Replacing a Window Screen 5-Steps
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ก.ค. 2024
- Replacing a window screen is an easy project and should take a novice 1 hour or less for the first window and even less as you move on to other screens.
Tools Needed
Utility knife
Flat headed screwdriver
Scissors
Spline rolling tool
Screen spline
Screen
Replacing a Window Screen Screen Type
When replacing a window screen is one thing but which type of screening should you use? I typically use what ever was in the broken screen so all the windows match. This is not always the case an I have swapped out materials, especially for screen doors, more on that below.
There are there basic types of screens:
Fiberglass
Aluminum / Bronze
Pet or Shade Screen
Fiberglass screening is the most common. It is flexible and easy to install, in fact if you make a mistake during the install you can remove the spline and start over as the fiberglass screening material does not have a crimp fold memory.
Tip: when installing fiberglass screening ensure that you keep the screen taunt and wrinkle free. Ive accomplished this by using clamps, a helper or adding weight to hold the excess screening hanging off the far end - tight! don't install the fiberglass too tight or you can warp the screen.
Aluminum screening is stronger, ore durable and my preference for screen porches. Unlike fiberglass screen, does dent and has a memory once dented, dinged or crimped. This means yo have one-shot of installing it, if you screw up , you'll need to start with fresh material.
Pet or Sun Screening has a thicker grid which restricts light, and like fiberglass is flexible to work with. This is helpful with keeping the sun out and helps reduce fabric and carpet fading. It is also a stronger material than fiberglass and aluminum screening, which makes it a fantastic screen of use in screen doors and in places often damaged by pets.
Replacing a Window Screen Replacing a Screen Steps
Step 1:
Remove the screen from the window frame and place it on a flat surface. Use a flat head screw driver to pry loose the rubber spline [roping] in the window screen frame. Pull this spline out of all four sides /grooves, that line the perimeter of the screen frame.
Discard the damaged screen and evaluate if you can reuse the spline. Dry battle spline should be replaced.
Tip: Use a pair of clamps or tape the hold the screen frame flat and secure while working.
Step 2:
Align your new screen over the frame opening. You can either use scissors to cut your screening material s so the it overlaps 1" on either side, or simply leave it long and overlap all sides, trimming later.
Step 3:
With the convex roller [pointy] of your spline roller, start in one corner of the screen frame and roll the screen into the grove of the frame. Go easy and do one side only then move to the next step.
Replacing a Window Screen Step 4:
Insert and roll spline into the grooved screen and screen frame. Depending on the screen frame you may need to cut the spline into four sections for it to fit lengthwise in the grooves.
Once the spline is installed, repeat Step 3 and 4 on adjoining screen frame groove. Work in this fashion until all four sides are installed.
Remember to hold the screen under pressure to keep the material taut, and prevent wrinkles or folds.
Step 5:
With a flat tip screwdriver, gently push the spline down, into the grooves in all four corners.
Using a sharp utility knife, trim the excess screen by cutting alone the spline. Hold the screen taut as you cut with the knife.
Replacing a Window Screen Cost
If a Pro was going to do this project for you they would charge approximately $75.00 per window in labor and approximately $15.00 in materials.
Once you purchase the spline roller you can plan on doing these repairs yourself for $10.00 per window screen. You can do this project yourself and save some money! - ยานยนต์และพาหนะ
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Thank you for making a video that’s not half an hour
I second that!
I came here to say the same thing! Shout-out my fellow 2023 first time homeowners who have no idea how to do anything. And thank you for this video!
Still quite a bit of yapping
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Agreed
You saved thousands of people time by being quick, to the point, and easy to listen to. Clearly top quality content.
And the nice way he asked for people to subscribe made me actually go ahead and subscribe
@@ZantherStone thanks
I agree with everyone here about how concise and informative you are. I wont even click on those 15 minute videos anymore. Thanks!
This totally got me over my fear of replacing the old ratty screens in my house. Thanks for the quick and super helpful tutorial!
Thanks Rob. Pet Peeve of mine. DIY TH-cam videos that take 10 to 15 minutes when they only need to be 5 minutes. Thank you for making it short and to the point. It's exactly what I needed to see.
