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Screen House
and accessories instructions
• Fading
: With all polyester materials used outdoors some fading or colour changing will occur.
This will change depending upon how often you use it, how long it is up when you use it, what the
weather is like when you use it and other external influences such as shade etc. This fading only
affects the look of the material and does not affect the performance of the screen house. It is a
natural process and cannot be avoided. Fading can be improved by using a proofing spray as
listed in the maintenance section below.
• Colour changing
: Similar to fading, all polyester materials used outdoors may be affected by
colour changing. This is down to the amount of sun they receive whilst out, the atmospheric
conditions at the time and other external factors. Colour changing is only cosmetic and does not
affect the performance of your screen house.
• U.V. Degradation
: Over time all polyester materials will break down and become brittle. This is
down to the effect the sun has on the material. Your screen house is protected against this with
its advanced U.V. coating, but this protection does break down over time. The time it takes will
completely depend upon the weather conditions when used, such as the suns heat, cloud cover,
shade and others. This is a natural process that cannot be stopped, but you can protect against it
by regular cleaning and re-proofing (listed in the care and cleaning instructions).
• Condensation
: Condensation is a natural process where moisture from the ground is drawn
up and collects on the roof or sides or your screen house. Whilst this is keep to a very minimum
thanks to the mesh side on your screen house, you may still get some on roof during certain
conditions. This will be made worse if you use the optional side walls and keep these side walls
closed as they prevent air flow and can increase condensation.
• Waterproofing
: Whilst the roof on this screen house is waterproof the screen house itself is not
water tight. The sides on the screen house are not waterproof, even when using the optional
side walls the screen house is not water tight. In the event of rain, some water may well get into
the screen house. Over time the waterproof coating of the material can deteriorate. This can be
repaired by the use of a re-proofing spray as listed in the maintenance section of the instructions.
• Weathering
: The waterproof nature of the screen house roof may be affected by a process called
weathering. Weathering is a process where the screen house may seem to leak when first used in
the rain. When you sew a seam into any material you make a hole in the material and then put
a thread of cotton though this hole. Obviously this hole will leak water initially. The weathering
process is around the cotton thread. When the cotton thread gets wet it expands and fills the hole
made when the material was sewn together. When the cotton thread then drys is shrinks back, but
never to the same size it was initially. This process happens a few times and eventually the thread
stops expanding and shrinking, but will have sealed the hole up. This whole process is called
weathering and is the final process that makes your screen house roof waterproof.
Wear , Tear and Usage
The screen house is used outdoors and thus will be subject to standard wear and tear
caused by the weather and other external influences. This section lists some, but not all of
the standard wear and tear you may get with your screen house.
