Sliding Door Retractable Screens
Manual retractable patio screens for sliders and large openings. A custom sliding screen door solution that replaces traditional mesh door screens — our low-profile track system ensures easy single-hand operation while maintaining your view.
Features & Benefits
How a Retractable Sliding Screen Door Works
A sliding glass door is the opening most people leave open on a warm evening, and the one the stock screen handles worst. A retractable sliding screen door replaces that clunky panel with a roll of mesh stored in a slim housing on one side of the frame.
To close it, pull the handle bar across the opening. It glides on a ball-bearing mechanism along a low-profile track and meets the other side of the frame. To open it, release the bar. A speed reducer lets the mesh roll back into the housing at a controlled pace.
Because the screen lives in the housing when it is not in use, your view to the patio stays clear. There is no extra panel parked across half the glass.
What to Consider for Your Patio Door
Your existing slider track. The screen track has to sit next to your door's track without getting in its way. We plan the low-profile track so both the glass door and the screen run smoothly.
Which side opens. Where the housing mounts depends on how your slider opens and how you use the doorway. We work this out with you at measurement.
Opening size. Standard sliders take a single screen. For large openings, multi-panel systems cover up to 192" wide.
Pets and kids. Sliders to the backyard see constant traffic. Pet-resistant mesh is more durable than standard mesh and better suited to homes with dogs and cats.
Wind and fog. Patio doors often face open yards and decks. Retract the screen on gusty days, and keep the bottom track clear of leaves and grit so the screen keeps gliding.
Have a hinged entry door too? See our retractable screen doors. For a pair of swinging patio doors, our French door screens are the right fit.
Sliding Screen Door Options Compared
Most sliding doors already came with a screen. Here is how a retractable patio door screen compares with that and the other common option.
Standard sliding mesh screen
Where it works
Usually comes with the door, costs little, and replacement panels are easy to find.
Where it falls short
It always covers half the doorway. Over time the rollers wear, the frame bends, and the panel jumps its track. Many end up in the garage.
Magnetic mosquito curtain
Where it works
No installation and very cheap. Handy for a short-term fix.
Where it falls short
Hangs in front of the glass full-time, and the magnetic seam can blow open on a breezy patio. Adhesive mounting rarely holds well on a slider frame.
Retractable sliding screen door
Where it works
Custom-fit, pulls across with one hand on a ball-bearing glide, and retracts out of view with a speed reducer for gentle return.
Where it falls short
Costs more than a stock screen and needs professional measuring and installation. Very wide openings call for a multi-panel system.
See finished patio door screens in our gallery. Our FAQ page has more on mesh, warranty, and colors.
What to Expect
Every sliding screen door project follows the same three steps.
Free In-Home Measurement
We measure the opening precisely, check your existing door track and threshold, and confirm which side the screen should mount on. You get a quote with no obligation.
Custom Fabrication
Your patio door screen is built to those measurements, in white, tan/almond, bronze, brown, or black.
Professional Installation
Our technicians install the screen, test it alongside your door, show you how it works, and clean up. Most installations are done in one to two hours.
We install sliding screen doors across Northern California, from the East Bay and South Bay to Sacramento. Request a free quote or call 415-295-5002, 7 days a week, 7am to 7pm.
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