How To Replace A Screen On A Window Frame

Reinsert the screen tabs in the bottom of the screen before you press the spline over.

How to replace a screen on a window frame.

The window frame is laid flat on the work surface next to the cleat and the screen fabric is loosely laid over the opening and stapled down at one end to the bottom of the window opening and at the other end to the cleat. Set the cut screen over the aluminum window frame. Trim the screen material make sure the screen material is at least 2 inches wider than the frame. After that lay a roll of screen over the frame and cut out a new section leaving 2 inches on each side.

Cut the replacement material to size. To replace a window screen start by popping the screen frame from the window. Using slot or philips head screwdriver pry the spline from the from the grooves around the edge of the frame. Subtract 1 1 2 inches from the height and width to allow for screen corners.

Then follow the channel around the frame rolling the spline in place. Then use a screwdriver to pry up and pull out the spline and the old screen. This will prevent the screen. Make a cut across the roll with sufficient excess to clamp around the edges of the frame while you work.

Stretch the screen across the frame. Pry up the screen spline. Then wedges are driven into the gap between the window frame and the cleat. How to replace a window screen.

Use a utility knife to trim the length again leaving 2 inches excess at each end of the frame. Cut each corner of the screen at a 45 degree angle just above the corner of the spline groove in the window frame. Measure the existing screen or location where the screen will be placed. 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.