The best screen doors, compared.
Top pick: RnCop magnetic curtain, 80 × 200 cm Best value: SMALUCK magnetic curtain, black – About £9.99 for a 90 × 210 cm curtain with tape and pins, under the white twin’s about £16.99 on the same review pool. Updated October 2026.
A screen door on amazon.co.uk is a mesh barrier so a solid door can stay open while flies, wasps and mosquitoes are slowed. A magnetic curtain is for people and pets walking through. A zip screen is for keeping an animal on one side. A framed door is for a rigid close. Homefair states that magnetic screens are insect barriers, not reliable pet barriers. A centre seam that meets, tape that holds on hot uPVC, and mesh that does not split are the quality signs. One 80 × 200 cm or 90 × 210 cm curtain will not cover a patio or both door leaves. How to match type, opening and fixing is in the [screen door buying guide](/hub/hedges-and-privacy-screens/screen-door/sub/screen-door-buying-guide). The Planning Portal FAQ on a new external door is about cutting a new opening, not about a stick-on curtain. Listed buildings and many flats sit outside ordinary householder permitted development, so a lease or a listing can still forbid a fixing even when the curtain itself is not a planning case. Pet screens are sold to keep an animal on one side: MYPIN, two Earrck sizes, and two Hbzunt colours. The only rigid leaf is the Windhager Rhino, model 03758, an aluminium kit with self-closing hinges.
A screen door on amazon.co.uk is a mesh barrier so a solid door can stay open while flies, wasps and mosquitoes are slowed. A magnetic curtain is for people and pets walking through.
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What should the mesh do?
RnCop’s black polyester curtain is listed for openings up to 80 × 200 cm at about £9.59, with 4.7 from 1,674 reviews, the highest star average among the magnetic curtains here. The bullets say children and pets can pass, and reviews describe two dogs using a patio door, which is walk-through rather than containment. One review says the curtain was 30 cm too long and could not be adjusted the way the buyer wanted. Some reviews call the tape strong, and one wanted stronger tape. At 640 g it is heavier than the YRH’s 510 g in the same width class. The 4.7 average is attractive, but you pay about £1.60 more than the YRH for a smaller review file and the same upper size. It suits an opening already inside 80 × 200 cm when you prefer that star line. It does not solve a 90 cm frame or a hem you need to cut.
Pros
Cons
Best for: An opening already within 80 × 200 cm when you want the higher star average and a walk-through for dogs.
Less suitable: A frame near 90 cm wide, or a curtain you planned to shorten on the floor.
Specifications
Common questions
Will dogs walk through?
The bullets say children and pets can pass. Reviews describe two dogs using a patio door.
Can a too-long curtain be shortened?
One review says the curtain was 30 cm too long and could not be adjusted the way they wanted. The listing size is up to 80 × 200 cm.
Does the tape always hold?
Some reviews call the tape strong. One review wanted stronger tape.
Cascovll’s white 90 × 210 cm curtain is about £7.99, tied with the YRH for the lowest shelf price, with 4.6 from 309 reviews. The title includes stay-open buckles, and reviews mention tie-backs or clips so the mesh can sit aside, which the other magnetic curtains in this set do not state as clearly. Fixing is described as magic tape plus support nails, with a no-tools claim sitting next to nails in the box. Many reviews say the magnets run from top to bottom and close. One review title says the magnets do not work, and another mentions alignment. The bullets say the frame should be smaller than the screen in both height and width. With 309 reviews the 4.6 average is less settled than the YRH’s 9,739. Choose it when you want a 90 cm curtain you can clip open at about £7.99.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A single opening under 90 × 210 cm where you want the curtain clipped aside as often as you want it shut.
Less suitable: Buyers who want the largest review sample, or a breeze-facing door that must stay closed without tie-backs.
Specifications
Common questions
Can you hold it open?
The title includes stay-open buckles. Reviews mention tie-backs or clips so the curtain can stay aside.
Do the magnets always meet?
Many reviews say the magnets run from top to bottom and close. One review title says the magnets do not work, and another mentions alignment.
How should the frame compare with 90 × 210 cm?
The bullets say the frame height and width should be smaller than the screen.
