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Toni Baloney

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I'm pondering a move to LC, so this the first of many questions to come:

Obviously folks around LC leave the windows in their houses wide open (when they're home) to take advantage of the gorgeous weather/breezes. I understand there might be some window screens here and there, but it appears (as I see pictured in real estate listings) that most every home around LC has one or more very large doors or entire wall opening from the main part of the house onto the terrace, and I assume that's just left open - no screens on those - right?

If I did something like that here in Boise, my house would be full of flies by sunset. What happens in homes around Lake Chapala? Any flies?

Toni

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Okay, that was helpful, thanks.

Below is a picture I lifted from a real estate listing. As you can see, there's a very large opening between the indoor and outdoor living space. I'm trying to understand this, but I don't. What don't I see? This obviously isn't a sliding glass door - what is it? Is this some sort of accordion door opening? Maybe some bars roll down for security?

Thanks, Toni

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You will find some older style homes where the inside living area and outside living area is open. These homes were designed as cottages not intended for year round use. The friends I know who had this style of home had sliding screen panels put in.

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Let me guess...the layout and view suggests a home in Riviera Alta. This is almost the exact same as a house we rented there. The inside doors (before you get to the "dining area" are sliding glass pocket doors. Behind the left wall (with those pocket doors), there is a door into the kitchen. That pocket door track has a ridge for a screen because they were the original outdoor windows...either the screen is tucked away in the pocket or it would be a piece of cake and cheap to put it back. They have made the original outdoor patio into a dining room and put new windows (that slide back onto one another)to close it off to the outside when necessary. I can clearly see the screen on the left...so you can bet your booties that there's one on the right.

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Yep, there are screens for those doors. I've been in the house that is pictured above and those are both glass sliders and screens on that left side.

I have the same 16 ft wide opening and the sliding doors and screens slide all the way into a pocket.

We have screens on all windows and doors and keep the screen doors closed to avoid flying insects, hummingbirds and bats.

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