Yes — sliding doors can be fitted with a matching fly screen. The screen runs on its own track alongside the glass door, so it can be closed independently to keep insects out while the door itself stays open. It's a common addition on sliding door installations across the UAE, particularly in properties near landscaped gardens or water features.
How a Sliding Door Fly Screen Works
The fly screen sits on a separate track, parallel to the glass door's own track, so the two panels move independently of each other. Sliding the screen closed doesn't affect the glass door, and the door can be opened fully behind a closed screen to let air move through the opening.
This matters in the UAE especially during cooler months, when open doors for natural ventilation are more practical, and near landscaped gardens or water features where insects are more common. The mesh is fitted to an aluminium frame that matches the door's own profile and colour, rather than a generic screen bolted on afterwards.
Fitting One to an Existing Door
Diamond Step® fits fly screens to new sliding door installations as part of the original specification, and also retrofits them onto doors already in place. A retrofit adds the separate screen track to the existing door frame, so the glass door itself doesn't need to be removed or replaced.
Because the frame and mesh are matched to the door's profile and colour, a retrofitted screen sits flush with the existing installation rather than looking like an add-on.
