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How to measure a window for a mosquito screen

Measure inside the frame in millimetres: width at the top, middle and bottom, height at the left, centre and right. Keep the smallest of each, check both diagonals and note how much flat frame surrounds the opening. Send the figures with two photos on WhatsApp for a first price. Our measurer checks it all again, free anywhere in Dubai.

Measuring a Dubai balcony door opening with a tape measure, notes and mesh samples on the floor
AED 400per m², standard mesh
WhatsApp a photo
Andrei MorozAndrei Moroz · Head of installation
Published 2026-09-28 · 5 min

Measure for a mosquito screen in five steps

Work inside the frame

Hold the tape where the air comes in, frame edge to frame edge. The size of the glass tells us nothing about the screen.

Three widths, keep the smallest

Top, middle and bottom. A frame that bows by a few millimetres shows up here, and the smallest figure is the safe one.

Three heights, keep the smallest

Left, centre and right. On a door, start at the threshold inside the frame, not at the floor tiles next to it.

Both diagonals

Corner to corner, both ways. Two different figures mean the opening is out of square, and the measurer needs to know.

Frame depth and obstacles

How much flat frame runs round the opening, and where handles, locks, blinds or a sill stick out.

The same opening, checked by our measurer

On the survey the measurer checks the frame line before any profile is fixed
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What to measure for each mosquito screen

Sliding mosquito screen on a kitchen window of a Dubai tower apartment

Sliding window

  • Width and height of the free channel in the track
  • Photo of the track from above
  • Which leaf opens and which is fixed
from AED 380Open →
Pleated mosquito screen half closed on a tall villa bedroom window

Pleated window

  • Clear opening inside the frame
  • Flat frame strip on all four sides
  • Handles that could catch the cassette
from AED 380Open →
Roller mosquito screen with its cassette above a bedroom window in a Dubai tower

Roller screen

  • Clear opening inside the frame
  • Free space above the window for the box
  • Curtain rails or blinds in the way
AED 1,000 per m²Open →
Pleated mosquito screen closed on a balcony door of a Business Bay apartment

Balcony door

  • Height from the threshold inside the frame
  • Whether the floor is level across the door
  • Which side you want the screen to park
AED 1,550 per doorOpen →

Is your opening easy to measure?

Are your three widths within a few millimetres of each other?

The frame is straight. Your figures will be close to ours.

The frame bows. Send all three figures, and the measurer decides how the screen sits.

Do the two diagonals match?

The opening is square, and any system can go in.

It is out of square, common in plastered villa walls. The screen is made to the real shape, so tell us before the visit.

Is the outer channel of your sliding track empty?

A sliding screen can run there. Add a photo of the track from above.

A pleated or fixed frame screen fits better. Measure the clear opening instead.

Tape measure across the bottom track of a sliding balcony door in a Dubai tower

Doors, sliding tracks and French doors

For a sliding balcony door, photograph the bottom track from above. The spare channel, if there is one, decides between a sliding screen and a pleated one with its own low track.

For French or double doors, measure across both leaves as one opening and note which way each leaf swings. A pair of pleated screens meeting in the middle is sized on the whole width.

Turn your sizes into a price

Pick the screen, then set the width and height you measured.

Your price·Made to measure and fitted. Confirmed at the free survey.Send on WhatsApp →

What we do with your figures

Screens priced per m² are counted on area. A window of 1,200 by 1,500 mm is 1.2 × 1.5 = 1.8 m², so standard mesh at AED 400 per m² gives AED 720 before the survey.

We never build from your figures alone. The measurer decides where the profile sits, on the frame or inside the opening, and that moves the size more than a tape error.

  • Your sizes: a first price on WhatsApp
  • Our survey: the final size and the exact price
  • From survey to fitting: 3 to 5 days
Straight answers

When a tape measure is not enough

Some openings need the measurer from the first step.

Glass walls and corner terraces

A pleated profile is chosen by the ratio of height to width, so wide openings are sized on site.

Arched, round or sloped windows

The shape needs several points or a template. Send photos and we come with the right tools.

Doors over a step or a slope

A low bottom track needs a level line, and only a check on site shows where it runs.

Google reviews

What our clients say

5.0★★★★★Google · Damac Hills 2 · 7 reviews
AAnderson AteufackGoogle★★★★★

“The roller mechanism on our existing net broke. They replaced it with a new upgraded system that rolls smoother and locks in place better. Much better than the original.”

HHamza KhokharGoogle★★★★★

“Added nets to all winds and doors throughout the houset was a big job, but they completed in one day. Team of workers, very effiant. Photos attached.”

GGhulam FaridGoogle★★★★★

“Quick installation of nets in the kids! room. They were careful not to wake the baby during nap time = very considerate. Small jeb but they treated it with the same care es a big project.”

All reviews on Google →Reviews are quoted word for word
Questions

What people ask

Should I measure in centimetres or millimetres?+

Millimetres. Screens are cut to the millimetre, and a figure rounded to the centimetre can leave a gap a mosquito finds.

Do I measure the glass, the frame or the opening?+

The clear opening, frame edge to frame edge where the air comes in. The measurer adds whatever overlap the chosen system needs.

What are standard window sizes in Dubai?+

There is no single standard. Towers and villas by different developers use different frames, and even two windows in one flat can differ, so every screen is made to measure.

Will you make the screen from my own measurements?+

No. Your sizes give a first price on WhatsApp. The screen is built from our survey, so the final size is our responsibility.

How do I measure French doors for a fly screen?+

Measure the full width across both leaves and the height from the threshold, at three points each. Note which way each leaf swings and where the handles are.

Is the measuring visit free?+

Yes, anywhere in Dubai. The measurer brings mesh samples, names the exact price on the spot, and fitting follows in 3 to 5 days.

Measuring a Dubai balcony door opening with a tape measure, notes and mesh samples on the floor
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