Insect mesh comes as fixed or openable, and they suit different windows and habits. Here's the difference.
A fixed mesh stays permanently in place over the opening. Simple and always ready, but it covers the glass continuously, which slightly affects the view and cleaning.
Openable mesh can be slid, rolled, or folded out of the way when you don't need it, keeping a clear view and full opening, then drawn across when windows are open. More flexible, with a little more mechanism.
Fixed mesh suits windows you open often and don't mind a permanent screen on. Openable mesh suits where you want an unobstructed view and opening most of the time, with insect protection on demand.
Fixed mesh stays permanently over the opening; openable mesh retracts out of the way when not needed, keeping a clear view and full opening.
Openable mesh is more flexible — clear view and opening when you want it, insect protection on demand — at the cost of a little more mechanism.
Openable mesh, since it moves aside; fixed mesh covers the glass continuously.
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