# What kind of window screen am I looking for? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [July 28, 2014, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-window-screen-am-i-looking-for/694263 "2014-07-28T18:30:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2014, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-window-screen-am-i-looking-for/694263/1 "2014-07-28T18:30:58Z")
I may have mentioned my house is a bit funky. Originally built in 1934, it’s had (I think) three additions to it over the decades. One bedroom has weird windows. They’re like something out of a motor home. The top half (or more than half) is fixed. The bottom portion is hinged at the top and swings outward. There’s a latch handle at the bottom. I think whoever chose those windows thought, ‘You know? Someone, sometime, is going to buy this house. I’m going to make it impossible to put screens on this bedrooms windows! Muwahahahahaha!’ OK, it’s not impossible. I was at the dentist’s office and his rooms have this kind of window. They have screens that cover the lower, opening portion. Here’s the neat part: The screens have a little hatch in the middle that can be opened to access the latch handle. Open the window, close the hatch. No bugs. So now I know these screens exist. But how do I search for them online? Do they have a specific name? ---
**Author:** ![Timetrvlr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/53a042/32.png) [@Timetrvlr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Timetrvlr)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2014, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-window-screen-am-i-looking-for/694263/2 "2014-07-28T18:47:33Z")
Go to your local glass shop, they also specialize in custom-built screens. It might be best for them to come to your house and measure the window frame for your screen. Expect to spend less than $100. for a custom screen and attaching hardware. I have a similar screen with a hatch on my bathroom window. Ask your dentist who built his screen. ---
**Author:** ![Snowcarpet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowcarpet/32/257_2.png) [@Snowcarpet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowcarpet)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2014, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-window-screen-am-i-looking-for/694263/3 "2014-07-28T18:50:38Z")
Screen wicket? [https://www.google.com/search?q=wicket+screen+window](https://www.google.com/search?q=wicket+screen+window) But yeah, a local competent real window shop or old-school hardware store will know what you speak of. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2014, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-window-screen-am-i-looking-for/694263/4 "2014-07-28T18:54:36Z")
> [@Snowcarpet](#): > > Screen wicket? > [wicket screen window - Google Search](https://www.google.com/search?q=wicket+screen+window) Exactly that! Thanks! I’ll search online. If I can’t find anything, I’ll try Home Despot or Blowe’s or one of the local hardware stores. Eventually I want to replace all of the windows in the house; so if I can’t find anything at a hardware store, I’ll just wait until I have proper windows. ---
**Author:** ![Snowcarpet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowcarpet/32/257_2.png) [@Snowcarpet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowcarpet)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2014, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-window-screen-am-i-looking-for/694263/5 "2014-07-28T18:57:41Z")
Looks like they sell them in all sorts of configurations and materials, screened or empty (to add your own screen.) Amazon has some. ---
**Author:** ![Snowcarpet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowcarpet/32/257_2.png) [@Snowcarpet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowcarpet)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2014, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-window-screen-am-i-looking-for/694263/6 "2014-07-28T19:03:03Z")
Makes me appreciate my old house, it even has an assortment of special storm windows that have a little emergency screen portion - you lift out a portion of the glass via hinge, and you have access to a screened portion that even has it’s own wood blinds. That way you can have fresh air regardless of rain, snow, or winter in general! ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2014, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-window-screen-am-i-looking-for/694263/7 "2014-07-28T19:20:27Z")
> [@Snowcarpet](#): > > Looks like they sell them in all sorts of configurations and materials, screened or empty (to add your own screen.) Amazon has some. Hm. I’m not finding any at Amazon (or smile.amazon, so a charity gets a donation). I see a bunch of wickets, but no screens with the wickets in them. ---
**Author:** ![Snowcarpet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowcarpet/32/257_2.png) [@Snowcarpet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowcarpet)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2014, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-window-screen-am-i-looking-for/694263/8 "2014-07-28T19:37:14Z")
Think you need to get a screen that’s the right size for your window and then add the wicket. That’s where that local hardware store can come in very handy - some of them can manufacture screens on demand, as well as repair broken windows and screens.