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The screen gets the attention, but the frame decides whether a simulator bay fits your room and your life. Fixed, foldable and motorized frames solve different problems, and the right answer depends more on whether the room has another use than on your budget.
Fixed frames
A fixed bungee-and-pole enclosure is the default. The screen hangs under tension from a pole frame, padding wraps the poles, and the whole thing stays up. It is the most rigid option and the least expensive for a given size.
| Model | Sizes available | From | Notable |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard Enclosure | 6 | $1,300 | Screen, roof and side walls, pole system, pole padding, bungee system |
| Premium Deluxe | 3 | $1,576 | Adds a premium blackout impact screen and rear blackout layer |
| Premium Square Pole | 2 | $2,066 | Black square poles and rear blackout safety layer |
Foldable frames
A foldable enclosure folds flat against the wall between uses. It keeps the rigidity of a pole frame while giving the room back, and it needs no ceiling fixing. The trade-off is that folding and unfolding is a manual job you will do every session.
Motorized frames
A motorized enclosure mounts to the ceiling and drops on a remote. It can be programmed to stop at different heights, and the bottom lip is weighted with a ball-stopping function. This is the option for a garage or a living space where the bay has to vanish completely, and it is the one that most depends on your ceiling being able to carry it.
Ceiling fixing
Motorized frames mount overhead, so the ceiling structure matters. Check what you are fixing into before ordering.
Setup time
Fixed frames: none. Foldable: a minute or two each way. Motorized: a button.
Room sharing
Fixed frames suit a dedicated room. Foldable and motorized suit a room with another job.
Rigidity
A fixed pole frame is the most rigid, which matters for screen tension and therefore noise.
Sizing the frame to the room
Enclosure sizes are quoted as width x depth x height. Our range spans 2.5 m to 4 m wide. The room needs to be larger than the enclosure in every direction, with swing clearance around it.
As a starting point, most home bays want a minimum 9 ft ceiling, 12 ft of width and 15 ft of depth from hitting position to screen, with at least 5 ft behind the mat for the swing. Those figures are covered in detail in our room requirements guide.
If you are not building a full bay
A practice cage is the lighter option: a steel frame with knotless UV-resistant netting and foam pole padding, available with 2 cm mesh for tight containment or 3 cm mesh for standard ball return. It contains balls without pretending to be a projection surface.
Continue planning your simulator
Use the next guide or go directly to the equipment category that matches the part of the build you are working on.
