# Recess-Mounted Fixed Insect Screen Installation
Source: https://www.fenetresystems.com/en/recess-mounted-fixed-insect-screen/

# Recess-Mounted Fixed Insect Screen

Recess-mounted fixed insect screen — a snap-off frame seated in the inner channel. Invisible on the façade; channel depth decides.

## How Is Recess Fitting Done?

Tool-free set-up — the frame seats into the inner channel, the clips lock.

1. **The inner-channel depth is measured** — The depth of the channel the frame will sit in is taken in cm. A depth of at least the frame thickness is sought.
2. **The clip direction is adjusted** — The clips are positioned to land on the inner channel's opposite edges. If the direction is wrong the frame does not seat.
3. **The frame is pushed and clipped** — The panel is first entered into the channel from the top edge, then the bottom edge is pushed and locked with the clip springs.
4. **The tightness is tested** — The panel is probed from its four edges. If a swaying point exists the clip springs are readjusted.

## On Which Joinery Is Recess Fitting Chosen?

It is the solution of joinery whose outer surface is not suitable. It does not spoil the façade look.

- **Shuttered window** — On joinery whose outer face is covered by a shutter or railing surface fitting is impossible; the inner channel is the only option.
- **Housing-estate façade integrity** — In estates where attaching an extra part to the façade is banned the recess-fitted profile is invisible; it complies with the regulation.
- **Wide inner channel** — If the PVC joinery's inner channel is deep enough the mounting finishes tool-free and mark-free; no stain remains at removal.

## Recess vs Surface Fitting Comparison

Mounting and look differences of recess and surface fitting
Subject — Recess Fitting — Surface Fitting
Connection place — Inner channel — Outer surface
Façade look — Invisible — A thin profile line
Required depth — Inner-channel depth — No inner depth needed
Shuttered joinery — Suitable — Not suitable

## The Sign of a Correctly Seated Frame

When the frame seats fully into the channel the panel does not move and no light leak is seen at the edges. If the clip pressure falls short a small deviation opens the insects' path.

Removal is done by freeing the clip; in winter the panel is stored, in season it is refitted in the same order. If the channel is cleaned at every removal the clip life extends.

## Questions About Recess-Mounted Fixed Insect Screen

Can recess fitting be done on a shuttered window?

Yes — it does not ask for access to the outer surface; the only condition is the inner channel being deeper than the frame thickness.

Does the frame fall?

A correctly seated clip holds its place against wind and cleaning. A swaying clip is tightened with the spring adjustment.

Is it visible from the outer façade?

No — the profile stays inside the inner channel, the façade line does not change. It is the only option in regulation-sensitive buildings.

Related pages: [Surface-Mounted Fixed Insect Screen](https://www.fenetresystems.com/en/surface-mounted-fixed-insect-screen/) · [Insect Screen Systems](https://www.fenetresystems.com/en/insect-screen-systems/)

## Convey the Inner-Channel Measurement

Once the inner-channel depth and the joinery type are shared the fitting suitability and the cost are reported.

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