> I need some advice on the best way to fit stainless steel insect mesh into
> a softwood timber door. The door is a two panel design and the mesh is
> going in the top panel.

> Size of opening is 430 x 1285mm with a 35 wide x 15mm deep rebate to fit
> the panel of mesh in.
> The mesh spec is, Stainless Woven Wire Mesh Size 16 mesh - 1.2 mm aperture

> I'd like to stretch the mesh like a canvas to get it taught and flat but
> haven't a clue how to do it in a way that can be hidden in a rebate that
> size. Has anyone done something like this before?

> "Tim" <no s...@thanks.com> wrote in message
> news:KRlIm.1827$Ym4.758@text.news.virginmedia.com...
>> Hi

>> I need some advice on the best way to fit stainless steel insect mesh
>> into a softwood timber door. The door is a two panel design and the mesh
>> is going in the top panel.

>> Size of opening is 430 x 1285mm with a 35 wide x 15mm deep rebate to fit
>> the panel of mesh in.
>> The mesh spec is, Stainless Woven Wire Mesh Size 16 mesh - 1.2 mm
>> aperture

>> I'd like to stretch the mesh like a canvas to get it taught and flat but
>> haven't a clue how to do it in a way that can be hidden in a rebate that
>> size. Has anyone done something like this before?

> The insect mesh on our camper door (fabric, not stainless) is stretched by
> pushing a round rubber strip into a channel all round the edge.
> This both tensions and holds the mesh.
> This might work with a very flexible and light steel mesh.

> Alternatively you could decide to use a heavier weight of steel mesh so
> that it is rigid and doesn't need stretching, in which case I assume you
> would fit it just like a pane of glass.

> Cheers

> Dave R