Systems · verified 2026-09-12 · formula v1.0
Boss Security Screens
US-manufactured stainless mesh sold direct, with the category's only fully published price list — and the only lifetime break-in guarantee.
Boss Security Screens · Direct — same-day estimates, one-day installs, no dealer markup
| Published pricing | Windows $1,800–2,500 · doors $2,500–3,500 · French doors $4,500–6,500 · patio sliders from $5,800, all fees, warranty and installation included 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 parts and labor warranty, transferable to the next owner src |
| Break-in guarantee | $3,000 src |
| Made in USA | 100% made in the USA; BossMesh woven domestically src |
Installed work
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.
Boss quotes two different prices. Which is right?
Their home page says windows start at $1,000 and doors at $2,500; their pricing page lists windows at $1,800–2,500 and doors at $2,500–3,500. The pricing page is the fuller picture — it states ranges rather than a floor, and says the figure covers all fees, warranty and professional installation. Treat the home-page number as a starting point for the smallest opening, not as a quote.
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.