.

The most effective and safest mosquito protection for residents is mechanical, that is, equipping window and, if necessary, doorways devices with mesh cloths that prevent insects from entering the home from the street.

These devices are made various kinds, differing in design, functionality and, accordingly, price.

Meshed window openings

Considering the simplicity of technical execution protective devices budget class, consider how to make a mosquito net yourself.

In addition to acting as a barrier to the passage of insects from the street to the dwelling, these protective devices must trap debris and, in part, dust. To deal effectively with these tasks, mechanical means protection against mosquitoes, commonly called mosquito nets, must have the following characteristics:

• the functionality of the mesh canvas - providing a barrier to insects and debris while maintaining sufficient light and breathability, partial dust trapping (especially important for the lower floors);
• environmental friendliness - no harmful emissions into the environment;
• sufficient strength and resistance to weather conditions - wind, humidity, high temperature, ultraviolet rays;
• operational safety;
• ease of daily care;
• aesthetics.

In some cases, this list can be supplemented with other properties, such as compactness, increased strength(“anti-cat”, anti-penetration), etc.

Manufacturing of the simplest protective devices

One of the two main components of mosquito protection (in case of sash design) is the frame, which determines the geometry, dimensions and rigidity of the structure. The strength and durability of the protective device depends on the quality of the frame profile.

Second, no less important component mosquito protection is a mesh fine-meshed canvas, from which the selection of materials begins, regardless of who makes the device - the owner of the home or an outside contractor.

Mesh canvas selection

Of the available tools with similar characteristics, one can name a gas cloth, gauze, old tulle curtains, fiberglass mesh (paint reinforcing) or fine-mesh building steel wire.

Fine mesh fiberglass and steel woven mesh

The most environmentally friendly, but the least durable of the listed materials is gauze (a fine-mesh fabric made from cotton threads), which quickly becomes dirty and stretched, has a low degree of transparency, decomposes under the influence of bacteria and is easily torn under random load. Gauze for equipping window openings can only be used as a temporary protection against mosquitoes somewhere in summer kitchen or country house.

Mosquito protection: on the left - from tulle, on the right - from gauze.

The rest of the materials at hand also have individual flaws, but are more suitable for mosquito protection devices. The construction fine-mesh steel mesh (woven) made of thin wire with an anti-corrosion coating has also proven itself well.

Mesh canvases, produced specifically for protection against mosquitoes, are made of fiberglass, polyester (kapron), polyester, nylon and steel thread.

The optimal choice of these materials is fiberglass - a mesh made of lightweight fiberglass coated with polyvinyl chloride (PVC), durable and non-combustible, with a high degree transparency and resistance to all atmospheric factors.

Mosquito nets: fiberglass on the left, polyester on the right.

In second place in popularity after fiberglass is polyester - a strong, durable, but widely affordable material.

The mesh size of the produced mosquito net is in the range from 0.5 to 1.2 mm, and when choosing a mesh fabric, preference should be given to the material of the middle part of this range - 0.6-1.0 mm. There is also an anti-dust class canvas - a mesh fabric of special weaving with rectangular cells 0.25 mm wide, trapping particles suspended in the air. tiny particles and therefore requires regular flushing.

Installation of frameless protection

Not all anti-mosquito devices without a frame base are structurally simple and easy to manufacture on your own. For example, in living conditions it is difficult to manufacture roller shutter (roll) devices or “pleated nets” of the required level of aesthetics and reliability, therefore protective accessories of such structures are produced in industrial conditions.

But anyone can equip a window block with a mesh on the simplest fasteners, moreover, such a design of a mosquito device is no less effective than any other device.

Mosquito net on sticky tape

For such a protective structure, a flexible mesh fabric and fittings for fixing are required - burdock tape fasteners.

Important! In the manufacture of mosquito protection on a Velcro tape, it is better not to use metal mesh- in the working position, such a canvas is not aesthetic due to the inevitable irregularities in the plane of the canvas, and its prickly edges must be processed after cutting.

Materials for such a device can be purchased as a kit by choosing a package with the right size and the color of the canvas, or buy separately by measuring the window opening with a tape measure.

Frameless mosquito protection: on the left - a set, on the right - retail.

If the sashes of the window block open outward, then the grid will be located on inner surface binding. And vice versa - with a window opening inward, the protection is fixed from the outside.

The protective polyethylene tape and adhesive residues are removed from the window block. Stepping back from the inner edge of the window block box 5-15 mm outward, a line is drawn along the profile perimeter with a simple pencil using a ruler - the inner border of the mounting burr tape. The surface along the line is degreased to the width of the Velcro.

Burdock tape is produced with self-adhesive, including hot-melt, back surface and without it. Therefore, Velcro is glued around the perimeter of the window unit box, depending on the type of execution - in accordance with the instructions for use.

Important! A hard strip of self-adhesive tape is attached to the window unit, and a soft half is attached to the mesh.

Installation steps for frameless mosquito protection

In ready-made sets, the soft half of the adhesive tape is often already sewn to the mesh canvas around the perimeter, and to install the protection, it is only necessary to install the hard side of the Velcro on the window unit. If there is no regular fastening, then it is done independently - the tape is first glued to the grid, turning the edge of the canvas inward so that the edges do not split, and then stitched with a thread.

