I'll bet I've done a couple hundred screens in my career. Not once have I ever used "hold downs." This has to be one of the smartest DIY suggestions I have ever seen! Also, for newbies, be careful if you are going to try to bend out a bowed piece. One false move and you're going to get a kink in the metal. At that point, the piece is useless. Pay attention to how he took his time and did the bendout little by little. Don't rush that step or you'll be making new frame pieces. This video is a real gem!
It's always reassuring to have comments from experienced people. So many comments are like " oh, you do such a great job! It was a pleasure to see this." Type of comment that has no value.
Indeed! It never occurred to me to utilize a "hold down" per corner! It certainly would have curtailed my tongue from some frustrated language lol, thanks!
I watched your video today and went to Home Depot and bought the items I needed and did it myself. Not bad for a 48 yr old woman. It came out beautiful. Thank you for your video.
I have been in construction for 45 years and consider myself structurally and mechanically inclined. After watching 8 different videos on re-screening , I attempted and failed multiple times and was ready to "call the man". I thought I would watch one more and after viewing yours, I re-screened my 15, 5' x 4' Solar Screens with precision square frames! You Sir are a Genius! Thank You!
I totally agree with the details he offered that others didn't. I especially liked that he was the only one who addressed the bowing in of the sides when screens are too tight.
Just what I needed, someone who has done a ton of screen replacements to show me how it's done. It is crazy frustrating if you don't know how. Thank you!.
Loved it ,sir. I've probably done a couple of hundred myself , but never did it occur to me to bow the sides.Can't teach an old dog new tricks, huh ?You just did .
I went to the glass store to drop my screens off today. He informed me that he can’t find anyone willing to work so he doesn’t do screens anymore. $20 per hour and can’t find a screener. He referred me to another company. Their turn around time for 8 screens and a door was 4 weeks because their backlog was so big. I screened my whole house in 2 hrs. Going to train my son and have him start his own business when he turns 16. He could pay his way through college and learn to run a business.
Between 2007 and 2013 I was a professional window cleaner and did screens on the side. By 2010 I was doing almost 3 full days worth of on site screen repair. Easily cleared $100 + per hour after material expenses. It's a seasonal business but it's a service that's in demand. Be sure to have your set a minimum to come out to the customer's house. So even one screen he should be charging his minimum. My minimum back in 2013 was $75. Individual screens started at $25 for small, $35 for med, $45 for large and $80 for sliding screen. So if theye only needed a small screen done, it was still the $75 min. Trust me, it's not gouging, you're fixing a customer's problem.
I watched several other videos and yours was the only one that showed the four little holding strips. Pre-rolling the fabric into the groove makes a lot of sense too. Not watching to prevent bowing inwards is another mistake I've made in the past. It's great to watch a true professional at work. I now feel confident to start on my next screen replacement. Thank you!
Fixed it! My window screen was bowing inwards. I'd put the screen on too tight last year it seems. Thanks to your video I was able to get it back to it's proper shape. Finally getting to re screening my patio door. 🤔I was dumbfounded as to why there were pieces of bread all over my kitchen and living room when I got home one day a couple months back. A pesky tree rat (Squirrel) chewed through my patio door screen and ransacked my kitchen. So very thankful to you and others who post videos so regular folk like me can fix things themselves.
@@WCSkills Yes, once I got the right spline I changed 6 screens in an hour or two. Finding the right spline size, however, was not obvious and it took a couple trips to the hardware store. Also I'm glad I spent a few extra bucks to get a sturdy wooden & metal spline tool ( Everhard brand) which allowed me to press down harder than I could with an all plastic tool..
This is the best video EVER of screen replacement. I replaced 8 screens on our previous house before we put it up for sale as I wanted the color of the screens to match. It wasn't hard at all but I would have loved to know about the four little holding strips!!! I always used clamps to hold my screens in place. I also did exactly what you said NOT to do. I had pulled the screen too tight and the frame left a gap when I put it back in the window. Of course, I had to re-do. Thank you! I am now replacing a couple of screens in our new locations and this video is going to make my job so much easier. Thank You Again!!!!
Great video. I completely suck at screen work. I get them too tight and bow the frame. The bit where you used the hold down pieces was the trick. It's a skill. It takes time and finess. Thank you for sharing.
By far the BEST video on screen replacement. Pinning the 4 corners is a masterful idea that solves many instillation problems, especially racking the frame out of square 90 degree corners. Only a pro would re-straighten the bowed frame to a slight outward bow to compensate for the inevitable inward pull of the taught screening. While many modern frames have a crosspiece to reinforce the long rails and reduce bowing, installs on large patio door screens might benefit from temporarily fitting a cut-to-fit furring strip (or yardstick) to brace the 7 foot long vertical rails during install.
I viewed many videos about this...I really like your suggestions the best. Thank you. I ended up replacing all the screening in my entire home. Thanks again!
Great video! Really appreciate the "hold down" idea. My screens are not removable and so I have to repair them while vertical. This has been a nightmare up until now. You have saved me a ton of aggravation! Thank you!!!
