Replace ripped or broken screens in your home to keep pests out.
Most homeowners have to repair ripped screens or screens with holes at some point. Screens help to keep unwanted pests out of your home when a window is open, but it only takes a little force to rip a screen or dislodge it from its frame. Thankfully, repairing a home screen is not difficult, and after you do it once or twice, you have probably mastered the technique. Does this Spark an idea?
Instructions
1. Remove the damaged screen from the window. To remove a screen, pull on the tabs found on the inside edge of the screen to dislodge the screen frame from the window frame.
2. Take the damaged screen to a home improvement store. If the screen is too large to take with you, measure the frame, and bring a small piece of the screen spline. The spline is the rubber tubing that attaches the screen to the frame.
3. Purchase new screen to replace the old, damaged screen in your frame. The width of the new screen should be at least an inch wider than the frame on both sides. Purchase enough to install new screen on the entire frame.
4. Purchase screen spline. Spline comes in different sizes, so compare the sizes available to the sample spline you brought with you to ensure you have the right size. Ask a home improvement store employee to help you if you are having trouble finding the right size. Purchase enough to use all the way around all sides of the screen frame.
5. Lay the frame down on a flat surface with the inner side facing up towards you. Use the screwdriver to pry up the existing spline, then remove the old screen.
6. Lay the new screen over the frame. The screen should stick out at least an inch past all sides of the frame.
7. Use the spline roller to roll the new spline into the groove in the frame to hold the screen in place. As you roll the spline, tighten the screen by pulling lightly on it to ensure a tight fit with no ruffles. You can attempt this a few times if needed. Roll the spline around the entire perimeter of the frame until the screen is attached.
8. Cut the extra edges off the screen once the spline is attached. Cut only the excess screen that is on the outside of the spline.
9. Install the screen frame back into the window frame.
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