Broken Screen? Use This Easy Fix!
Quick Summary
This video teaches you how to quickly and easily replace a damaged screen on a window frame. You will learn the simple process of removing the old screen and spline, installing new screen material, securing it with new spline using a spline roller, and trimming the excess material with a utility knife. Knowing this repair is valuable because it allows you to fix a broken screen yourself, restoring its function to keep bugs out and allowing fresh air in without the expense of a professional repair.
What you'll need and what to do
To try what's taught in the video, here's what you'll need and the exact steps to follow.
What You Will Need
Replacement screen material
Screen spline material
Utility knife
Spline roller (also called a screen tool)
Action Steps
Pull out the existing spline that is holding the screen in place.
Remove the old screen material from the frame.
Lay the roll of new screen material over the frame.
Lay a section of new spline material over the track, leading into one corner.
Use the spline roller (screen tool) to start pressing the spline down into the track.
Continue rolling the spline down into the track, turning the corners as you go.
On the final section, ensure the screen is nice and tight, back out the spline slightly, trim off the excess spline material, and finish securing it.
Trim off the excess screen material by running the utility knife right up against the frame.
Put the finished screen back into the window.
Word for word video transcript
Hey everyone, Brandon Nelson, and in one minute I'm going to show you how to replace a damaged screen. All you need to do this job is some replacement screen, some screen spline, a utility knife, and a spline roller. We start by just pulling out that existing spline, that's what's holding the screen in. When that spline's out, the screen will just come right out. Now we take our roll of new screen material and just lay it over the frame. Now I've got a section of new spline material. I'm just going to lay it over the track all the way into one corner, and then using my screen tool, I'm going to start to press it down into that track. All right, I turn the corner and I keep going with that screen tool, pressing it down in, rolling it as I go. On that last section, we make sure that screen is nice and tight, and then we back it out a little bit, trim off the excess, and then finish it up. There's only one more step, and that's to trim off the excess with a utility knife. Just put it right up against that frame, draw that knife across that screen, and bam! You've got a brand new, perfect screen. The only thing left to do is put that screen back in the window, and you are done. This has been Brandon Nelson for one minute. I'll see you next time.
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