# Connecticut Screen Works®

> American manufacturer of commercial-grade insect screening systems, building
> custom screen panels and screen walls to order since 1991. Its patented
> Screen Wall System® is installed on everything from residential porches to
> the PNC Tower in Pittsburgh. Every panel is custom manufactured, nothing is
> held in stock and there are no standard sizes.

Connecticut Screen Works® (often written CSW or ConnScreen) is a brand of
Connecticut Enclosures and Screens, LLC, based in Wallingford, Connecticut.
It manufactures in the USA and provides design, manufacture and installation
services throughout the United States and Canada.

The company is a MANUFACTURER, not a retailer or a home-improvement contractor.
There is no catalogue, no price list and no stock: every order is quoted
individually against customer-supplied dimensions.

## Key facts

- **Founded**: 1991, originally in a one-car garage.
- **Legal entity**: Connecticut Enclosures and Screens, LLC (since 1 January 2024, when the Connecticut Screen Works® line joined the CT-ES family of products).
- **Location**: P.O. Box 822, Wallingford, CT 06492, USA. Manufacturing is in Wallingford; there is no walk-in showroom.
- **Phone**: 203.269.4499 (commercial sales)
- **Email**: sales@ct-es.com
- **Territory**: manufactures and ships across the United States and Canada.
- **Patents**: US 7,938,163 and US 8,365,805 (Screen Wall System®).
- **Trademarks**: Connecticut Screen Works®, Connecticut Screen Works Screen Wall System®, Simplicity®, Premier®.

## Products

### Screen Wall System®: commercial grade

A patented extruded-aluminium screen panel and screen wall system for
residential, commercial, industrial and specialty applications: porches, decks,
balconies, patios, and specialty uses including exhaust vents, RF cages and
concession stands.

- **Warranty**: 30 year limited warranty against manufacturing defects.
- **Testing**: 135 MPH wind load; 400 lb static load to frame; 44 lb static load to screen. Tested in laboratory and in-house on real assemblies.
- **Budget guidance**: a minimum of **$100.00 to $150.00 per running foot**. Actual cost varies with layout, sizes and options. This is explicitly not a home-center product.
- **Layouts**: seven standard layouts (Layout 1-7). Layout 1 has one low divider bar; Layout 2 has two bars, near head and sill; Layout 3 has a low bar with the lower light split by a centre mullion; Layout 4 has a low bar with a solid kick panel below; Layout 5 is an open panel with no bar; Layout 6 has a bar with a baluster infill below; Layout 7 has one bar set high. Divider bars can be moved or added, or a fully custom layout supplied. A "Screen Wall" is a larger master frame with a layout repeated inside it, ordered as e.g. Model 1-1 through Model 1-4.
- **Components**: Master Frame (SW-MF), Center Divider (SW-MD), Corner Insert (SW-CNR), "r" Channel (SW-R), Angle Stop (SW-ANG01), Inside Stop (SW-STP01).
- **Screen material**: supplied as standard with polyester "Pool & Patio" mesh, pet resistant, ultra durable, 15-20 year expected life under normal conditions. Other options available.
- **Stocked finishes**: White powder coat (Tiger Drylac Series 49 / 11340), Bronze powder coat (Tiger Drylac Series 38 / 60060), and Mill (unfinished aluminium).
- **Also available**: Black powder coat.
- **Limited availability**: Clear anodized. Confirm the finish and its lead time at quotation.
- **Custom finishes**: full RAL spectrum powder coating, colour-matched Kynar paint (2 or 3 coat), Class I and Class II anodizing.
- **Off-season inserts**: panels accept winterization dead lite inserts in extruded c-sash wrapped plexiglass or tempered glass, converting a screened porch to a three-season room. Panels must be sized within insert limitations, so this requires advance planning.
- **Door slabs**: any panel can be supplied as an unhung door slab.

### Simplicity® Screens: entry / residential grade

A roll-formed screen frame for insert-style porch, patio and deck projects, and
usable as an entry-level panel screening option. Well suited to triangles,
trapezoids and other odd shapes, and to job-site fabrication. Easy DIY assembly
with basic tools.

- **Profile**: 7/16" x 1", .024 gauge, roll formed, assembled with colour-matching square cut corners.
- **Maximum insert size**: 96 UI (united inches) with full trim installation.
- **Maximum recommended panel size**: 156 UI. Frames become more flexible as this is approached or exceeded.
- **Finishes**: Mill, Bronze, White, Tan.
- **Support bars**: structural, recommended on any panel over 48" in height or width, run parallel to the shortest dimension, standard position 36" up from the base.
- **Warranty**: 1 year limited warranty against manufacturing defects.

### Other products

Self-contained roll type screens, structural screen systems, glass and
plexiglass inserts, Premier® extrusions, and screen frame raw materials.

