How To Replace Screening In A Window

Begin replacing a torn window screen by removing the rubber spline that holds the screen in the frame with a pair of pliers.

How to replace screening in a window.

A spline roller will be really helpful for this. Pop the screen frame out of your window. Position the new screen. It should come out easily.

Remove the old screen too remove the old screen use a putty knife or a flat screwdriver to remove the old screen spline from the frame. Insert the new spline. Remove the old screen. Measure the existing screen or location where the screen will be placed.

If it doesn t use a screwdriver or the back of a hammer to help pry it out. If the screen is torn or starting to warp installing a new window screen. Whether you have a wood windows or an aluminum window frame the steps to learn how to replace window screen mesh are the same. Cut the replacement material to size.

Make a cut across the roll with sufficient excess to clamp around the edges of the frame while you work. The screen is held in place with a plastic cord spline that runs in a channel around the perimeter of the metal. Size the new material. Subtract 1 1 2 inches from the height and width to allow for screen corners.

Cut a new piece of screen an inch or so larger than the frame on all sides. How to replace a window screen. Replace a window screen. For example for a frame that s 24 inches wide by 36 inches long cut the lineals to 22 1 2 inches and 34 1 2 inches.

In this episode of repair and replace vance shows how to replace a window screen. If there is any dirt or debris in the channel clear it out before continuing. Beginning in a corner press the screen into the frame channel by pushing the spline down into it. Lay the screen down on a flat surface so you can work on it preferably a work table that you can screw stabilizers into.