How can I repair window screens?
Thursday, July 29th, 2010 at
4:37 am
I moved in to an apartment and the screens have slits and holes as big as fists in them. Is there any way I can repair that or will I just have to buy new screens?
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Tagged with: Holes • Slits • Window Screens
Filed under: flat renovation
mesure your old screen.
go to home depot or lows
and get the same size sreen then
replace!
Many hardware stores offer screen repair. If the screens are made from aluminum mesh, they might be harder to rescreen. Cross your fingers that you have the easier to repair fiberglass mesh, or you will probably have to get brand new screens made.
You can get repair kits as well as new screen and spline (the rubber stuff that holds the screen into the frame) and a spline tool very cheaply at home big box stores. It is hard work to get the spline & screen in to the groove tho & helps to have a buddy to help straighten the screen material.
If the frames are in decent shape, you can get re-screen kits at Lowes or Home Depot. ~
I cut patches out of screen that extended 1″ or so around the opening. Then I took a 1/2 moon shaped needle with thread and sewed them in place, it worked.