Fly Screens in Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi is a coastal, low-lying capital with water never far away, from the Corniche and the islands to the mangroves at Jubail and Eastern Mangrove Park. Mangroves and still coastal water are natural breeding grounds for mosquitoes, and the warm, humid air suits them year round. Add the flies that come with villa gardens and the bugs that drift in during the cooler months when windows are open, and an open home without screens quickly fills with insects.

That barrier is worth more than comfort. Mosquitoes carry illness the World Health Organization keeps a close watch on, from vector-borne disease across the board to dengue in particular. A fly screen lets you throw the windows open for the sea breeze while keeping the mosquitoes, flies and the rest firmly outside, which is why so many Abu Dhabi homes end up fitting them.

The villa communities, Khalifa City, Mohammed Bin Zayed City, Al Reef, Al Raha Gardens, Al Shamkha and Shakhbout City, tend to have large windows, sliding doors onto a garden, and a main or courtyard door that stays in use. For the big sliding doors a retractable or a sliding screen works best, because it gets out of the way when you are not using it and does not crowd the opening. For the main door, a retractable or a hinged screen lets you come and go easily.

Because a villa has many openings, screening one is usually a whole-home job. We measure every window and door at the free visit, suggest a mix of screen types to suit each one, and give you a single price for the lot. You can read more about the individual types on our retractable and sliding door pages.

The island communities, Yas, Saadiyat, Reem and Al Maryah, are mostly apartments and townhouses, and their main opening is the balcony door, with windows in the bedrooms. Because these are often rented, the tape fitting matters: it leaves no holes in the walls or frames, so nothing affects the deposit and a screen can be taken with you or removed cleanly when you move on.

For a balcony door, a magnetic net curtain is a popular, low-cost choice that snaps shut behind you, and a pleated screen suits wider sliding doors. For the bedroom windows, a simple fixed or sliding screen does the job. Being close to the water, these homes see plenty of mosquitoes after dark, so the bedrooms are usually the first to be screened. See the options on our magnetic and pleated pages.

The mesh is what does the actual work, and the standard choice is a fine fibreglass weave in grey or charcoal. It is easy to see through from inside, lets the air move, and stops the usual mosquitoes and flies. Grey and charcoal both keep the view clear, with charcoal giving a touch more privacy from outside in daylight. For most Abu Dhabi homes this standard mesh is all you need.

There are options worth knowing about. If you have a cat or a dog, a tougher pet-resistant mesh stands up to claws far better. If tiny biting insects or dust are a problem, a finer weave shuts more out. We talk the choices through at the measurement, and there is more detail on the materials on our mosquito mesh and insect screen pages.

It starts with a free measurement. We arrange a time, drive over from Dubai, and measure every opening you want screened to the millimetre, because a made-to-measure screen has to match the frame exactly to seal properly. While we are there we talk through which screen type suits each window or door, and we price the whole job on the spot with nothing to pay and nothing to commit to.

The screens are then built to those sizes and we come back to fit them, usually within four to eight working days. Fitting is done with strong double-sided tape, so there is no drilling and no mess, and a standard screen takes only minutes. A larger villa job takes longer on the day, but we plan both the measuring and the fitting trips in advance so the dates are clear and easy for you.

We fit almost every screen with a strong double-sided tape rather than screws. That means no holes drilled into your walls, your aluminium or your uPVC frames, and nothing left behind if a screen is ever taken down. The tape is made for the job and holds firmly through the Abu Dhabi heat and humidity, so a screen stays put where it is fitted.

This is a real advantage in the rented apartments on Reem, Yas and Saadiyat, where drilling can affect your deposit and is often not allowed at all. It is just as welcome in a villa, where it keeps good window frames in good condition. If you ever move or want a screen removed, it comes off cleanly without leaving a mark.

We do not only fit new screens; we look after them afterwards too. If a screen we made, or one fitted by someone else, has torn mesh, a bent frame, a roller that has stopped working or a magnet that no longer holds, we can come out and put it right. Often a repair or a fresh mesh is all that is needed, which costs far less than a new screen.

The same free, no-surcharge visit applies to repairs in Abu Dhabi as to new screens. Send a photo of the problem on WhatsApp and we will tell you what it needs and what it costs. There is more on this on our fly screen repair and mesh replacement pages.

Booking is simple even though we come from Dubai. The quickest start is a WhatsApp message with your area in Abu Dhabi and a rough idea of how many windows and doors you want screened. From there we set a measurement time that suits you, drive over, and take it from there. Because we plan the Abu Dhabi run in advance, the measuring and fitting visits are both arranged around your schedule.

On cost, the starting prices run from AED 300 for a fixed window screen up to AED 700 for a door, with single and double window screens in between, all before VAT and exactly as in Dubai with nothing added for the drive. The measurement is free and the price is agreed before any work begins, so you always know the figure up front. Whenever you are ready, our contact page has every way to reach us.