I am always a fan of less working parts. Given the availability of high visibility screening these days, seems like a less important option to me to be perfectly honest. That being said, we have installed the retractable screen equip windows in a couple of applications and have not yet had a service issue on them. They don't amount to much of our product, but those that we have installed have been fine.

A quick tap of the screen would probably clear out any bugs that are still viable before you close up the screen and window.

We have one in our showroom and I have to say it can be a little touchy. Very nice option, but I would not chose it with the idea that you will use it regularly. If you are thinking of seasonal usage (which most probably are), it's pretty cool.

I have this feature in my new Ultimates for the living room bow windows. I like the look and features it offers but very pricey for what you get! It cost $400 for the two operation sashes.

We have built-in pull-down retractable screens (Loewen not Marvin) and like them. In terms of the bug thing, we don't get lots of bugs but occasionally some small ones get rolled up into the screens -- they are easy to vacuum off. I think the main drawback (not a biggie) is having to remember to show guests that the screens are there and how to operate them.

I don’t understand why roll-up screens are necessary for a double-hung window, especially at 30% the cost of a whole window. I would get high-transparency half screens. From a foot back, you’ll never notice they’re there.

I agree - stay away! Even the reps can't seem to fix them - wish I had never ordered. Probably going to have them removed and replaced with traditional. A great idea that they just haven't engineered properly. Hideously expensive to boot.

We just built an addition to our house with 3' wide Marvin ultimate windows with retractable screens...and the screens keep snapping back open with the slightest breeze! Very disappointing, especially for the premium price we paid for this! Apparently not unique to our situation, as Marvin customer service rep acknowledged it's been a constant issue. We're now looking into an after-market latch to make the retractable screens keep from retracting on their own.

I have a Marvin window with the retractable screen. After a few years, now one of the screens won’t retract back inside. I don’t know if, or how this can be fixed. Any tips on repair? I would stay away from this feature next time.

we have 30 retractsble marvin screens in our house. constant headache. either the screen pops open with a bang in a breeze, or worse, the screen rips away from its frame. the Marvin techs cannot fix them STAY AWAY

I agree with you We had one Marvin retractable screen installed 12 years ago when we renovated our kitchen and put a new window in behind the kitchen sink. We have probably only opened that window ten times total since installation.and now the screen doesn’t retract, Those screens are now obsolete and no parts are available.