Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Having a Bug-Free Home in the Summer

Trying to keep bugs out of a home in the summertime can be frustrating. I was so tired of lighting citronella candles in the house to help keep the insects from invading my home. Spraying toxic bug sprays not only smelled bad; they could harm my family and dogs. What I needed was a natural pest control solution for my home.

My friends suggested that I install new screen doors on my house. This would be a great solution but it can become very expensive since I live in a restored Victorian home. Not only did the screen doors have to be custom made for each doorway, installing them can be a hassle. This is especially hard when you are not good with power tools and do not have the money to have it professionally installed. The screen doors would also have to match the house.

By purchasing these innovative magnetic screen doors, I have not only saved money, I have also saved time. Since these custom screen doors are magnetic there are no power tools needed. All I had to do was place the magnetic doors on the metal outer portion of the doorframes and they are up in a few minutes. It was that easy and I did it myself.

Not only do these custom screen doors install easily, they can also be taken down within a few minutes. Unlike traditional screen doors that take tools to remove at the end of the summer months these screen doors are as easy to take down, as they are to put up. They also can be folded to a compacts size and can be stored in a closet. Trying to do this with a traditional screen door would almost be impossible.

Since purchasing these custom screens for my Victorian home it has, helped to keep my home stay insect free every summer. I also feel better about have these screens as a natural pest control. Now instead of spraying bug spray or hunting insects down with a flyswatter when the doors are open, we can now enjoy the summer months without the bugs getting in the house.


Friday, July 9, 2010

Keeping Bugs Out of a Cabin

My husband and I enjoy fishing during the summer months. We found ourselves going to the lake every weekend, pitching a tent and throwing a pole in the water. After two years of pitching a tent and packing all the camping gear to the lake got be a pain. So we decided the only way to avoid all this packing and unpacking was to buy a fishing cabin on the lake.

When spring rolled around this year we could not wait to use the cabin during the warmer months of the year. The cabin was working out great for the weekends that we went fishing until; we received a lot of rain. With all the rain we had that spring was the perfect environment for bugs to breed. The mosquitoes were huge and kept getting in the cabin.

Since, the fishing cabin had no air conditioning the only way we had to keep it cool was to keep the front and back door open to get a cross breeze. The cabin was cooler, but the bugs were also getting in. It was especially annoying at night when we were trying to sleep. The only way to keep this from happening every weekend was to look for some natural pest control.

My husband found these great custom screen doors for both doors. They were easy to install and fit perfectly in each doorway. The best part is that they snapped shut behind us and they hang like a curtain in the doorways. This feature comes in handy when we are bringing in all of our fishing gear after a day of fishing on the lake.

These custom screens were one of the best things that we have bought since the cabin. We no longer have to fight off the bugs in the cabin and can now sleep at night without the annoying bugs keep us up all night.

My husband and I can now have friends and family stay with us and not have to worry about their children forgetting to close the screen door all the way. Also, if our daughter and her husband decide to bring their two black labs with them to the cabin, we do not have to worry about letting the dogs out since these screen doors are perfect for pets and have recommended them to all of our friends at the lake.