I second this. A whole lot of talking heads on here very badly need some lessons on editing for time, thanks for not being one of them
From personal experience, here are three mistakes that a clutz (like me) should watch out for on the first screen:
1. Make sure you are doing the right side of the screen (the wrong side also has grooves, but the spline won't really fit into them without much effort....).
2. Make sure your screen is laid out the proper way to make the best use of screen material. Remember: the roll in only so long, so turn the screen (probably sideways), so that you can use each roll for as many screens as possible.
3. Double check which end of the roller you are using. If you use the sharp end (that looks like a pizza cutter), you will not be able to push the spline in (but you WILL be able to cut and ruin the screen material.....). The grooved end works.
Good luck! This job is easier than I imagined. I saved $450 by doing our ten windows myself.
Glad it helped! Please subscribe
Some how the grooved end actually cut my screen
I'm a female senior citizen. I just replaced the screen on my balcony door. Success! Yeah! Tomorrow I'll replace it on a window. Thank you!
Im scared to do it?
@@cm.e.3146 Give it a shot! You'll be fine.
Your the only video I found that said to push the screen in to the grove FIRST, then place spline in. Great tip!!! Thank you!
This lil trick has saved me several *more* lengths of crumpled aluminum screen. Ofc, had I seen this before I bought the supplies , I would have gotten pet screen like I should have 😾
What a great coach. I replaced my front door screen in less than 30 minutes! Great advice on tools and technique. You helped a 70 year-old widow be more self-reliant.
Everyone- opt for the higher-priced-but-sturdier spline tool.
THANK YOU!!!
Lost my apartment key so I scaled the side of my building up to my floor, ripped my screen, open the window and climbed through, this video saved my security deposit
Thank you-the instructions didn’t include that bit about cutting off the excess. You’ve saved me from trying to figure out how to jam it all in... mechanically challenged and grateful.
In my wildest dreams I would have never guessed that Robert Deniro would teach me how to replace my window screen. Thanks for this video!
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'Robert Do Niro ' 😂 But seriously, thanks for the really clear explanation that even I can follow.
Ha ha!
This was a good one
Invested 4 minutes watching the video and saved either $70 or hours of me bumbling along learning by trial and error. Thank you.
Like the video - straight and too the point. Now I can charge my friends 75 dollars a window.
Bugsbunny808 lmao
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Thank you so much for this super helpful video! A word to anyone doing their own repair, don't make the screen TOO tight! I made mine super taught while installing the spline and now the frame is bowing in the middle. Learn from my mistake; give it a little give!
Thanks again for this great video!
I was about to; thanks for sharing ✨
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Done!
Thanks.. i came for this info
Thanks. I’m about to attempt mine again. I thought I could do it easily and I messed up a large piece of screen.
Subscribed because you said, "please consider subscribing" instead of, "SMASH THAT LIKE BUTTON"
Lol. Exactly.
Seedilicious lol
Thanks
Kinder and gentler demand. 😃
"I like replacing my own screens. Maybe you prefer to hire a professional. Either way, let me know in the comment section down below this video" (uses exaggerated pointing motion to point down)
I know this video is old but ur a life saver man thanks...its the little things that make a difference keep up vids well appreciated 👍😎
No problem 👍
Thats what youtube is for bro 😂😂 ever need help youtube is there to help video may be old but ur question may not be 💯
Thanks, explained exactly what I needed in under 5 minutes. You're awesome.
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Exactly! Really appreciate this video!
I'm so glad I found this video! So much stress gone!
Can I just say, your video’s intro rocks particularly hard for a how-to. Well done.
Thank you for being concise and to the point-no extra fluff to have to watch to get to the mechanics of the project. You have now gained another subscriber!
Thanks! It took me about 20 minutes and I've finally got a good screen door again.
Don't like fancy openings but you fit the full video into 4 minutes. Great job. Didn't drone on about different sized spline or keeping the sides straight on longer door screens. We can figure those details out. Thank you for not wasting time.
Thx Chris
Straightforward and to the point, explains all potentially unknown vocab, clear demonstrations of what to do and why you’re doing it. Awesome video, thank you so much
Bird just flew through my screen that’s got a hole in it... figured it’s bout time to learn some real world skills. Thanks mate 👍🏽
Good stuff. Glad I found your channel, Rob. I have a few windows around my house that need the screens replaced in them, and you showed me that it doesn't have to be an expensive project for somebody to come out and do. Thanks!
