Fix Broken Window Screen Frame

Use screen repair tools like glue an awl metal thread and pre manufactured patches to patch a window screen in three easy steps.

Fix broken window screen frame.

Each type of screen has its own repair kit and requires that you follow material specific instructions. 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. 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 most popular window replacement screens material is fiberglass the type we re installing.

Wood frame window screens can shrink while vinyl frame or aluminum windows can warp and move causing the screen joints to loosen. Fixing bent window screens isn t difficult and can be done quickly. Select replacement window screens material. View our current inventory and click here.

Minor holes and tears in window screening are also common problems. Aluminum screen is sturdier but you only get one chance. Window screens come in two materials aluminum and fiberglass. Visit prime line for all of your window and screen repair replacement parts.

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. In need of an aluminum screen frame. Its flexibility makes it the easiest to use.

Repairing a window screen frame requires that you first remove the screen so that you can measure the frame. 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.