Window Screens

[Woland]

I have many missing screens that need to be replaced, frame and all. Will I have to build them myself, or is it possible to buy only screens? They are not to be found at Home Depot.

 

[Mrmyke709]

No idea, but I need to replace mine as well. Between the hail damage and the kids, they are shredded.

 

[Baboso]

Woland, no idea.

Myke, if your frames are still OK, you can have them rescreened.

 

[Mrmyke709]

Frames are good....I went out after one of our many hailstorms, and happened to glance at them....shredded.
The carnage was incredible.
I'm glad I didn't blame the kids.

 

[Woland]

Home Depot has the supplies to fix screens if the frames are intact. I don't think it is difficult. I hear the solor screening material works as advertised.

My problem is they probably destroyed the frames taking them off when they painted the house (just before I bought the house). The house does not exactly have high-dollar windows, and I am sure they had not been taken off in twenty years.

 

[EEE]

Home Depot should also have the frame pieces, though you have to cut and assemble them yourself. At least my local store had them two years ago when I made some screens.

 

[washparkhorn]

Trip E is right.

If the frames are okay, replacing the screens is easy. The spline tightens the screen material easily. The frames were a bit harder.



Michigan Aggy (State) on how to build screen frames.

Lowes on how to replace screen material.

Hammerzone on screens with great pictures.

 

[TenaciousTgarden]

if you'd rather skip the hassle and have it done for you (and you are in Austin), Dan White's Screens are great. They put solar screens on a bunch of my windows, which are fantastic, and it was pretty reasonable.