Sir, thank you for posting this how to. I had to rescreen 5 windows on a house we're getting ready to sell and your instructions resulted in 5 perfected rescreens and one of them was a huge slider on a back door. I even wowed my Father by knowing which ends of the screening tool for the screen and the cord so I felt like a huge stud. thank you and God Bless!
I just did two screens today. Thanks a lot, you saved me money in taking them to a repair shop.
getting our first house this month.... need to replace some screens and this video was very helpful THANK YOU!
Thank you for this video! I just replaced 4 window screens all by myself and they came out perfectly!
How long did it take?
Thank you man. It took my sons and I about 30 minutes and my wife is very happy!
OMG, Rob, this video is super awesome, clear instructions with clips of video to show what you talked about in simple steps, only takes 4 minutes and you get the point across! Also kudos to the other comments of their experiences do's/don'ts!
Awesome video. I literally just did this in about 20 minutes. Super clear, direct, and fast. Thanks, Rob!
Thx
Thank you for saving me $$! I am on a Social Security income and need to learn to do small repairs like this myself. Very helpful, and I so glad to find your channel (I just subscribed).
I honestly have put this off for 2 years cause other videos made them seem more difficult.
Thanks you so much for making it as simple as it truly is!
I had a job refreshing screens when I was 17, working at Orchard Supply Hardware. Thank you, you brought back fond memories of when I was learning to work for a living.
Easiest lesson of my life Thanks this really is the best video and I’m supporting this channel 100%
I'm not all that handy, but this tutorial helped me change a screen fairly easily. Thank you, sir!
Best tutorial in window screen replacement!! 1st timer here and did 2 in less than an hour thanks to your instructions! Appreciate you posting this video!
No crap, straight to the point, explained the five steps clearly. Now I'm off to the shop to get a screen roller. Thanks Rob.
Thank you for this great tutorial. You rock, my man! 👍🏻
That was the best, most clear and concise screen tutorial I have ever watched, thank you so much!!
I just replaced the mesh in my window screen by following your video and had a perfect and easy result. Took me about 35 minutes. I don't have any handyman knowledge, so I really appreciate you! Thank you!
Harriet homeowner here! I followed your method and replaced the screen on my sliding patio door. Took about 45 min. Worked great!! Thanks!
Glad to help
Wow, thanks. I was just about to pay a local hardware store to do mine. Had larger dogs that loved looking inside the windows from the outside. Very informative video.
You are welcome!
Most helpful and simple video I've seen yet. Thanks
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Thank you! Moved into a home with no screen and thanks to you, and supplies from Home Depot, now I just created one. I did not buy a spline roller, but found a simple kitchen tool that worked great.
Trainer Holly did you use a pizza cutter 🍕 ;)
Simple and easy instructions plus you listed all of your materials. Thanks so much!!
Thank you , excellent presentation .
New Jersey , USA
Pro-tip: #1: Do not try to get the old spline out from the middle of a groove, or from a corner where it has been kept continuous. Look at the corners (with a flashlight if need be). At least ONE of those corners will have ends that you can get a small screwdriver under.
Pro-tip #2: After you're done, hold the frame, spline-side up, at a low angle and see if any of the spline is high, or not fully seated. (View this from all four sides.) I saw this after my first re-screening and tucked those areas down with a flat-head screwdriver, held at a diagonal angle that just covered the width of the groove. I don't know if using a screwdriver will damage the spline material, but my screen had grooves that weren't fully uniform on all four sides, and I had to make do with what I had (in other words, the spline roller didn't work well on two sides).
Pro-tip #3: If you intend to keep the spline material continuous around corners, know that the spline roller will not get near enough to the corner to do the tuck properly--use a flat-head screwdriver for that.
Thankfully I read the comment section of a horrible how-to-window-screen and somebody was kind enough to mention your video. Thank you for showing all the steps. Some people in the same comment section alluded to these steps by way of correction but I wasn't sure what was meant. I really needed it spelled out. Simply can't afford to pay someone to do this. Thanks again.
I so appreciate this video! My window screens are all falling apart, now I have the confidence to fix them myself!
