Builder-Grade Window Screens Are the Fast Food of Home Construction

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Ever buy fast food and regret it before you even finish eating?
That’s exactly how we feel about builder-grade window screens.

Cheap, fast, bland, and leaving you dissatisfied faster than an overpriced burger.

Let’s dive into why those flimsy window screens builders toss in your home are basically the McMeals of construction—and why you deserve better.

🍟 They’re Cheap (And Not the Good Kind of Cheap)

Builders love cheap screens like fast food places love processed cheese. Why?

Because cheap = profits. But what about you?

  • Fibreglass mesh so thin it barely keeps out mosquitoes, let alone raccoons.
  • Frames made of aluminum softer than your grandma’s oatmeal.
  • Rollers and hardware from a clearance bin at the dollar store.

Yep, you paid $950K for your new build and got screens worth about 18 bucks.

🍔 Fast Installation = Fast Regret

Just like a drive-thru order that gets your sauce wrong, builder-grade screens are installed to tick off a box—not last a lifetime.

Results:

  • Sagging mesh within a season (just like your fries after five minutes).
  • Frames that bend and twist with the gentlest breeze.
  • Screens that pop out every time your kid looks at them funny.

But hey, they got it installed fast, right?

🌭 They Look Okay—From Far Away

Like the perfect Instagram picture of your burger vs. the sad mess you unwrap, builder-grade screens seem fine… until you look closely.

They’re meant to look decent from the street or during an open house—never mind what happens two years (or two weeks) later.

🍕 Zero Nutritional Value (For Your Home)

In home improvement terms, builder-grade screens give you:

  • Zero real security
  • Minimal bug protection (hello, mosquitoes!)
  • No durability—replace, repair, repeat every few summers

They’re empty calories for your home—no real value, just filler.

🥗 What Should You Actually Buy?

Here’s your home’s equivalent of a fresh, healthy upgrade:

  • Pet-resistant mesh for families and furballs.
  • High-tension security mesh to protect against break-ins and flying branches.
  • Aluminum or stainless frames that won’t bend when your dog jumps into them.

Real quality screens look better, work better, and last 10 times longer.

🧑‍🍳 Skip the Fast Food and Call in the Pros

Look, we get it. Builder-grade screens are “free” (included in your overpriced home, anyway). But they cost you every season in repairs, replacements, and mosquito bites.

Want something better? We replace those fast-food screens with something your home (and sanity) deserves.

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