Repairing A Screen Door

Despite the many apprehensions individuals have regarding replacing screens on their screen doors, the process isn't particularly difficult to complete. In fact so simple is this type of project that even the most un-savvy of individuals will be able to complete it. Before beginning this type of project however individuals will want to make sure that they have all the tools and materials necessary so as to avoid having to start, stop, and restart a job which can lead to frustration and subpar work.
The first thing that individuals want to do when they have a screen that needs replacing is purchase a screen repair tool. The majority of people will be familiar with this tool as it consists of a handle in the middle and two wheels on the ends of the handle. Next after carefully measuring the screen door in need of repair individuals will need to visit a home improvement store and purchase a screen that overlaps their door a bit. Usually a couple of inches on each side of the door is enough. These extra few inches will allow for mistakes as well as some slack during the re-screening process. Anyone repairing a screen door should also have a utility knife handy and a pair of pliers as well.

Once all of the tools and materials have been procured an individual will want to remove the the actual screen door from its track and then remove the damaged screen. While lying the screen door on the ground screen spline will need to be located and pulled out. While some splines will be wedged into the groove tightly a putty/utility knife can be used to dig it out. Once one portion of the screen spline is pulled from its groove pulling the rest out by hand is a cinch.

Once a screen gasket/spline has been removed an individual will want to remove the screen from the door and simply discard it. A torn screen is irreparable and with a new screen on hand there's no reason to hold onto any portion of the old screen. Once the old screen has then discarded an individual will want to lie the new screen over their door. The new screen should be laid down so that at least two inches extend beyond the doors gasket groove.

Once the new screen has been properly laid over the door an individual will next need to lay the gasket on top of it grooves. While is virtually impossible and unnecessary to lay it perfectly over a doors grooves, getting a close makes the job all the more easier. Once the gasket has been laid down the rolling screen repair tool should be run over the gasket so that it goes firmly back into the doors grooves. One hand should roll the gasket while the other guides the remaining gasket into its groove.
After the gasket has been ruled firmly back into place in individual should run their screen rolling tool over the entire gasket one last time to ensure that their new screen will be firmly held in place. After this has been completed a screen door can be put back on its track and utilized freely.

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