Sleek Retractable Insect Screen

Sleek is designed for windows where there’s simply no room for a bulky housing. With no mesh box, this slim insect screen tucks into tight spaces and narrow reveals while still giving you full insect protection. If a standard retractable screen would stick out, look heavy, or just won’t fit your window’s surround, Sleek is the tier to consider. It’s custom-made, professionally fitted with no drilling, and uses the same near-invisible fibreglass mesh as the rest of our insect screen range.

What you get

• Box-free, low-profile design — no protruding housing, so it fits narrow reveals and tight installations.
• Near-invisible fine fibreglass mesh — discreet, with airflow and views intact.
• Child-safe lock as standard.
• No-drill installation — minimal footprint, clean finish, no damage to your frames.

The point of Sleek is to disappear. Where Core and Pro carry a slim housing that the mesh rolls into, Sleek does away with the visible box altogether, so the screen reads as part of the window rather than an add-on. For minimalist interiors and homes where every line matters, that’s the difference between a screen you tolerate and one you forget is there.

Who it’s for

Sleek suits windows and homes where space or aesthetics rule out a standard housing:

• Slim window reveals — older HDB and condo windows where the surround is shallow and a mesh box won’t sit flush.
• Minimalist interiors — clean, modern rooms where a visible housing would break the look.
• Tight installations — openings hemmed in by joinery, sills or adjacent walls.

If you have the depth for a standard housing and you’re screening ordinary windows, Core is the more economical all-rounder. If your windows are long or full-height, Pro is built for the span. Sleek is the answer specifically when room and looks are the constraint — not when you simply want a cheaper or a bigger screen.

Box-free vs standard housing — the honest trade-off

A box-free design buys you a slimmer, more discreet finish, which is exactly what tight reveals and minimalist rooms need. It’s a considered, made-to-measure solution, so it’s worth confirming at the site measure that Sleek is the right call for your particular window — sometimes a standard housing is fine and cheaper, and sometimes only a box-free screen will fit. We’ll tell you honestly. Our comparison of magnetic versus fixed insect screens and the value case in are insect screens worth it help frame the decision.

How no-drill installation works

1. Test fit — the assembled screen is trial-fitted to your reveal.
2. Prepare — the surface is cleaned of dust and particles.
3. Bond — specialised adhesive tape and silicone secure it — no drilling.
4. Install and check — fitted and quality-checked for a flush, gap-free finish.
5. Cure — leave it one day before first use for a permanent hold.

Most installs take under an hour, with bookings usually completed within a week anywhere in Singapore. See how it works for the full method and features for the standard inclusions.

How Sleek fits the range

• Base — budget screening for standard windows.
• Core — the recommended all-rounder for most homes.
• Pro — premium build for long and large windows.
• Sleek — box-free, low-profile design for slim reveals and tight spaces.
• Door — Pro-grade screens for main doors and sliding doors.

It’s common to mix tiers in one home — Sleek on the shallow kitchen reveal, Core on the bedrooms, Door on the balcony — for a coordinated, fully screened result. Sleek works well in both HDB flats with older window surrounds and condos with minimalist interiors.

Why screen at all

Singapore’s year-round warmth means open windows for airflow — and open windows mean mosquitoes, flies and the odd flying cockroach unless you screen them. A discreet screen lets you keep the breeze without the bugs, and it’s the long-term partner to any mosquito control effort: treatment clears what’s inside, the screen stops the next wave coming in. It’s also a quiet help through the dengue season.

Caring for your Sleek screen

The fibreglass mesh is fully washable — a soft brush, mild soapy water and a rinse keeps it clear. Our how to clean insect screens guide covers the routine, and a clean screen won’t noticeably restrict airflow.

When Sleek is the right call

Sleek is a specialist, so it’s worth being clear about when it earns its place. Reach for it when the window surround is too shallow for a standard housing to sit flush, when joinery, sills or adjacent walls hem the opening in, or when a visible mesh box would break the clean lines of a minimalist room. In those situations a box-free screen isn’t a luxury — it’s the only design that fits properly, and a forced standard housing would look bulky or simply wouldn’t mount well. On the other hand, if your windows have a normal depth of reveal and you just want good value, Core does the same protective job for less, because you’re not paying for a specialised low-profile design you don’t need. The deciding factor is almost always the space and the look, not the size of the window or the budget. At the free site measure we’ll assess your reveal honestly and tell you whether Sleek is genuinely required or whether a standard housing would be fine and cheaper — we’d rather fit the right screen than the dearest one. Either way you get the same fine fibreglass mesh and the same no-drill, damage-free finish.

Frequently asked questions

Related guides

• Insect screen range overview
• Core retractable insect screen
• Window insect screens
• Condo insect screens
• Are insect screens worth it?

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