The YRH magnetic curtain is listed at 80 × 200 cm and about £7.99, with 4.5 from 9,739 amazon.co.uk reviews, the largest review file in this comparison. Reviewers describe dogs and cats walking through the centre seam and the mesh closing behind them, which is a walk-through insect screen rather than a way to keep an animal on one side. The bullets and the highlight say no-drill tape, while the specification line still says assembly is required, and reviews mention pins on a wooden frame as well as tape on uPVC. Size complaints run both ways: one doorway where 80 × 200 cm was too short, and another where the curtain was too long. At 510 g in black nylon it is a light summer hang for a single opening already under 80 cm wide. It is the top pick in this set because the review sample is large, the shelf price is the joint lowest, and Screen Doors rank 1 is Amazon’s sales list rather than a mesh test. Skip it for a 90 cm frame, a patio pair, or a cat you need to contain.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A single doorway already under 80 cm wide, where people and pets walk through and you want the deepest review file at about £7.99.
Less suitable: Cat containment, both leaves of a French pair, or a clear opening closer to 90 × 210 cm.
Specifications
Common questions
Does the YRH curtain need screws?
The bullets and the highlight say no-drill tape. The specification line still says assembly is required. Reviews describe tape on uPVC and pins on a wooden frame.
Will pets get through it?
Reviews describe dogs and cats walking through and the screen closing behind them. The listing does not say the animal is kept on one side.
Is 80 × 200 cm the opening size?
The title size is 80 × 200 cm. Reviews include one doorway where that was too short and another where the curtain was too long.
The black SMALUCK curtain is listed at 90 × 210 cm and about £9.99, with 4.5 from 2,123 reviews. The box lists one screen, one box of push pins, and one adhesive tape, and the short description adds a bottom weight, so the first hang is not a hunt for fixings. A bullet says it is not designed to be trimmed, and a review says a pre-purchase reply claimed it could be cut when it could not. The same review text and the same 2,123 count appear on the white SMALUCK ASIN, so treat that figure as one pool. At about £7 less than the white twin on this listing, the black curtain is the practical 90 cm walk-through if your clear opening is wider than the YRH’s 80 cm. It is the best value here for a 90 × 210 cm curtain under £10, with the limit that pins make holes and belong on timber. Skip it if you need the mesh held open on buckles, or if you expected to shorten a hem that pools on the floor.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A single frame closer to 90 × 210 cm where you want tape and pins in the box without paying the white SMALUCK price.
Less suitable: Openings you must cut the curtain to fit, or a cat that has to stay on one side of the door.
Specifications
Common questions
Can this SMALUCK curtain be cut down?
A bullet says it is not designed to be trimmed. A review says a pre-purchase reply claimed it could be cut, and the curtain could not.
What is in the box?
The listing says one door screen, one box of push pins, and one adhesive tape.
Are the 2,123 reviews only for the black one?
This listing and the white SMALUCK listing carry the same review text and the same count. Treat them as one pool.
The white SMALUCK is the same 90 × 210 cm polyester walk-through as the black listing, printed at about £16.99 against about £9.99 for the black ASIN. Both show 4.5 from 2,123 and the same review text, so the star line is not a separate white-only test. The included-components line for tape and pins is not on this listing the way it is on the black ASIN, though assembly is marked yes and the comparison row still says hook and loop. Shared reviews say the curtain cannot be trimmed. The title’s kid-and-pet wording means people and animals can pass, not that a cat is locked in. You pay about £7 more here for the white colour on an otherwise duplicated listing. Choose it only if white mesh is the point and you have checked the live amazon.co.uk price before checkout.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A 90 × 210 cm opening where the white colour matters more than the lower black-twin price.
Less suitable: Shoppers who treat the 2,123 reviews as a second test, or who need a curtain they can cut to length.
Specifications
Common questions
Why is the white one dearer than the black one here?
This listing prints about £16.99. The black SMALUCK listing prints about £9.99. Both show 4.5 from 2,123 and the same review text.
Can you trim it?
This listing does not repeat a trim line. The shared reviews say the curtain cannot be trimmed.
Is it a pet lock?
The title says kid and pet friendly, which on this listing means they can pass through.
EGNBU’s white polyester lace curtain is sold for frames up to 90 × 210 cm at about £8.99, with 4.3 from 4,317 reviews, the second-largest count in this set. The bullets claim 26 magnets and a self-adhesive tape fit with no screws or nails. Reviews split on that tape: some buyers are happy with the fit, others describe the top peeling and a curtain that fell when the adhesive got hot. One review says this size covered only one leaf of a French pair, which is the width limit of a single 90 cm curtain. A buyer cut the lace header off, though the listing sells that frill as part of the curtain. At 480 g it is a light magnetic curtain. It is a cheap 90 cm option if the frame stays cool and you want the lace, and a weak one if the doorway takes afternoon sun on uPVC.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A sheltered single frame up to 90 × 210 cm where you want a light lace curtain and can accept adhesive risk.
