Submitted by mtzvhmltng t3_11g5yrt in BuyItForLife
I've bought the screen door in the image four times in the last 2 years. It's a brilliant product - the magnets open for the dogs to go outside, and then automatically close behind them. And the installation is fairly easy. It's much better than having a normal sliding screen door, which would also be much harder and more expensive to replace after damage. This thing is fairly inexpensive, and if I have to pay ~$25 2x/year for the convenience of letting the dogs go in and out without letting in bugs, then so be it.
The problem is, these screens aren't durable at all, at least not against dogs, who are the intended beneficiaries of the product. Dog's nails scratch holes in the base of the screen and eventually the holes are so egregious that the dog will get a paw stuck in it and then drag the whole screen off the velcro. And it hurts my conscience to keep trashing these things so frequently, because they're surely not any type of biodegradable.
Requesting a suggestion for a more durable version of this, or a more eco-friendly version, or some other "let dogs in and out without letting in bugs" solution. Preferably not a doggie door because I don't think I could convince my parents to go for that, unless it's as easy and non-destructive to install as this thing.
ReverendIrreverence t1_jan14xa wrote
They make stainless steel screen material which I would expect to be more robust than nylon. Sew or glue on a few magnets