"Curtain" Style Impact Screen

[Butter04]

Hi all. I'm new to this so I appreciate the community.

I'm putting a sim in my garage, but it will be blocking a window so I'd like the screen to be able to open/close like a curtain. (Actually, the wife demands that.) Has anyone had any experience doing this? What I'm thinking is grommets hanging from a heavy duty room divider track in the ceiling (and also hanging an impact net along with it). But then does it need to be attached to the floor as well? What about the walls? And if it's free hanging, how far from the wall behind should it be mounted?

If I do this, it seems like there are a couple options for the screen itself: the 501 from onestopsimshop, the eagle from gungho, or the preferred from carl's place. Any advice there as well?

And secondary question, has anyone used foam as a ceiling protector? Something like soundproofing foam? Or is a net preferable?

Thanks!
Casey

[bubbtubbs]

I let my screen free-hang from the ceiling and it's no more than 12" from the wall. No problems.

[MTgolfer]

I did this for about a year and a half and I felt like it worked great. I just bought metal room dividers from Amazon. They were plenty strong to hold it. I got a screen from Carl‘s with grommets. I feel like you need anchors on the bottom and the top. I had a piece of PVC coming down at the end of each curtain track I could loop a bungee around and put something on the ground on each side I could bungee it too. I think it’s an excellent solution for a retractable screen.

[Butter04]

Or do I spring for something like the Stealth retractable screen? It's about $1000 more, but might eliminate $1000 worth of headaches.

[DCD2G]

Check out this retractable screen https://www.design2golf.com/wp-conte...if_RETOUCH.gif
You can contact the design team here with any specific questions about retractible screens. https://www.design2golf.com/contact-us/

Good luck with your install!

[jdang307]

Buy a sportscreen. Get the handcrank one for cheap. Hand crank it when needed, or attach a hook to a drill and go slow. Or you can roll your own,. They're just aluminum roller shade blind rods.