Integrated pleated screen assembly

A fenestration unit comprising:

• a frame having a first portion, a second portion opposite the first portion, a first jamb extending between the first portion and the second portion, and a second jamb opposite the first jamb and extending between the first portion and the second portion, wherein the first jamb and the second jamb each include a first pocket;
• a sash including a first rail, a second rail opposite the first rail, a first stile extending between the first and second rails, and a second stile opposite the first stile and extending between the first and second rails, wherein the first and second stiles include extensions positioned in each first pocket of the first and second jamb such that the extensions are configured to translate within each corresponding first pocket relative to the frame;
• and
• a screen assembly operable to extend between the first portion of the frame and the first rail of the sash, the screen assembly including a housing having a first housing member and a second housing member maintained between the first jamb and the second jamb of the frame, wherein the housing forms a screen retention space between the first and second housing members when the screen assembly is in a closed position, a pleated screen positioned between the first and second housing members when the screen assembly is in the closed position, wherein the pleated screen includes a first end coupled to the first housing member and a second end coupled to the second housing member, and a catch element configured to releasably engage with the first rail of the sash.

A method of providing a screen assembly on a fenestration unit, wherein the fenestration unit includes a frame defining a pocket, and a sash engaged with the pocket of the frame such that the sash is configured to translate along the pocket relative to the frame, the method comprising:

• engaging end caps of a screen assembly with the pocket of the frame;
• coupling a first housing member of the screen assembly to the frame, such that when the sash is translated between an open and a closed position, the second housing member remains positioned with the first portion of the frame;
• and
• releasably coupling a second housing member of the screen assembly to the sash of the fenestration unit such that a catch element of the first housing member engages with a wash lock of the sash.