Mosquito Nets and Screens in Sharjah

Sharjah is first of all family housing, and housing of mixed age. The quarters around Khalid Lagoon — Al Majaz, Al Taawun and Al Khan — are built with buildings that already have years behind them: aluminium windows of older series, sliding and turning sashes, guides packed with dust from years of service. The profile in such buildings differs from block to block, a catalogue screen will not go in, and the dimensions are taken as found. Water adds work: the lagoon runs right through the city, Al Mamzar is next door, and in the evenings small insects fly by the water that a coarse aperture will not stop. Muwaileh, Al Qasimia and the university part of the city are dense multi-storey rental with glazed balconies. A flat is taken for a year, people move out, others move in, and hence the demand for screens that come off without a trace and travel with the tenant. Al Dhaid, inland, lives differently: farms, palm gardens, irrigation, plenty of water in the ground and, as a result, plenty of insects in season. And the exclaves on the east coast are their own story. Khor Fakkan, Kalba and Dibba Al Hisn belong administratively to Sharjah although they lie beyond the mountains on the Gulf of Oman, and the climate there is more humid than in the city. Salt in the air reaches the fixings faster, so hardware for the coast is chosen for resistance.

Traffic between Dubai and Sharjah is heavy morning and evening, so we hit a midday slot more accurately than a rush-hour one. Mention it when ordering if timing matters to you. In apartment blocks, check with security where long profile can be carried in and whether the service lift is working. The road to Khor Fakkan, Kalba and Dibba Al Hisn goes through the mountains; we travel there on an agreed date rather than on the day you call.