The Early History of Window Screens
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Art Screens Onsite KC, all we do is help Kansas City area homeowners and business owners rescreen their windows, doors, patios, porches and other screen enclosures and while the technology of screens has certainly advanced, screens actually a long history. It’s easy to take window and porch screens for granted because most of us have never really been without them throughout our lives but the use of screens and their history goes a back around 200 years.
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Cloth and more specifically cheesecloth was used on windows for centuries prior to the invention of woven wire window screens as we know them today to keep bugs and insects out of homes but cloth obviously had it’s limitations. While cheesecloth did allow air to come through windows, it didn’t last long because it obviously would tear quite easily and it didn’t allow much visibility through it. It wasn’t until around 1823 that the term “wove wire for window screens” was referenced in the American Farmer which was a series of periodical books that gave updates on life in rural farming communities among other topics.
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In 1861, a Connecticut based struggling company due to the Civil War called Gilbert and Bennett, which produced wire mesh screens for food processing, realized that their screens could be painted to prevent rusting and used in windows. At that point, Gilbert and Bennett shifted the focus of their company to solely to producing window screens or “wire cloth” as it was termed back then which revolutionized the ability to keep a home cool while keeping disease carrying insects like mosquitoes from being able to enter as well. In fact by the 1950’s most parasitic diseases in the United States had been mostly eradicated as a direct result of the widespread use of window screens. Today’s screen material is far superior to the wire mesh that was produced and used in the 1800’s as we no longer have to rely on alloy to produce screens. Modern screen material is more often than not fiberglass or a mix of materials to increase strength and durability.
Screens Onsite KC is Kansas City’s window and porch screen experts with the most advanced screen materials available that last years longer than standard screens you’ll find at your local hardware store. We make it easy to have your windows, porch and/or doors rescreened because we come to you in the greater Kansas City area. Call us today for a quote at (816) 406-8300 or CLICK HERE FOR OUR ONLINE QUOTE FORM.
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Screens Onsite KC can have any and all screens in your home in the Kansas City area better than new in as little as one day with many types of screen material that you can choose from to fit your home’s needs. 
From our popular super screen that can withstand an enormous amount of abuse without ripping or tearing to solar screens that keep the hot summer sun rays from getting through and making your energy costs go up, Screens Onsite KC can give your window screens, porch screens and screen doors a huge upgrade from standard screen material. Plus, Screens Onsite KC can replace your worn and torn screens with pet resistant screen that won’t let your pets and their claws through or pollen blocking screen that keeps allergy sufferers getting fresh air without the pain of spring and summer allergies. Screens Onsite KC comes directly to your doorstep with everything we need to have any screened area of your home repair, replaced and ready for you to let the air into your home while keeping bugs and other spring critters in. We make getting any screen in your home easy and while there are plenty of do-it-yourself screen repair kits at your local home improvement store, they simply do not stand up to the professional window, porch and screen door repair service that Screens Onsite KC offers in the greater Kansas City area. To get a quote on having your windows, patio or porch, screen doors or retractable screens rescreened for spring in the Kansas City area call Screens Onsite KC today at 
cases, it is simply putting a bandage on a much bigger problem. Rescreening your windows, porch and screen doors needs a professional’s touch and at Screens Onsite KC all we do is screen repair and replacement. We 
hand-pick the screen material we use for durability and longevity so that when you have your screens fixed by us, it will last much longer than if you had a home improvement store try to fix them. We offer a variety of different screen types to solve unique problems that home improvement stores simply don’t offer. Whether you are an allergy sufferer and need pollen blocking window screens or you have pets and need a pet resistant screen door, Screens Onsite KC can do it all in Kansas City and spring is the perfect time to replace any and every screen in your home. For porch screens, Screens Onsite KC can install solar screens that will not only keep your screened in porch nice and cool once summer arrives but solar screens can also save you money on energy costs when used on window screens. Whether you have old worn out windows that need rescreening or you accidentally put your foot through your sliding screen door, Screens Onsite KC can be at your doorstep with our mobile screen repair workshop and fix, repair and replace any and every screen in your home in Kansas City. Don’t call overpriced window companies for rescreening in Kansas City, call the professionals at Screens Onsite KC. We come to your home or business for all types of screen repair, replacement and rescreening of windows, doors, porches and more! Call 
Onsite KC has the knowledge and expertise to fix, repair and replace all types of screens both common and custom sized. Screens Onsite KC uses only high-grade screen material to rescreen your windows, door and porch so that you can enjoy fresh air when the weather allows without the bother of mosquitoes, flies, or any other pests getting in. Plus, Screens Onsite KC can help you save on costly energy bills with window screen material that keeps the sun and heat out with our solar screen material that can used to replace virtually any screen. If you have pets that love to run through your screen door, Screens Onsite KC can install pet resistant screens on your porch doors and windows that keep your pets inside and safe while still allowing fresh air in as well. Home improvement stores would have you haul your screens into their store to have them rescreened but Screens Onsite KC has a mobile screen repair and replacement workshop that comes right to you in the Kansas City area. For quality, mobile window, porch and sliding door screen repair and replacement in and around the greater Kansas City area call Screens Onsite KC before spring arrives at 
