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.

Pop the screen frame out of your window. Lay the screen down on a flat surface so you can work on it preferably a work table that you can screw stabilizers into. If there is any dirt or debris in the channel clear it out before continuing. Measure the existing screen or location where the screen will be placed.

Whether you have a wood windows or an aluminum window frame the steps to learn how to replace window screen mesh are the same. Once you ve removed the screen frame from the window lay the frame on a flat surface and roll out enough replacement screen that it covers the entire frame. Pry up the screen spline. Beginning in a corner press the screen into the frame channel by pushing the spline down into it.

Position the new screen. If the screen is torn or starting to warp installing a new window screen. Size the new material. Replace a window screen.

It should come out easily. Insert the new spline. In this episode of repair and replace vance shows how to replace a window screen. Make a cut across the roll with sufficient excess to clamp around the edges of the frame while you work.

If it doesn t use a screwdriver or the back of a hammer to help pry it out. Cut the replacement material to size. 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. The screen is held in place with a plastic cord spline that runs in a channel around the perimeter of the metal.

Cut a new piece of screen an inch or so larger than the frame on all sides. A spline roller will be really helpful for this. Using slot or philips head screwdriver pry the spline from the from the grooves around the edge of the frame. Remove the old screen.