Regular finishing of the edge of the mesh canvas with mounting tape

It should be remembered that the frameless mosquito device is convenient to use with its internal location. The installation of such a grid outside is only allowed on the lower floors accessible for maintenance from a portable ladder, or on window blocks divided into several openings uprights from a profile, with several movable doors.

Internal and external arrangement of flexible protection

A do-it-yourself mosquito net can be installed even easier, even without a mounting tape. The perimeter of the opening in the box of the window block is measured along the sealing gum between it and the sash, and with a margin of 10% to this value, a twisted nylon cord with a diameter of 4 mm is purchased. A mesh canvas 5 cm larger than the opening in each direction is also selected and purchased.

The sealing gum is pryed off with a screwdriver with a narrow sting and removed from the mounting groove.

Starting from the middle of the upper side, the edge of the net is placed on the groove, over which the middle of the length of the cord is laid. The rope over the mesh in both directions (to the right and to the left) is pressed to the full depth into the groove, wedging and fixing the canvas in it. The installation of the mesh is carried out in tension so that there is no slack on the canvas. The two ends of the cord should meet in the middle of the underside of the opening, where they join in a groove under a drop of PVA glue.

Installing the mosquito net in the groove for the sealing gum

The excess web in the form of a strip along the cord is cut off with scissors flush with the edge of the groove.

To get a better understanding of the described operation, this video will help:

Production and installation of anti-mosquito frame doors from improvised materials

Self-assembly of a protective mesh sash from a regular profile (plastic or aluminum) does not promise significant savings, since the components will still have to be bought in the store. At the same time, it is likely that the quality of a device assembled by oneself will be lower than that of a professional one.

But making a frame of good quality from cheap fittings intended for other purposes will be of interest to many.

DIY assemble a decent frame a mosquito net on a plastic window can be made from plastic channels for cable routing - a material of various sizes, colors and low prices.

Samples of execution of plastic cable channels

Important! The walls of the cable channels have a thickness less than that of the standard leaf profile, therefore, plunger clamps should not be mounted on them - it is better to use self-made Z-brackets or corner stops made of sheet steel with a thickness of 0.5-0.8 mm.

List of required materials and tools:

• plastic cable channel 15x10 mm or 20x10 mm with a double lock in an amount equal to the perimeter of the light opening plus 10%;
• 4 connecting elbows for external joining of frame elements;

Cable channel with connecting bracket

• reinforcing corner plates made of steel, duralumin or durable plastic - to ensure the rigidity of the sash in the corners;
• mesh canvas with a cell side of 0.6 -1.0 mm;

Reinforcing pads and mesh fabric

• rivets of exhaust action with a diameter of 3-5 mm with a key;
• drill with a drill for rivets;

Riveter with rivets

• hacksaw for metal;
• miter box.

Hacksaw with blade for metal and miter box

Having taken the dimensions from the opening in the window block, they cut blanks from the channels with covers, cutting their joints with a hacksaw at an angle of 45 0 - using a miter box. After removing the covers from the cut elements, they are joined on a flat surface, reinforcing pads are laid inside and holes for rivets are marked. After drilling according to the marks, the linings are attached to the channels with rivets - caps outward.

Cutting the ends of cable channels and arranging them on a plane

To give greater rigidity to the design of the lining, it is better to choose according to the width of the channel base. If this fitting was not found ready for sale, you can make it yourself - cut it with a grinder from sheet steel with a thickness of 0.5-0.8 mm.

Reinforcing pads installed with hats outward - industrial and homemade

The finished frame without top covers is placed on flat surface and covered with a net. This operation is best performed by three people - two hold the canvas tight, and the third sets the top covers on the frame by pressing on them until the lock profiles click.

The finished mosquito sash is applied to window block at the installation site and with a pencil circle its contour. Z-brackets or angle stops are then made independently from thin sheet steel. The second option is preferable, as it excludes accidental shift of the sash to the side.

Sketch of the location of the corner stops on the box of the window unit

With external installation of a sash from a cable channel, its durability depends on the quality of the polymer. Cheap channels from exposure to ultraviolet and high temperature after 2-3 years they are prone to cracking.

Conclusion

DIY conscientiously manufactured mosquito repellent the mesh for plastic windows in terms of performing the main function - creating a barrier for insects is not inferior to industrial production devices. As for the aesthetics of the device, this criterion depends on the skill of the performer. If to decorative design protection requirements are quite high, it is better to purchase an industrial-made accessory. For country houses however, do-it-yourself devices will be quite appropriate.

The main essence of the article

1. Mechanical anti-mosquito devices are the safest way for humans to protect housing from insects.
2. From produced industrial way of such protective devices, many devices are technically simple and suitable for self-production.
3. You can temporarily solve the problem of mosquito protection even without any costs - from used auxiliary materials.
4. The relevance of using home-made protection against mosquitoes depends on the requirements for the aesthetics of housing, since the effectiveness of such devices is quite high.