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Just be sure that you don’t leave it too long or it may create a bit of drag that keeps it from closing properly. Our screen closes nicely after you walk through. NOTE: I have heard of folks attaching weights or magnets to the bottom of these instant bug screen to make them more effective, You can do so if you want. You may need to cut the bottom in order for it to close smoothly. You just push it out of the way when you walk through. Test your bug screen to see how it opens and closes.Use large screws to attach the runner (with screen attached) to outside of doorway.

Attach the fiberglass screen to the 1×1 wooden runner with staples.

Cut your top 1 x 2 piece of wood to match the width of the screen that you chose.

This ensures proper coverage so those perky little bugs stay out. You will want the screen to be 6-8 inches inches wider than the doorway and 6 inches longer.

Measure the width and height of door that you want to cover to find dimensions for the screen that you need and the runner that goes on top.

1″ x 2″ piece of wood to run across the top of the doorway.

roll of fiberglass window screen (sold by the foot at hardware stores or buy online ).

But why spend $50 when I can just make one myself, for under $10. And you can take it down, roll it up, and store it when fly season is over. Find quality garden & patio products to add to. You just push it out of the way as you walk through the door. Shop for Bug Off Self Sealing Magnetic Screen Door with Mesh Curtain, 72 x 80 Inch Door (1 Piece) at Ralphs. You can make this easy instant bug screen for around $10. So here’s an easy way to solve that problem. I’m talking an outside little place with rats scurrying around and cockroaches all over the place. Seriously reminded me of the dirtiest restaurant that I ever saw in India. The last straw came when I was editing some photos for a blog post and one of them had a fly in it. But I am not down with flies landing on my food that I am working on in the kitchen. I know that flies are just part of nature.

I even got myself an old fashioned fly swatter. Imagine this: me jumping around the kitchen with a rolled up newspaper swatting flies. I like to keep the french door open in my kitchen on sunny warm days, but as the fruit starts to ripen on our fruit trees, the flies start to find their way inside. This post started with my obsession to get rid of the flies that were lurking in my kitchen. So here’s how I made an instant bug screen in just minutes. But with that delicious fruit hanging from the trees comes flies. Summer time is such an abundant time for us. We live in a sweet little house in a sweet little town surrounded by bountiful fruit trees.