I love your videos! I replaced the caulk of my tub by watching your video. I didn't know it was easy to do that! Now, I don't have to wait for my husband to do it! My next project is to change the toilet seat and replace my window screens. Thank you!!!!
Kiki Riv Thank you for the motivation, going to watch and do mine as well!
Thanks Man been years sense I did screens and forgot about pre rolling the channel in them you ROCK
Me too
I followed your tutorial today, went and bought myself the tool, and fixed the screen!! Thanks! I even reused the spline.
Just spent $17 to buy tool/spline/aluminum mesh. Saved me $100 with this video
Thanks for posting this video Rob. My wife asked me if I knew how to replace the window screen & I said sure no problem.
[but I did not. lol] thanks to your video I'm now sure I can replace the screen. Thx again.
daltons channel how’d it go.
A Concord Carpenter / ToolBoxBuzz how’d it go man xD
Honestly, thank you for this 🙌🏻🙌🏻 Most concise and yet clear how to video on anything I’ve ever seen. No rambling, and to the point, I immediately subscribed :)
Welcome thanks for commenting
I really appreciate videos like this. Covered everything without a bunch of talking. Thank you sir
Great video. Straight forward and to the point. No fluff.
Finally! Thanks for not going off topic like all the others. 👍👍
So nice to see a DIY vid with a clean-shaven, AKA good-looking host!!! 👍
GlowingMpd - weirdo
Detailed tutorial under 5 minutes... awesome!
Thank you! I just replaced my kitchen window screen, it was my first time and it went very smoothly, I like that you covered different types of screens and the advantages and disadvantages of each of them without making it an hour long video!
Thanks a lot I replaced the screen in all my windows
You just saved me $45! Thanks!
Great video, short and sweet to the point thank you!
For those of you like me who decided on a whim to replace a screen that’s been needing to be replaced for months and don’t want to do to the store, a quarter also works as well to get the crease and then use a mullet or butt of a screwdriver to get the spline in.
Thanks again!
Straight to the point. No nonsense. You just earned yourself a subscriber
Thank You. I watched your video and the info that you gave me helped lot. This was my first time and I got it done in 10 minutes.
A Yafe that’s awesome
I had replaced screening in the past, but watching your video gave me a tip that I had not tried before. It is sooo much easier done your way. Thanks for clear, concise instructions. I had my screen frames all ready to go, and replaced all four of the damaged ones in less than an hour, including one for the sliding door! Thank you!!
RJ Smith which tip?
If only every how to video could be this useful
Could make a $50 or $60 profit doing this. Thanks for the video. Didn't know it was that easy to replace a screen. Home Depot doesn't sell a full completed one and they stopped doing screen repairs and installations. Lowes had me on hold and wanted me to call another number they gave me. Watching this gives me confidence because they sell a kit that has all the materials you mentioned at home depot.
Thanks man, I appreciate it, that was handy!
As a professional window manufacturer, I usually have something to correct in a TH-cam video but this was spot on for aluminum screen. I have some tricks for getting the right tension on fiberglass screen (too tight and you can bow the sides and create a twist in the frame) but this was exactly how we do our aluminum screens.
Adam Oliver ok so give me some pointers for fiberglass screen adam, i taped the frame to the floor and worked my way around the frame applying light tension to the screen when i got to the fourth side but when i put the screen in it was still pulled in a little in the center on the long sides.
It takes a little practice but if you have the frame flat on a table and the fiberglass screen wire on top, the first and second sides are just a matter of keeping the wire straight and as smooth as possible. When I move onto the second and third sides, just the action of the spline being rolled into the channel creates tension on the screen when it’s already rolled in on the opposite and adjacent sides. To keep from putting too much tension, I actually press the screen to the table on the inside of the frame (approximately 1/4”) and follow in front of the roller while continuing to hold the screen down inside to actually create a little slack that the spline will take up as you roll without making it too tight. This is hard to explain without a video so if you have questions about my explanation just ask. But basically what I want to do is instead of pulling the screen tight as I’m rolling on the last two sides (this will make the screen too tight as you roll it in because you are tightening it even more as it is rolled into the channel.) I want to create an even amount of slack in front of the roller and I do this on the inside of the frame but pushing it down to the table.
