Robolady, I would be honored to have you post it on your webpage. I'm always looking at your page for ideas! You have the best ideas!!!! So creative! Grannytoo, I use vinyl clips to attach things to the siding...although I have been known to add a screw now and then (with sealant around it) if I want soemthing to really stay. SHHHHHHHHHHH! Don't tell my wife. Hee hee. Cindee and Breakdishes, I am considering eventually moving the door to an entrance of one of my gardens...perhaps on a new rustic arbor I plan to make this summer. Want to find some cool rustic hinges. So, Cindee and Breakdishes, you could come "visit" my door when it's hung. LOL Kirk

It wasn't too long ago someone posted a pic of a screen door they put in between the property lines of their home and her daughter/son's home and the grandchildren just love that they have to "open the door" and step through to Grandma's place. It was so darling, painted a lovely color blue with a chair or planter next to it. In the search box at the top of home forum page, type in "screen doors" and I'm sure that msg will come up and several others for you to check out. Not a screen door, but I recently found a glass storm door and decorated it as shown. I think something like this using your screen door, placed on your front lawn and then decorated for fall/halloween would look simply darling. You could do a fall wreath in the middle with some mums, other fall flowers, some pumpkins, cornstalks, etc. surrounding the bottom of it. Sal

Hi E.R., We got some solar screening fro Giam Real Goods years ago and is probably similar to what they have at Lowes these days. Real heavy, tight webbing that you can sort of see out at a distance, but the closer you get to it, the harder to see out. I think you are on track with the film that is typically squeegied on. There is an outfit here that does it. When they first started, the mirrored finish was all they offered, but I noticed that now they have some that is basically no darker than todays windows that are coated with low-e. Appearently it's very effective in controlling heat gain, but you can still easily enjoy the views. The mirrored film darkened the view quite a bit so you might look into diy kits that have the newer film types. I watched the install on a remodel I was doing and it's pretty straight forward. I likened it to wall papering where they cut the sheets a tad big, moistened the panes, slid it on and squeegied the air bubbles out. After drying, they trimmed the overlap to the inside of the panes. I haven't had the opportunity to try it diy, but it seems like a simple process. Cool to replicate the screen frames with wood. Im sure you are familiar with the Kreg pocket hole system. It's reliable and is easier than making lap joints, mortise and tenons, or even dowel pins when making up the frames. If you dont have one you might consider it for your frame projects and comes in handy for future projects such as cabinet frames. When in N.W. Floria, (Gulf Breeze), We used copper screening for vents that were behind ornamental grates on a period home. The house also had copper flashing that I didn't get to see but Im sure patinad nicely. You might consider copper screening for your frames. Have a good one. Here is a link that might be useful: Kreg pocket hole

The easiest way is to reproduce the exact screen that is there. Most glazing companies have screen hardware to retrofit your existing screens. You can also have a an exterior screen track fabricated up to accept a new screen as well.