Less suitable: A sun-facing uPVC frame, or any opening wider than one 90 cm leaf.
Specifications
Common questions
Will the tape hold in hot weather?
Reviews include tape that peeled at the top and a curtain that fell when the adhesive got hot, and other reviews that were happy with the fit.
Does one curtain cover French doors?
One review says this size covered only one leaf of a French pair.
Can the lace be removed?
One review cut the top frill off. The listing itself sells the lace header as part of the curtain.
MYPIN’s white vinyl cat screen lists at about £20.99 with 4.3 from 998 reviews, the deepest review file among the containment screens. The title size is 31.5 × 82 inches, while a fit bullet says a 30 × 80 inch door and states that the frame is not included. Closure is a U-shaped zip plus magnets, so the job is keeping an animal on one side rather than letting it walk through. Reviews include six-month-old cats that broke the zip and got through, and one review that said the screen lasted about three months. Stickers are the stated fixing, and drawing pins appear in reviews. At 299 g it is a light mesh, not a rigid door. It is the cat-screen option in this set with the most UK-listing reviews, if you accept that some kittens still got out. Skip it for a dog that must come and go.
Pros
Cons
Best for: An indoor cat or kitten on a door near 30 × 80 inches, if you will watch the zip and the floor gap.
Less suitable: A dog that needs to pass, or anyone who reads pet-friendly magnetic curtains as a lock.
Specifications
Common questions
Does it include a frame?
No. The bullet says it fits the door size only and the door frame is not included.
Will it hold a kitten in?
It is sold as a cat barrier. Reviews include six-month-old cats that broke the zip and got through, and a review that said it lasted about three months.
Which size is the door?
The size line is 31.5 × 82 inches. The fit bullet says 30 × 80 inches, frame not included.
The larger Earrck zip screen is listed at 91 × 214 cm and about £21.99, with 4.3 from 161 reviews. The box is explicit: one screen, one roll of hook tape, 15 drawing pins, and a manual. Earrck’s bullets say measure including the door frame, and suggest the screen about 1 cm wider and 4 cm higher than that frame. Some reviews used it as a kitten room. One says a small cat split the mesh away from the edging. The specification material line says alloy steel, while the 81 cm sibling says vinyl, and both bullets describe vinyl-coated steel wire. The 161-review figure is the same count and the same text as the smaller Earrck, so do not add the two listings together. It is the wider of the two if your frame matches 91 × 214 cm and you accept those shared mesh failures. It is not a walk-through for a dog.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A frame that matches a 91 × 214 cm screen, where you want a zip barrier and will check the mesh at the edge.
Less suitable: Buyers who add this star count to the other Earrck, or who need a dog to pass freely.
Specifications
Common questions
How do Earrck say to measure?
The bullets say measure including the door frame, and suggest the screen about 1 cm wider than the frame and 4 cm higher.
Did cats get through in the reviews?
Some reviews used it as a kitten room. One says a small cat split the mesh away from the edging.
Is the 161-review figure unique to this size?
The 81 × 204 cm Earrck listing shows the same count and the same review text.
The smaller Earrck is listed at 81 × 204 cm and the same about £21.99, showing the same 4.3 from 161 and the same review text as the 91 cm ASIN. Weight on this listing is 400 g and the material line says vinyl, against alloy steel on the larger sibling, while both bullets describe vinyl-coated steel wire. Included parts match: hook tape, 15 drawing pins, and a manual. A shared review says an 80 cm opening received a screen that measured 81 cm, so the tape sat on a curved frame. The listing asks about dogs, but the reviews talk about cats and kittens, and the highlight is about keeping pets indoors. Buy this size only when the clear opening is closer to 81 × 204 cm than to 91 cm. Do not treat the star line as a second, independent sample of 161 buyers.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A narrower single door near 81 × 204 cm where the zip, not a magnetic seam, is the barrier.
Less suitable: A 91 cm opening, or anyone counting 161 plus 161 as 322 separate reviews.
Specifications
Common questions
Can it be used for dogs?
That question is on the listing. The highlight says keep pets indoor. The reviews talk about cats and kittens, not a large dog test.
Why does the material line differ from the 91 cm Earrck?
This listing’s specification says vinyl. The 91 cm listing says alloy steel. The bullets on both describe vinyl-coated steel wire.
What if it is a centimetre too wide?
