True or False: Your Window Screens Are Basically Spider Hotels

Let’s play a quick game. It’s called:
“Is My Window Screen Gross Enough to Be a Spider Resort?”

Take this quiz and tally your points.
At the end, we’ll tell you if your screen is fine… or if it needs to be burned and replaced immediately (or just repaired, which we can help with).

1. You can see at least three different spider webs between your screen and your window.

• ❏ True (+2)
• ❏ False (–1)
• ❏ I stopped counting at three (+3 if you cried)

2. When you open your window, dead bugs fall out like trail mix.

• ❏ True (+3)
• ❏ False (0)
• ❏ What kind of mix? Cashew-heavy or raisin-heavy?

3. Your screen mesh is ripped, sagging, or flapping in the wind like a pirate flag.

• ❏ True (+2)
• ❏ False (–1)
• ❏ I don’t want to talk about it (+3)

4. You’ve ever had a bee, moth, or mosquito get into your house through a “screened” window.

• ❏ True (+2)
• ❏ False (0)
• ❏ “Screened” is doing a lot of heavy lifting in that sentence (+4 if it happened this week)

5. Your screens are the original ones from when the house was built.

• ❏ True (+2)
• ❏ False (–1)
• ❏ I’m not even sure they’re real screens and not just dust woven into place (+5)

Bonus Question: Have you named any of the spiders living in your screens?

• ❏ Yes, she’s called “Charlotte” (+100)
• ❏ No, but I respect them as tenants (+50)
• ❏ There are spiders? (–10 and we admire your ignorance)

Your Results:

🕷️ 0–4 Points:

You’re in the clear. Your screens are clean, tight, and still doing their job.
Go ahead and judge the rest of us.

Pro Tip: Still worth checking for fraying around the frame. It sneaks up on you.

🕸️ 5–10 Points:

You’re on the edge. You’ve probably got one or two windows that are basically “insect suggestions” instead of “insect barriers.”

You’re in “Watch List” territory. Might be time to get them checked

🕷️🕷️ 11+ Points:

Congratulations! Your screens are officially spider Airbnbs.
They’re not stopping bugs. They’re hosting them.

Your options:

• Burn them
• Cry
• Call us to fix or replace them properly

Why This Matters (Even If You’re Not Scared of Spiders)

• Torn screens = bugs.
• Bugs = allergens, bites, and that one night you woke up slapping yourself.
• Repaired screens = airflow without freeloaders.

🎯 Final Word: Your Screens Deserve Better

If your screens have become multi-legged micro landlords, it’s time.
We fix, replace, and upgrade screens all over Barrie and cottage country — no judgment, just better mesh.

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