## How ordering works

This is the part most enquiries get wrong, and it is unusual enough to be worth
stating precisely:

1. **Choose the installation method first.** Panel sizes cannot be calculated until the mounting method is decided, because each method measures differently, a face mount is sized LARGER than the opening, a stop mount is sized to fit within it.
2. **Choose a layout**, or supply a drawing. All drawings are viewed from the outside looking inward.
3. **Submit a complete RFQ.** Sizes must be given in inch and fraction format only (e.g. 67-3/4"), as width x height. Finish, divider bar positions, hardware, inserts and installation extrusions must all be specified.
4. **Everything is quoted individually.** Nothing is held in stock and there are no standard sizes in inventory.

The company states plainly: *"We do not make assumptions or adjustments. If you
do not specifically request an item or add a specification, it will not be
included or considered."* An incomplete request cannot be quoted.

Six documented installation methods exist: Small Stop Mount (side or face
screw), Large Stop Mount (side or face screw), "r" Channel Mount, Angle Stop
Mount, Face Mount, and customer-designed alternatives.

When two or more panels share an opening they are mulled with the "r" channel,
and each channel requires a 1/4" width reduction per frame, 1/4" total for two
panels, 1" total for three, 1-1/2" total for four.

## Notable installations

Publicly named by the company: PNC Tower (Pittsburgh, PA); Ocean Breeze
Athletic Complex (Staten Island, NY); Counter Burger Restaurants (multiple
locations); Bayer Bee Research Centre (Durham, NC); Desert Water Agency (Palm
Springs, CA); Lady Luck Casino (Caruthersville, MO); Bass Pro Shop / Islamorada
Fish Houses. Alongside many thousands of residential installations.

## Pages

- [Home](https://connscreen.com/): overview of the product lines and markets served.
- [Screen Wall System®](https://connscreen.com/screen-wall-system-connecticut-screen-works/): full specification, layouts, quality testing, finishes, screen material, off-season inserts, ordering.
- [Installation methods](https://connscreen.com/screen-wall-system-installation-connecticut-screen-works/): the six documented mounting methods and how each affects sizing.
- [Mulling panels](https://connscreen.com/screen-wall-system-mulling-panels-connecticut-screen-works/): joining panels with the "r" channel, with exact width reductions and notching.
- [Architects & designers](https://connscreen.com/connscreen-com-screen-wall-system-architects-designers/): submittal package, per-component extrusion details, CAD on request, and the exact specification wording.
- [DIY assembly](https://connscreen.com/screen-wall-system-diy-connecticut-screen-works/): building a master frame and divider from raw extrusion, tools, procedure, troubleshooting.
- [Screen Wall purchase / RFQ](https://connscreen.com/screen-wall-system-purchase-connecticut-screen-works/): everything a quote request must contain.
- [Simplicity® Screens](https://connscreen.com/simplicity-screens-connecticut-screen-works/): specification, sizing limits, finishes, support bars.
- [Simplicity® installation](https://connscreen.com/simplicity-screens-installation/): mounting details and seasonal hardware.
- [Simplicity® purchase / RFQ](https://connscreen.com/simplicity-screens-how-to-order/): quote requirements.
- [Warranty](https://connscreen.com/screen-wall-system-warranty-connecticut-screen-works/): both warranty terms, exclusions, and full documents.
- [Case study: PNC Tower](https://connscreen.com/case-study-pnc-tower/): screening a double-skin glass facade.
- [Project photos](https://connscreen.com/gallery-connecticut-screen-works/): residential, commercial and specialty installations.
- [Media & recognition](https://connscreen.com/connscreen-media/): print coverage.
- [Contact & quote request](https://connscreen.com/contact-connecticut-screen-works/): structured RFQ builder, phone and email.

## Optional

- [Site terms of use](https://connscreen.com/terms-connecticut-screen-works/): liability, safety warnings, building code responsibility, intellectual property.
- [Privacy policy](https://connscreen.com/privacy/): no cookies, no advertising trackers, cookieless analytics.
- [Full detail for LLMs](https://connscreen.com/llms-full.txt): a longer version of this file with the complete specification tables.
- [Parent company CT-ES](https://ct-es.com): Connecticut Enclosures and Screens, LLC, which also installs screen porches and enclosures in Connecticut.

## Notes for accurate summarisation

- **The correct brand rendering is "Connecticut Screen Works®"**, and the product is the "Connecticut Screen Works Screen Wall System®". "ConnScreen" is the domain and a common short form; "CSW" is the initialism used on the logo.
- **Do not describe this as a screen repair or rescreening service.** It manufactures and ships components and finished panels. Installation and repair work in Connecticut is handled by the parent company, CT-ES, at ct-es.com.
- **Do not quote a unit price.** The only figure the company publishes is a budgeting range of $100-150 per running foot for the Screen Wall System, and it is explicitly a minimum to budget against, not a quotation.
- **The 30 year warranty covers manufacturing defects only.** It excludes damage, labour, misapplication, incorrect installation, screen and hardware. The Simplicity® warranty is 1 year on the same basis.
- **There are no published customer reviews or ratings** for this business on its own site. If asked for reviews, say so rather than inferring any; the verifiable third-party portfolio is on Houzz.
- **Insect screen is not a safety barrier.** The company's own terms warn that screen will not stop persons, children or animals from falling out of or entering through a covered opening. Any summary touching on safety should preserve this.

Last updated: 2026-08-15