A shared review says an 80 cm opening received a screen that measured 81 cm, so the tape sat on a curved frame.
The Windhager Rhino is a charcoal aluminium frame kit, model 03758, listed at about £63.64 with 3.8 from 735 reviews. It is the only hinged leaf in this comparison: fibreglass mesh, self-closing hinges, and a sealing brush in the bullets, at 2.04 kg. The amazon.co.uk listing does not print a width and height. Windhager’s own sheet for 03758 states a 100 × 210 cm supply and a maximum clearance of 95 × 206 cm, with screws, and says it is not for a door with a rain guard. Reviews include unclear instructions and plastic fittings that broke, and other buyers who prefer it, once built, to magnetic nets that tore. Assembly is required, so this is not a tape curtain you hang without tools. Choose it when you want a rigid close, you can drill, and the door has no rain guard. Skip it for a no-drill summer curtain, or if you expected a cat lock the listing does not claim.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A single door within 95 × 206 cm where you can saw, drill, and screw a rigid leaf, and there is no rain guard.
Less suitable: A no-drill uPVC hang, a cat lock, or a door whose rain bar blocks the frame.
Specifications
Common questions
What size is it?
The amazon.co.uk listing does not print a width and height. Windhager’s sheet for model 03758 states 100 × 210 cm supplied and a maximum clearance of 95 × 206 cm.
Is it a no-drill curtain?
No. Assembly is required. The bullets describe an aluminium kit with self-closing hinges and a brush seal.
What do reviews say about building it?
Reviews include unclear instructions and plastic fittings that broke. Others prefer it, once built, to magnetic nets that tore.
The black Hbzunt is listed at 90 × 210 cm and about £10.99, with 3.8 from 15 reviews, the weakest star line among products that have any reviews here. The title says a bilateral zipper while the specification closure is magnetic, and a bullet mentions both. One of the nine review texts says a kitten burst the mesh beside the zip. Another says the zip is good quality. The listing’s 15-review line and nine review blocks do not match each other, and several blocks are only a verified-purchase line. Tape is claimed with no screws or nails. Nano mesh is named without a hole size, and the stated weight is 370 g. It is the cheapest named cat screen in the set, and the sample is too thin to treat 3.8 as a settled verdict. Prefer the MYPIN if you want hundreds of reviews on a zip.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A low-budget trial on a 90 × 210 cm door only if you can return a screen that does not match the closure you expected.
Less suitable: A determined kitten, or a buyer who needs a large review file before trusting the mesh.
Specifications
Common questions
Did a pet get through?
One of the nine review texts says a kitten burst the mesh beside the zip. Another says the zip is good quality.
Zip or magnetic?
The title says a bilateral zipper. The specification closure is magnetic. A bullet mentions both.
How solid is the star rating?
The listing line is 3.8 from 15. The listing contains nine review blocks, and several are only a verified-purchase line.
The white Hbzunt cat screen is listed at 90 × 210 cm and about £11.99, and the listing has no customer-review line and no review text. The specification closure says magnetic, while the bullets mention a zipper and also a magnetic close, so the page does not settle which barrier you are buying. Fixing is described as white stickers, and the material line says nano mesh without a hole size. At 290 g it is light even next to the MYPIN. Screen Doors rank 85 is Amazon’s list position, not evidence that the mesh holds a cat. The price sits below the MYPIN and the Earrck pair, but an unreviewed listing with a zip-versus-magnet conflict is a guess. Leave it until amazon.co.uk shows reviews on this ASIN, or buy a containment screen whose closure and failure mode are already on the listing.
Pros
Cons
Best for: Only a buyer who has checked a live review count on this ASIN and accepts the closure conflict.
Less suitable: Anyone who needs UK review evidence that a zip or a magnet actually held a cat.
Specifications
Common questions
Is the closure a zip or magnets?
The specification line says magnetic. The bullets mention a zipper and also a magnetic close. Both lines are on the listing.
How many UK reviews are on the listing?
None. There is no customer-review line and no review text.
What is nano mesh?
The specification uses that phrase. The listing does not give a hole size.
Scores use the twelve amazon.co.uk listings in this comparison. They are editorial, from 0 to 100, and they are not a lab test. A star line that is copied onto a second colour or size is counted once as evidence, not twice. Weights sum to 100. The highest score is the top pick. The best value badge is the black SMALUCK, the 90 × 210 cm curtain under £10, not the lowest price in a different job.
