“I cannot believe we still get the same view with these screens installed. They blend in seamlessly and work perfectly.”
Lisa Elliot
Fly Screens for Ranch Sliders and Sliding Doors NZ
Do it once, do it right.
Retractable fly screens for ranch sliders, sliding and stacking doors. Made to measure for openings up to about 9 m, installed by our own team.
★ 4.9 · 3,000+ homes · 25+ years
Why homeowners choose Phantom
Keep the bugs out
Fine mesh stops flies, mosquitoes, and spiders getting in while your doors and windows stay open.
Fresh air all summer
Natural airflow cools your home and clears stuffiness, without letting insects in with it.
Pet-friendly options
Claw-resistant pet mesh stands up to paws, claws, and pets that jump.
See pet-friendly screensLight and views kept
High-visibility insect mesh keeps daylight and your outlook largely unchanged.
Local team, lasting support
NZ owned and made to measure, then installed, serviced, and warranted by our own team.
Ranch sliders and sliding doors we have screened
Retractable screens retrofitted to existing aluminium sliders, with the mesh held in its tracks the full height of the opening.
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The classic two-panel slider - the opening we screen most.
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Mesh held in-track top and bottom to resist gusts.
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MeshLock MeshLock on a ranch slider, Waikato -
Retractable screen across a sliding patio door.
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Brio 612 pleated across a post-less stacker corner.
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Wall Screen A Wall Screen installed on a stacker slider -
Two screens meet in the middle to span a wide opening.
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Wall Screen Wall Screen across a stacker slider -
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Brio screen across a stacker slider, Papamoa
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Retractable screen door on a slider, Hamilton
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Brio screen on a bedroom slider, Matangi
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Brio · sliding door
Coromandel
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Brio · sliding door
Matamata
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Brio · stacker doors
Morrinsville
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Brio · corner stacker
Papamoa
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Brio · sliding door
Tauranga
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Brio · sliding door
Warkworth
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MeshLock · ranch slider
Hoe-o-Tainui
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MeshLock · sliding door
Matamata
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MeshLock · sliding door
Morrinsville
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MeshLock · sliding door
Morrinsville
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MeshLock · ranch slider
Tauranga
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MeshLock · sliding door
Ngāruawāhia
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MeshLock · sliding door
Ngāruawāhia
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MeshLock · sliding door
Tauranga
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MeshLock · sliding door
Tauranga
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MeshLock · patio slider
Tauranga
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MeshLock · sliding door
Te Kauwhata
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MeshLock · sliding door
Whangamatā
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Wall Screen · sliding door
Tauranga
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Wall Screen · sliding door
Hamilton
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Wall Screen · sliding doors
Morrinsville
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Wall Screen · stacking doors
Tauranga
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Wall Screen · stacker door
Tauranga
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Wall Screen · bedroom slider
Tauranga
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Wall Screen · sliding door
Tauranga
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Wall Screen · sliding door
Te Miro
Best fit for ranch sliders
The aluminium ranch slider is the classic Kiwi patio door, and it is one of the most common openings we screen. A retractable screen retrofits to the existing joinery, so the doors you already have keep working - you just gain the option to leave them open through summer without flies, mosquitoes, or spiders coming in. Phantom MeshLock suits a standard active opening up to about 1.2 m; for wider two- and three-panel sliders, Phantom Wall Screen carries a single screen to about 4.5 m with standard insect mesh, the mesh retained in its tracks the whole way.
Sliding and stacking doors
A ranch slider is New Zealand’s everyday sliding door - two panels, with one sliding panel crossing a fixed one. The same screens cover wider configurations: multi-panel sliders and stacker doors, where two or more panels slide and stack to one side. For these, openings up to about 9 m are screenable - with standard insect mesh a single Wall Screen carries up to about 4.5 m, and two screens meet in the middle of a very wide opening. If your doors fold right back rather than slide, see our bi-fold door screens.
Mesh and finish
The full mesh range applies to ranch sliders: standard insect mesh for most homes, midge mesh for coastal and estuary properties, and pet mesh for households with dogs and cats using the door every day - see our mesh options for every weave. Hardware is powder-coated and colour-matched to the Dulux range so the cassette blends into your joinery - see colour options. See the system comparison on our door screens page.
Getting a price
Send a photo of the slider and a rough opening size through the quote form and we will come back with an indicative price - we only book a measure-up once you’re happy with the solution and product.
Specifications
- Typical span (MeshLock)
- Up to ~1.2 m active opening
- Typical span (Wall Screen)
- Openings to ~9 m - up to ~4.5 m per screen, two meeting in the middle (standard insect mesh)
- Systems
- Phantom MeshLock, Phantom Wall Screen, Brio 612 (architectural)
- Mesh options
- Standard insect (18x14), midge/no-see-um (18x18), pet
- Fit
- Retrofit to existing joinery or new build
Ready for a quote?
Send photos and rough sizes for an indicative price - no visit needed. We only book a measure-up once you're happy with the solution and product.
Warranty by product
Phantom screens carry our limited lifetime warranty. Supplier-made products - the Allegion Brio 612, MagicSeal magnetics, and Ziptrak blinds - carry the manufacturer's warranty.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Can you screen my ranch slider? +
Almost always, yes. Ranch sliders are one of the most common openings we screen. Phantom MeshLock suits a standard active opening up to about 1.2 m, and Phantom Wall Screen covers wider sliders - up to about 4.5 m with one screen, or openings to about 9 m with two meeting in the middle (figures are with standard insect mesh; heavier meshes run to smaller spans). Send a photo and rough size and we will confirm the right system.
Can a screen be retrofitted to my existing ranch slider? +
Yes - most ranch-slider installs are retrofitted to existing aluminium joinery with a tidy surface-mounted cassette, so there is no need to change your doors.
Will the screen block the view or the breeze? +
No. The mesh is high-visibility, so daylight and your outlook stay largely unchanged, and air flows straight through. The screen retracts fully into a slim cassette at the jamb when you are not using it.
How does a ranch-slider screen handle wind? +
Both MeshLock and Wall Screen keep the mesh retained in the top and bottom tracks, which resists the blow-outs that catch loose-hanging screens - useful on the exposed openings ranch sliders often serve.
We have a dog and a cat - is there a tougher mesh? +
Yes. Pet mesh is a claw-resistant vinyl-coated polyester weave that stands up to paws and claws on a door the pets use constantly, and it fits the same retractable systems.
Do you screen sliding and stacking doors too? +
Yes. A ranch slider is the most common version, but the same systems cover wider multi-panel sliders and stacker doors up to about 9 m - one Wall Screen spans up to about 4.5 m with standard insect mesh, and two screens meet in the middle of a very wide opening.
Are you the same company as Phantom Screens in the US or Canada? +
Phantom Screens NZ is New Zealand owned and run, and part of the wider Phantom Screens family. Phantom in Canada leads much of the group's research and development, and a few of our door and outdoor ranges are made to measure by Phantom in Australia, where our New Zealand volumes are too low to make them here. Most of our screens are made to measure in our own Tauranga workshop.