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| Designing Your Screen |
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Design your custom Shoji
Although the easiest way to get your screen designed is to go to our Estimation Page and play around with your design parameters,
this page will help you understand what drives or lowers cost in your custom screen.
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| Standard Design Specifications |
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General Design Concepts
When we refer to the dimensions of a screen, we are referring to the outer dimensions of the screen
The largest screen we can make is one that is 78 inches in either the height or the width
We can, however, easily cover larger openings by assembling two or more smaller screens
Any screen that is over 71 inches tall will have a kick-board added to the design to ensure its stability
You need enough gridwork to support the amount of paper you have
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Size Cost Factors
Generically, the larger the screen, the more material, the more expensive the screen, but there are a couple key trip points
Screens that are less than 20.5 inches in width are less expensive than screens that exceed that width
Screens that stay below 71 inches are cheaper than screens that exceed 71 inches
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Wood Cost Factors
Some woods are more expensive than others, of course
But the impact of the wood is also magnified by other choices (screen size, density of gridwork)
Cherry is beautiful, but is most expensive screen we sell
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Gridwork Cost Factors
The more dense the gridwork, the more expensive the screen (5 slats is more than 4)
The more intersections in the gridwork, the more expensive the screen (2 vertical and 2 horizontal pieces is more than 4 vertical)
Double sided screens are more expensive than single sided
But once you have settled on an amount of gridwork, the pattern you place it into does not impact your screen cost
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Finish Cost Factors
Screens in a natural state are less expensive than stained screens
Painted screens (i.e. "black") are more expensive than stain, but can yield a more consistent finish
Screens with a polyurethane finish are more expensive than those without
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Installation Cost Factors
Screens that hang from eye-hooks have no charge for the mounting hardware and can be installed by unskilled labor
Screens that hang from metal (purchased) tracks are cheaper than screens that hang from wooden tracks
Installation services can be purchased for customers in the Puget Sound area
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