How To Fix A Screen
When screens on window and door are torn, they allow pests into your home when they are left open. When they’re sagging or rusty, they look terrible and darken rooms. Fortunately, most screens are easy to remove and replace. Most the fames these days are metal and the screen are fiberglass, or vinyl.
1. You want to use a flat head screw driver to remove the spline that holds the screen in place.
2. Lay the replacement screen down on the frame and trim the screen so that it is slightly bigger then the frame. You can use utility scissors to cut it or if you are replace it with metal you want to use tin snips to cut it. If you are using metal please be careful it can pick the hell out of you and cut you good, so use gloves when dealing it this material.
3. Using the convex side of a screen-spline roller, push the screen into the spline channel of the frame. Then push the spline back in over the screen.Using the concave end, force the spline into place, stretching the screen fabric so that is it tight. Cut off the excess screen fabric with a utility knife, and you are all done.
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