And then for those times that it doesn’t work as planed I make sure I buy 100 ft. Rolls of screen wire. Lol
Yeah my frame ended up with a bend when I tried to replace the screen. It wasn’t too tight, I just launched the thing across my basement into the wall before snapping it with my hands because my knife slipped and cut the new screen 🤷🏻
Awesome video. Love the close ups where you can really see the process. Other videos are awful and don’t show you what it should look like. Very helpful! Time to get to work
Perfectly explained. Subscribed, thank you.
Thanks Rob. Now I feel I can confidently tackle this project I've been procrastinating about.
Turned out great! Only took me 30 minutes. The longest part was removing the old spline.
As a soon to be first time home owner, this video was very helpful and ended up saving me a lot of money. Thank you!!
thanks so much for this. we're new homeowners in an older house, and trying to make a lot of improvements and repairs on our own. your videos are invaluable.
Thanks Rob, used this technique to build an aquarium cover with clear mesh to keep fish in and not block my light!
That's funny.. I'm about to do the same thing. After this experience, I may just fix my bedroom screens now that I know how it's done. I bought a frame kit with corners and splines for $12 (48" square). Stuff is cheap.
I have tried replacing screens before in the past and it didn’t go so well. The key was pushing the screen into the groove before trying with the rubber spline. This was so easy! Thank you so much for making this video!
Tom Piche definitely helps!
I never that it either. Great tip!
thanks so much. It was my first time doing this. after seeing the video and seeing the comments I got the replacement screen and the rolling tool and followed the video and was a success! thanks!
Thank you so much for this! I have needed this done for so long to ALL my windows, now I have a Saturday project lined up for myself!
quick to the point. one of.
the few that do it. you really dont have to pull it make it tight.
mark philhower thx
Thank you for making it so easy!
Best DIY tutorial I’ve seen in a while. Thanks!
Thanks! I almost tried to do this without that nifty tool and I'm so glad I watched this first. I bought the tool for $6 and the whole thing was so much EASIER because I watched your video first.
Thanks so much for the info! Replacing screens with petscreen.
Awesome!!! Im a single woman and have to do all repairs myself!! This video was wonderful!
Mindy Van Fleet do u still single consider your self not from now on I’m here for u
THE MECHANIC - are you still drunk?
Mindy Van Fleet - single guys do repairs by themselves too.
Perfect how-to video! Right to the point and great camera work. I can see exactly what you're doing. Thank you!!
Just watched this video after my dog decided he can now open a window and go through the screen. I love fresh air at night and couldn’t imagine having to shut my bedroom window. So I went to Lowes and spent $15. Came home and did the whole thing in 20 minutes (at night). Thank you for helping me fix something I had no idea I could do on my own!
Thanks for the video. I am going to try it on my patio door. It has broken at the edge for quite sometimes. Bugs sneak in easily make me not want to open the patio door
Great video and easy! Not going to tell my wife that though. "You go to the wedding without me. I need the afternoon to fix the screen!"
You sir are a man of culture
We cook alot and kitchen screen got damaged. We must be one of Pharoe's Kin, because flies coming so fast and in such numbers -- that it's truly like an Egyptian Plague. So, thank you for saving us ... Hey, seriously, thank you. Glad I landed on you first. This is simple, easy, and quick to follow.
Great video. I do plumbing and hvac, so I figured it would be a breeze for me. I tried doing it without any help or videos, ended up kicking myself. I wasn't rescreening though, had to build the outside of the screens too. Ended up not taking into account the difference the corner pieces added and had to start from scratch. Decided to watch your video to make sure I was doing it correctly. Straight to the point and the second time I attempted, turned out great. Thumbs up and subscribed!
thank you! b.t.w if you had affiliate links (amazon or such) I would be happy to buy from your links :) tnx again!
Iris Mishly there on the website article
Thank you for this very helpful video. It was indeed easy, and took only a few minutes, even though I'm not normally a do-it-yourselfer.
It was easier than I thought and I saved money doing it myself. Thanks for the tutorial sir!
The one thing I look for in DIY videos is that the person has an accent that I'd hear on a job site, thats how I know it'll be short amd sweet while being accurate and efficient 😂 Gotta be country, Boston, or New York.... Couldn't pin this accent but sounded like Massachusetts or New York. 👌🏻 Immediately trustworthy
Thanks Rob you were really simple with your instructions and easy to follow. Thanks for the help!