Guide
Living with a Garage Door Screen: the Car, the Door and the Wind
A screen changes how you use the opening. Here is what stays the same and what you will do differently.
Can the garage door still close?
Yes, when the screen is fixed to the outer face of the frame. The Magnetic Garage Door Screen is cut 0.3 ft wider than the opening, so its strip lands on the frame and a sectional door travels on its own tracks behind the mesh.
There is one thing to know. A buyer with a steel door tells us that wind can blow the mesh in against the door, and the magnets cling to it. A push frees them.
How does the car get in?
With the Magnetic Garage Door Screen you roll the mesh up to the top of the frame and hold it with the storage straps. The 16 x 7 ft screen has 8 of them. It takes a minute, and it is fine for a garage that is mostly a room.
If you park every day, look at the Sliding Garage Door Screen. It runs on a track along the top, and you draw it to either side like a curtain.
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Black mesh
FEGO Magnetic Garage Door Screen
Black fiberglass mesh for a one-car or two-car garage: walk through the magnetic seam, roll it up when the car comes in.
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Top track, slides aside
FEGO Sliding Garage Door Screen
A garage screen on a top track: slide it to one side like a curtain and drive in, no rolling up.
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What happens in wind?
The bottom edge of the Magnetic Garage Door Screen is weighted, and in an ordinary breeze the seam stays shut, held by 40 magnets on the 16 x 7 ft size. On a very windy day it is another matter. One buyer writes that the bottom can slide into the garage and has to be straightened by hand.
A mesh screen is not a wind wall. If your garage faces the weather, roll the screen up on the worst days.
| Opening | Screen itself | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 9 x 7 ft | 9.3 x 7.15 ft | $35.14 |
| 9 x 8 ft | 9.3 x 8.15 ft | $49.99 |
| 10 x 8 ft | 10.3 x 8.15 ft | $47.49 |
| 12 x 7 ft | 12.3 x 7.15 ft | $65.99 |
| 12 x 8 ft | 12.3 x 8.15 ft | $69.99 |
| 15 x 7 ft | 15.3 x 7.15 ft | $69.99 |
| 15 x 8 ft | 15.3 x 8.15 ft | $45.11 |
| 16 x 7 ft | 16.3 x 7.15 ft | $49.99 |
| 16 x 8 ft | 16.3 x 8.15 ft | $69.99 |
| 17 x 8 ft | 17.3 x 8.15 ft | $69.99 |
Is a screen enough ventilation for an engine?
No. The mesh of a Magnetic Garage Door Screen lets a breeze through, but even a 16 x 7 ft opening covered in mesh does not carry exhaust away. The Consumer Product Safety Commission says it about generators in plain words:
Never use portable generators inside homes or garages, even if doors and windows are open.
The same care applies to a car left idling or a gas tool run for more than a moment. Take the engine outside. The screen is for you, the workbench and the evening air.
This guide is general information, not safety advice for your garage. For engines, heaters and generators, follow the instructions that came with them and the CPSC page linked below.
Sources
- U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Carbon Monoxide Information Center, read 3 October 2026