Browse Forums Windows & Doors 1 Oct 19, 2011 4:22 pm Hi all, my first post - definitely not my last, looks like a good wealth of information here. I'm on the hunt for some advice re security screens. Has anybody here actually gone the DIY route and made them yourself? Just wondering how that relates in cost back to getting them made to size, and then fitting them yourself. I've jumped on and in and I'm about to pick up the materials required to flyscreen the 2nd story of my home. I'm looking at approx 100 dollars or less to do 6 windows. My first question, at what stage should I be looking at adding a cross brace to the screens. Is there a particular height where it starts getting too loose? My biggest window is 1200mm height. Secondly. Security screens. How hard is it to make them yourself. How do you attach the diamond mesh into the framework etc. Thanks It's all about wireless, self install now. The cost/benefit of wired setups for the house are no longer what they used to be. Lots of wireless options. Eufy, Arlo and… 2 9793 Versaloc is a mortarless besser block system that still needs a properly engineered footing. If you just do a 400x200 footing it will fail in time. At 17m long you need it… 1 17736 |