Also, my screens on the southern side of my home also have bowed outward. I was trying to bend them at the bow, but gave up because I was afraid of putting a bend in them. I didn't think of running along the frame and continuing from a position much further down. That was also extremely helpful for the next project! Thanks again!
Thank you so much those were some very great tips and instructions of doing a screen replacement I'm getting ready for my first time and I will follow what you just explained in your video, especially the safety tip with the trimming of the screen while using the utility knife.
Finally someone who REALLY KNOWS what he is doing. After watching at least four others doing this. A expert who I feel confident in doing my sliding screen door myself. Thanks for the video
I'm doing a screen door for the first time. I followed the instructions on the package. It sagged in the middle. This is when I searched for help, and I found your explanation. Made perfect sense to me. Thank you!
Great tips on the 4 corner hold down and prerolling the screen. I always have problems where the screen gets misaligned by the time I get to the last corner. Since I've been screwing up screens for the last 30 years, that screen he made was a thing of beauty! Gonna do my whole house now so I'm glad I learned the proper way.
You're a rockstar I knew when I clicked on your video you were legit! Between the company logo shirt and spline on a roll, it was a sure shot :) Love the idea of "pinning" the screen in place. As a seamstress, this makes total sense. This step is missing from all the novice videos. Thank you so much. Rescreening my patio is going to be so much easier.
It looks like you've done a few screens in your day. I like the hold down idea. I just rolled it in the groove and inevitably would get a sag I later had to fix. I knew there was something I was missing. Thanks, thumbs up
Mark, excellent video! I have an Anderson storm door screen that I have re-screened twice. The first time the screen was too loose and you could see it flapping and moving on a windy day. The second time I made the screen too tight and bowed the frame inward. Yours is the first video with the tip to bow one side of the frame outward in order to tension the screen properly.
Is there a degree of acceptable movement of screen in the wind? My window screen does move slightly in the wind, but when I examine it from multiple angles, it does not look loose or saggy. Also, I’ve noticed my retractable screen on my storm door moves in the wind. Does this mean I should have the manufacturer adjust it while it’s still under warranty? Since I’ve started rescreening, I pay much more attention to details/behaviors of screens than I did before. Due to my limited experience, it’s difficult to discern normal screen behavior vs. operator error.
If you are flying solo, then the four hold downs is exactly what you need. Since I did not know I used clamps. It worked but this is a better process. Thanks for the vid.
Thank you. I watched other videos and yours was the only one that showed the four little holding strips. Pre-rolling the fabric into the groove makes a lot of sense. I will watch and measure to prevent bowing inwards. I will be measuring before, during and after to try and make sure I don't tension too tight.
Tacking down the 4 corners was the key for me while installing the screen material. This is the first screen I've ever done that ended up without a warp or droop in it. Thanks! This is the first "house" project that was perfect and I sure needed it. Getting the spine in the groove where the screen pull tab is located took a screwdriver head. Just rolling the spline in this location would not get it all the way in.
Thanks! Step by step 1. Pry out old screen with screw driver. 2. Check screen alignment to see if it is square Remove section that is “bowed” and carefully bend it so that it bows slightly “outward”. Reconnect it to the frame. 3. Measure and cut new screen slightly bigger than the frame 4. Measure (poly foam spline will stretch) by estimating each side (l and w) Cut off 4 small pieces and push into each corner to help hold the screen in place “pins” it into the frame to keep it straight while you work. Press in with screw driver 5. Start one side at a time Pre roll it to give the impression on the screen Smooth with hand, last frame pull extra edge of screen to tighten the screen. Pull the material while you watch the other end. Remove the “pins” as you go. Then place spline in groove and press harder Go over each spline to make sure they are in properly Take screw driver and push in the corners even further. 6. Take utility knife and trim the “excess screen” by keeping the blade securely in place Be careful not to cut yourself Use spline roller if any section of spline is not in firmly.
Nice video on a quality installation. All the other videos I have watched so far have been good but this is by far the best because of all the little tips and attention to detail. Thanks for the awesome vid.
Mark this is an excellent video. Great information and little techniques for a professional result are explained so anyone can get a great result. Thanks for taking the time to make this video. It's very well done.
I have watched a number of these how tos -- Mark makes it look simple -- but you must follow what he does very closely. If you do not pay attention you will make mistakes. Great video.
Thanks for being very aware of probable bowing; especially, the long side and correcting for that prior to installation of screen was a very good illustration. If a guy neglects this on a patio door screen, it might not latch when screen door installed. One commenter mentioned possibly using a temporary brace in center of a long frame to help prevent bowing for screen installation.
Thank you! Best video tutorial right to the point! Project complete. Hardest part for me was to take old rubber out since it was like a rock after over 10y of exposure to the sun.
Your video is almost complete, you forgot to explain the tool with the wheel. Professional are known to forget mentioning little but important details, useful to the beginner. Locking the screen at 4 places and pre pressing them in their groove are very useful informations. Thank you!
Nice job! Just rescreened two window screens, turned out ok, but not quite at a professional level. So of course I'm watching RU-vid videos to pick up tips. Your technique's will definitely help me out. Thanks!!!
