Replacing Screen Frame With Vinyl

This tutorial walks you through the steps involved in replacing a damaged screen in an aluminum frame as opposed to a wood frame.

Replacing screen frame with vinyl.

Carter oosterhouse shows how to repair a damaged window screen by replacing the screen material. Metal screen in metal aluminum frame. Putting a new screen in the frame is relatively easy whether you re using a metal vinyl or wood frame. A spline roller will be really helpful for this.

With a vinyl or metal frame you can simply pull the seal and screen out and put in a new set with a few simple tools. Once you ve removed the screen frame from the window. Minor holes and tears in window screening are also common problems. It s not very hard if you know the tricks.

Vinyl cloth or fiberglass are the most durable types of screen mesh and come in a variety of colors and shades. Use screen repair tools like glue an awl metal thread and pre manufactured patches to patch a window screen in three easy steps. Replacing a window screen is an easy project and should take a novice 1 hour or less for the first window and even less as you move on to other screens. Vinyl replacement windows come mounted in a new jamb and are simply tilted into the old frame and fastened in place.

You won t be. Here s a summary of the steps for replacing windows. And that s what we ll show you. Pull out the parting stop.

It ll be reused in the same place. To do this start replacing the bottom and the top sections first. Cut a new piece of screen an inch or so larger than the frame on all sides. Replacing a screen in your window or screen door is a common summertime repair.

Don t worry about breaking it. Start by aligning from one end then lightly tapping into place. You may need to use a hammer to ensure it sits in the groove made for the vinyl. Screen windows may become damaged over time but replacing the entire screen and frame isn t your only option.

Ensure that the rubber side of the vinyl frame is touching the glass before lining it up in the ridge. Wood frame window screens can shrink while vinyl frame or aluminum windows can warp and move causing the screen joints to loosen. Beginning in a corner press the screen into the frame channel by pushing the spline down into it. The spline sits in the groove of the frame and forms a seal that secures the screen.

Remove and save the inside stop. The two sides should be done last.