Use an Allergy Screen to Keep Your Windows Open and Pollen Out

The feeling of a warm breeze on a spring day is something many allergy sufferers have had to go without because with the breeze comes the pollen. Flowers blooming also means pollen dropping, kicking up all that sneezy dust into the air. Luckily for your sinuses, there are a few clever ways to keep the air inside fresh while also limiting the amount of pollen you’re bringing in from outside.

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How to use a temporary allergy screen to block pollen

If you want to have your windows open during allergy season, there’s one game-changing type of window screen that can help filter out pollen while letting the breeze blow. Using a roll of allergy screening and some temporary caulk or tape, you can allergy-proof your window without needing to keep it closed. Assuming you already have regular screens in your windows, you can add a layer of allergy screening by cutting a section out in the same size and shape as your window and sealing it into the existing frame.

Before purchasing a roll of screen material, make sure the roll you buy is the right width for your window. Measure the height and width of your window and then cut the screen to size using scissors. Once you have your allergy screen panel cut to the size of your existing screen, use your temporary window caulk or window tape to seal the screen all the way around the frame, leaving no gaps or bubbles. Once that’s done, you should be able to open and close your window as usual without letting any pollen in.

A more permanent allergy screen solution

If you want to do a more permanent upgrade, you can buy window screen panels to custom fit your windows and replace your window screens with these. If you go this route, you should to check with the manufacturer about measuring to fit and choosing the screen-type that will best fit your home’s windows. Doing a whole house screen replacement can run you between $100 and $500 per window, making it an expensive project.

Check your weather stripping and crevices

To keep pollen from blowing in, it’s also a good idea to check your existing windows and screens for gaps around the edges. Sometimes, if the screen doesn’t fit snugly, pollen can collect on the sill or in the crevices around the screen. If you find a place where the seal is damaged, you can use window caulk to repair it or you can replace the weather stripping. Sealing up any gaps will help keep pollen at bay and improving the efficiency of your HVAC system.

If you have sealed up a gap or sealed around your existing screens with allergy-proof screens, you should do a thorough cleaning of the interior of your window frame, tracks, and sill. Use a damp cloth and some dish detergent to wipe away any pollen residue that’s made its way inside. If your window tracks are especially dusty, you can also try taking the screens out and hosing them down with water as well as cleaning out the tracks they slide in.

As summer heats up, you may want to open your windows. But if you have a pollen allergy, you could be introducing pollen into your home. And thanks to climate change, we’re seeing not only higher temperatures, but longer pollen seasons as well. Pollen allergy is one of the most common triggers of seasonal allergic rhinitis, or “hay fever.”

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Pollen can also trigger allergic asthma. If you have allergic asthma, managing your seasonal allergies can help you manage your asthma too.

To avoid bringing pollen inside, it is recommended that people with pollen allergies keep their windows closed during pollen season or at peak pollen times. But many people don’t have air conditioning to cool their homes and workplace when it’s hot. So, what can you do if you have a pollen allergy but want to open your windows to let air circulate?

Pollen Screens May Help Reduce Pollen Indoors

Reducing your exposure to allergens in your home or workplace is an important part of asthma and allergy management. To help prevent pollen from entering inside while staying cool, pollen screens can be installed in window frames. They may allow you to open your windows and ventilate your indoor spaces without letting pollen inside.

While there are window-mounted pollen screens available, more testing is needed to prove which ones will keep pollen out. In an important step to promote an accessible option for people with asthma and pollen allergies, the asthma & allergy friendly® Certification Program has created a new standard for window-mounted pollen screens.

The new standard ensures that any pollen-blocking window screens that earn the asthma & allergy friendly® certification mark must pass rigorous scientific testing standards to prove that they:

• Can effectively block the passage of pollen
• Can be cleaned of captured pollen for lasting performance
• Have a low presence of allergenic chemicals and volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions
  
  

The new window-mounted pollen screen certification standard involves a three-step testing process:

• First, the screens are tested for their ability to block the passage of pollen. Testing involves three types of pollen – tree pollen, grass pollen, and weed pollen – to capture the major groups of pollens. The screens must effectively block all three types of pollen to receive certification.
• Second, the removal of pollen from the screen by cleaning is tested. To ensure lasting performance of a pollen screen, it must be possible to remove captured pollen to maintain ventilation while retaining performance.
• Last, the chemical makeup of the product is assessed for the presence of allergenic chemicals and emissions of VOCs to make sure they are below certification levels.
  
  

A CERTIFIED window-mounted pollen screen would help reduce pollen in your indoor environment and support healthier indoor spaces.

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