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T i m wrote:
So, I wondered if anone could think of a way of providing some sort of
fine mesh across, or inside the window reveal that would not get in
the way of the window opener handle at the bottom or restrict egress
in the event of a fire?

Almost anything short of weldmesh will be cuttable by the fire brigade -
she isn't (hopefully) going to be trying to jump out of the window
before they put a ladder up.

I think something like net curtain mesh, hemmed with tape and velcro
dots, and corresponding velcro dots on the frame, would fit snugly
enough to keep out beasties, but be easy enough to remove for
manipulating the window latch. It wouldn't need to be rigid, so could be
baggy enough to accommodate the latch handle etc.

Alternatively, put a rail over the bed and suspend a mozzie net curtain,
could look quite feminine if done with appropriate frills and flounces,
and she can draw the curtains round the bed during daytime and make a
hidey-hole. Fire-retardent spray on the fabric might be sensible. (This
is also a task that can be reverted to the Officer i/c Domestic Harmony
in many cases.)

(Depending on age of the daughter, you have established that the
'creatures' she is afraid of are corporeal, and not imaginary? It's a
lot easier to banish the imaginary ones with a 'magic spell' than it is
to get the carpentry tool-box out...)

Owain