How To Fix A Cracked Window Screen

For a wooden screen you will nail the screen into place with wire brads.

How to fix a cracked window screen.

Use a flathead screwdriver to pry the spline out and when it s fully removed throw it away. When replacing your window screen you will need to remove and replace the spline as well. Replacement splines can be purchased at most hardware or home repair stores. Then place the patch.

Each type of screen has its own repair kit and requires that you follow material specific instructions. For an aluminum screen use a spline roller to press the spline and screen into the grooves. To make your own patch for a metal screen cut a patch from a length of screening. Just cut the size you need to cover the tear while leaving about a 1 2 inch around the edge.

Quick fixes applying a piece of tape either masking tape or clear packing tape over the crack on both sides of the pane can help to keep the glass intact and keep water from working its way through the crack until it can be replaced. Set patch over opening so teeth penetrate the screen. A window spline is a rubber or plastic strip that holds the screen in the frame. Making minor repairs window screens come in two materials aluminum and fiberglass.

Then continue installing the fabric along the third and fourth sides of the screen frame. Bend edges teeth into right angles. 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. Screenmend makes a screen repair patch that works like a heat activated sticker.

After rolling in the screen on the first two adjoining sides place a brick or similar heavy object in the center of the screen to create the proper amount of slack. Keep it in place with staples or thumbtacks. Make sure the patch is 1 2 inch larger all around than the hole to be repaired.