RetractaView Double for French Doors
RetractaView™ is designed for everyday door openings, including single doors, patio doors, sliding doors, and double French doors.
For French doors, two retractable screens can be installed—one from each side of the opening. The screens extend toward each other and meet in the centre.
When you don't need the screens, they retract neatly into compact housings positioned at the sides of the doorway.
Why Choose RetractaView Double?
Benefits include:
- Two retractable screen panels meeting in the centre
- Compact, low-profile housings
- Smooth everyday operation
- Screens retract out of sight when not required
- Fresh airflow while helping keep insects outside
- Custom-made to fit the opening
- Multiple finish options to complement your doors
- Suitable for both in-swing and out-swing door configurations when the installation conditions allow
VistaView for French Doors
For homeowners looking for a more premium solution—or for larger and more architectural openings—VistaView™ provides a different approach.
A single VistaView screen can span across an entire French-door opening from one housing, creating a very clean appearance and removing the centre meeting point associated with a traditional double retractable system.
VistaView is designed for large-format applications and can also be used for French doors, multi-slide doors, folding doors, bifold systems, and other large openings.
What Makes VistaView Different?
VistaView incorporates Captured Mesh Technology, designed to keep the mesh retained within the system and maintain tension across larger openings.
It also incorporates Wizard's Auto Brake system, allowing the screen to stop at different positions along its track—useful on a French-door installation because you don't necessarily have to open the entire screen every time someone needs to go outside.
RetractaView Double vs. VistaView: What's the Difference?
Both systems provide excellent insect protection for French doors, but the biggest difference is how they span the opening.
RetractaView Double
Two retractable screens working together—one from the left and one from the right—meeting around the centre of the French-door opening. It is compact, practical, and well suited to standard residential French doors.
VistaView
A large-format retractable screen system. Depending on the opening and selected configuration, a single screen can travel across the French-door opening from one side, meaning no centre meeting point and a cleaner uninterrupted screen span.
Which French Door Screen Should You Choose?
For a typical set of residential French doors, RetractaView Double may be all you need.
Choose RetractaView Double if you want:
- A practical retractable screen for standard French doors
- Compact side housings
- Two screens that meet in the centre
- An effective solution primarily focused on fresh air and insect protection
Consider VistaView if you want:
- One screen capable of spanning the French-door opening in an appropriate configuration
- No centre meeting point
- A larger-format or more architectural screen system
- Captured mesh technology
- The ability to stop the screen at different positions
- A solution suitable for wider openings or future large-opening applications
The best option ultimately depends on the width and height of your French doors, available mounting space, door configuration, traffic patterns, and how you want the finished screen to look and operate.
What About Pets?
VistaView offers upgraded mesh options, including tougher mesh designed for higher-traffic applications. However, no insect screen should be considered a security barrier or relied upon to contain pets or children. If pets frequently use your French doors, mention this during your consultation so the screen system and mesh can be selected appropriately.
Why Professional Measurement Matters for French Doors
French doors require careful measurement because there are two operating doors, handles, locks, thresholds, trim, and mounting surfaces to consider. The screen system also needs to be positioned so it doesn't interfere with normal door operation.
Professional measurement helps determine:
- Exact opening width and height
- In-swing or out-swing configuration
- Available mounting surfaces
- Handle and hardware clearance
- Threshold and bottom-track requirements
- Best direction of screen operation
- Whether RetractaView Double or VistaView is better suited to the opening
French Door Retractable Screens in the Lower Mainland
Bloom Bug Screens provides custom retractable screens for French doors throughout the Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley, offering both RetractaView Double and VistaView solutions so we can recommend the system based on the actual opening rather than trying to make one product work for every home.
Two French Door Screen Solutions. One Goal.
Your French doors were designed to be opened. With the right retractable screen, you can enjoy the breeze, natural light, patio, garden, or backyard while helping keep mosquitoes, flies, wasps, and other insects outside.
For standard French doors, RetractaView Double provides a compact two-screen solution that meets in the centre.
For homeowners who want a larger-format system with a single-screen option, captured mesh, and no centre meeting point in suitable configurations, VistaView offers the premium alternative.
Open both doors. Enjoy the view. Keep the bugs outside.