What Are the Different Types of Security Screens? SecureView vs. Crimsafe, SupaScreen & Invisi-Gard

What Are the Different Types of Security Screens? SecureView vs. Crimsafe, SupaScreen & Invisi-Gard

Choosing the best security screen for your Sunshine Coast home requires understanding the distinct features of available products. Let's compare SecureView SaltWater Series, Crimsafe, SupaScreen, and Invisi-Gard.

Material & Corrosion, Strength & Construction

• SecureView SaltWater Series: Uses marine-grade 316 stainless steel mesh, designed for harsh coastal conditions. This product stands out for its strength and construction because it features a unique chemical bonding process (3M VHB adhesive), the same used in skyscrapers and aircraft, ensuring exceptional strength, flexibility, and durability. This chemical bonding process eliminates metal-on-metal contact and significantly reduces galvanic corrosion.
• Crimsafe typically uses 304 stainless steel, which is more susceptible to corrosion in coastal environments than 316 stainless steel. When it comes to strength and construction, it uses metal clamps secured with screws, creating potential corrosion points in coastal settings due to metal-on-metal contact.
• SupaScreen: It also uses marine-grade 316 stainless steel, which offers robust corrosion resistance, but it has a different construction and strength component. It utilises pressure-retained mesh secured by a rubber or plastic spline. While the mesh is corrosion-resistant, this method and material will most likely weaken under extreme weather or even long-term sun exposure.
• Invisi-Gard: Employs 316 marine-grade stainless steel mesh with PVC wedges to secure the mesh, preventing metal-on-metal corrosion. the strength and construction of this screen is retained by PVC wedges, which does reduce corrosion but offers a slightly less mechanical strength under severe impact compared to metal clamps or SecureView’s chemical bonding.

Visibility & Aesthetics

• SecureView SaltWater Series: Excellent visibility and airflow with a sleek, modern finish and no visible fixings.
• Crimsafe: Generally heavier mesh, potentially reducing visibility slightly.
• SupaScreen: Decent visibility and airflow, though slightly it is reduced compared to SecureView.
• Invisi-Gard: Decent visibility not really comparable to SecureView, but some people like it.

Warranty & Reliability

• SecureView SaltWater Series: Typically offers an industry-leading 20-year warranty.
• Crimsafe: Warranty usually around 10-15 years.
• SupaScreen: Similar warranty period of approximately 10-15 years.
• Invisi-Gard: Competitive warranty typically around 15 years.

SecureView’s adhesive method is unquestionably superior in strength, durability, and corrosion resistance.

Considering security screen upgrades? Contact Suncoast Security Screens for expert advice and installations tailored to Sunshine Coast conditions.

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