Listing evidence
30%A missing review line scores low. A large amazon.co.uk star line scores higher. The white SMALUCK repeats the black SMALUCK text and the 2,123 count, and the two Earrck sizes repeat one 161-review pool, so those figures are not counted as separate trials. A Screen Doors sales rank is not a mesh test.
Job and fit
40%Walk-through, containment, or a rigid hinged leaf, matched to the clear opening and the closure. A magnetic curtain that lets pets pass is not scored as a cat lock. A zip-versus-magnet conflict, a size that misses a 90 cm frame, or a kit with no size on the Amazon listing scores down.
Value
30%Shelf price against the job. About £7.99 is the joint lowest curtain price. The black SMALUCK at about £9.99 is the best value for a 90 × 210 cm walk-through. The white twin at about £16.99 is the same review pool at a higher price. The Rhino at about £63.64 is a different product, not a dearer curtain.
Name the job, then the clear opening, then the frame. A magnetic curtain, a zip pet screen and the Rhino are different purchases, and a copied star line is not a second test.
A screen door here is a mesh barrier hung or fitted so a solid door can stay open while flies, wasps and mosquitoes are slowed. It is not a new structural doorway. The Planning Portal FAQ on a new external door is about cutting a new opening, not about a stick-on curtain. Listed buildings and many flats sit outside ordinary householder permitted development, so a lease or a listing can still forbid a fixing even when the curtain itself is not a planning case.
Common UK external leaves are quoted at about 1981 mm high and 762 mm or 838 mm wide. The clear opening inside the frame is smaller. Measure that opening before you trust 80 × 200 cm or 90 × 210 cm.
Flyscreen Queen says not to trim a magnetic screen. The black SMALUCK bullet says it is not designed to be trimmed. Drawing pins are for timber. Do not drill uPVC for those pins.
The white SMALUCK repeats the black SMALUCK text and the 2,123 count. The two Earrck sizes repeat one 161-review pool. The white Hbzunt has no review line. Pet friendly is not pet proof.
The first split is the job. A magnetic curtain is for people, and for pets that are meant to walk through. A zip pet screen is for keeping an animal on one side. A framed door is for a rigid close you can hinge. Homefair Blinds states that magnetic screens are insect barriers, not reliable pet barriers, so a pet-friendly line on the YRH, SMALUCK, EGNBU, Cascovll or RnCop is not a lock. The MYPIN, Earrck and Hbzunt listings are the containment rows. The Rhino is the only aluminium leaf.
Hook-and-loop tape is the no-drill method. Drawing pins and nails are for timber. Do not drill uPVC for those pins. Heat, dust and fresh paint are when tape lets go. EGNBU reviews include tape that peeled in hot weather. Cascovll supplies nails beside a no-tools claim. The Rhino is screwed, and Windhager’s sheet says it is not for a rain guard. Use the star line on that listing. YRH is 4.5 from 9,739. RnCop is 4.7 from 1,674. EGNBU is 4.3 from 4,317. Cascovll is 4.6 from 309.
Three typical situations, each with a recommendation from this comparison.
People and pets already walk through a single opening under 80 cm wide. The YRH magnetic curtain is the top pick at about £7.99, score 91, with 4.5 from 9,739 reviews. It is a walk-through insect screen. It is the wrong curtain for a 90 cm frame or for a cat you need to keep on one side.
The clear opening is closer to 90 × 210 cm and you want a magnetic walk-through under £10. The black SMALUCK is the best value at about £9.99, score 86. Tape and push pins are in the box. The 4.5 from 2,123 reviews is the same text pool as the white SMALUCK, which is about £16.99.
You need a barrier, not a seam the cat can push through. The MYPIN cat screen is the containment listing with the deepest review file: about £20.99, 4.3 from 998 reviews, a U-shaped zip plus magnets. Reviews still include young cats that broke the zip. It is not a dog flap.
The top pick is the YRH magnetic curtain, 80 × 200 cm, at about £7.99. It scores 91 because the review file is the largest here, 4.5 from 9,739, and the shelf price is the joint lowest, for a single opening already under 80 cm wide. That score is not a lab mesh test, and Screen Doors rank 1 is Amazon’s sales list. Best value is the black SMALUCK, 90 × 210 cm, at about £9.99, score 86, when the opening is wider than 80 cm and you can accept pins on timber. Skip both if you need to keep a cat on one side, or if you need the Rhino’s hinged leaf and can drill.
SMALUCK magnetic curtain, black
About £9.99 for a 90 × 210 cm curtain with tape and pins, under the white twin’s about £16.99 on the same review pool.
Editorial
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