Fix Broken Window Screen Frame

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Fix broken window screen frame.

Repairing a window screen frame requires that you first remove the screen so that you can measure the frame. Window screens come in two materials aluminum and fiberglass. Fixing bent window screens isn t difficult and can be done quickly. Because these screens are so lightweight they can bend resulting in an ill fitting screen that can no longer do its job.

If you make a mistake you can take it out of the frame and try again. Wood frame window screens can shrink while vinyl frame or aluminum windows can warp and move causing the screen joints to loosen. Both types can be patched if the hole in them in is three inches or smaller with a patch kit from a home repair store. Then cut a new screen out of mesh material to fit your frame and place it inside the frame.

Window screens are made out of lightweight material like aluminum and covered with a mesh screen usually made out of nylon or lightweight metal. The screen is held in place on the frame by means of a thin piece of plastic called a spline which pins the screen in place in a narrow channel. The most popular window replacement screens material is fiberglass the type we re installing. Its flexibility makes it the easiest to use.

Use screen repair tools like glue an awl metal thread and pre manufactured patches to patch a window screen in three easy steps. Each type of screen has its own repair kit and requires that you follow material specific instructions. Aluminum screen is sturdier but you only get one chance. View our current inventory and click here.

Minor holes and tears in window screening are also common problems. A screen is composed of a frame across which the screen material is stretched.