How To Repair Screen Windows 

By Ian Holm

When screens on either windows or doors are torn, they look awful and worse they allow pests into your home when that are designed to be kept out. When they are damaged and hanging loose and/or rusty they can appear depressing and also detract from the overall curb appeal of your home, and can make it difficult when selling the home.

Fortunately, most screens are easy to repair with a few simple tools. Frames are metal and the screens are fiberglass, metal, or vinyl.

Tools Required: Flathead screwdriver, and a screen-spline roller (available in most hardware stores), Tin Snips (if installing a new metal screen), utility knife or scissors.

1. Use the flat head screwdriver to remove the spline that holds the screen in place. The spline runs at the edge of the frame and holds the screen material in place. Pry slowly up on it making sure that you don't bend the metal spline. The old screen can now be removed and discarded, make a note of how the corners are trimmed from the old screen as this will help you understand how you cut the new screen.

2. Lay the replacement screen down on the frame and trim the screen so that it is slightly larger than the frame. You can mark your cutting edge with a pencil and then cut to size. If you have chosen a metal screen and are using tin spins then you should wear gloves to protect your hands. The corners can now be cut off and there is nowhere for that material to fold into when re-installing the spline (see old screen as per above).

3. Using the convex side of a screen-spline roller, push the screen into the spline channel of the frame. Then push the spline back in over the screen. Using the concave end, force the spline into place, and using the wheel, stretching the screen fabric so that is it tight.

Finally, cut off the excess screen fabric with a utility knife.
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