Systems · verified 2026-09-12 · formula v1.0
Boss Security Screens
US-manufactured stainless mesh screens sold direct, with the category's only fully published price list.
Boss Security Screens · Direct — same-day estimates, one-day installs, no dealer markup
| Published pricing | Windows from $1,000 · doors $2,500 · French doors $4,500 · patio sliders $4,800 src |
| Wire diameter | 0.035" src |
| Mesh weave | 12 × 12 per square inch src |
| Mesh alloy grade | not published |
| Frame material | Aircraft-grade aluminum (alloy not specified) src |
| Mesh retention | not published |
| Test standard | ANSI/SMA 6001-02 (National Certified Testing Laboratory (NCTL)) — Impact and sag testing src |
| Warranty | 15-year warranty on both parts and labor, transferable src |
| Break-in guarantee | $3,000 src |
| Made in USA | 100% made in the USA; BossMesh woven domestically src |
Why this score
Can you find out what you are buying before you sign? Published pricing is weighted hardest because it is the rarest and least game-able signal in this category.
- Publishes actual prices12 / 12
- Publishes wire diameter5 / 5
- Publishes mesh weave density5 / 5
- Publishes frame material4 / 4
- Mesh alloy grade not published0 / 4
ANSI/SMA 6001, AS5039 and AAMA 1901 all count equally here — each is a recognised third-party protocol. We do not rank the standards against each other, because they measure different things and no neutral crosswalk exists.
- Third-party standard: ANSI/SMA 6001-0218 / 18
- Named testing laboratory: National Certified Testing Laboratory (NCTL)4 / 4
- No numeric test results published0 / 3
What the maker is still on the hook for after the install. A long warranty that covers labor and transfers with the house is worth more than a headline number on parts only.
- 15-year warranty14 / 14
- Covers labor and transfers to the next owner6 / 6
- Break-in guarantee up to $3,00010 / 10
How the mesh is held in the frame is the usual failure point under lever attack. Naming the mechanism is a competence signal; refusing to describe it is not.
- Mesh retention method not described0 / 5
Stated editorial position, not a performance metric: we weight US manufacturing because it shortens warranty recourse and supply lead times. Readers who do not share that preference should subtract these 10 points — the breakdown below makes that easy.
- 100% made in the USA; BossMesh woven domestically10 / 10
Where it's strong
- The only system in this comparison that publishes an actual price list rather than routing every enquiry through a consultation.
- 15-year warranty covering parts and labor, and it transfers to the next owner — the longest published term of the four.
- Break-in guarantee up to $3,000 of your deductible, three times Titan's published figure.
- Publishes wire diameter and weave density, which neither Crimsafe nor Titan does on their public pages.
- Tested to ANSI/SMA 6001-02 at a named lab (NCTL) rather than to an unnamed internal protocol.
What to watch
- Does not publish the mesh alloy grade. 'US-woven stainless' is not the same as stating 304 or 316, and near salt air that distinction decides how the screen ages.
- Does not describe how the mesh is retained in the frame. Crimsafe names its screw-clamp mechanism; Boss does not name its equivalent.
- Direct-only sales means no second opinion from a competing dealer on the same system.
Boss Security Screens: common questions
Why does Boss rank first here?
Because this score measures what a buyer can check before signing, and Boss publishes more of it than anyone else in the category — prices, wire diameter, weave density, a named test lab, and warranty terms that cover labor and transfer with the house. It does not mean Boss is physically the strongest screen made; see what this score does not measure.
What would push Boss higher still?
Two things, both purely a matter of publishing what they already know: state the mesh alloy grade, and describe the mesh retention mechanism. Those are worth nine points between them and would take the score from 88 to 97.
Is a 15-year warranty on screens meaningful?
It is when it covers labor and transfers with the property, which most do not. The failure modes in this category — mesh loosening at the frame, hardware binding, finish degradation — tend to show up in years five to twelve, which is exactly the window shorter warranties exclude.