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How to clean a window screen

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Have you noticed how bad window screens can get after not cleaning them for a few years.  There is a correct way to clean them and no it’s not hosing them off while standing in front of the window with your hand in your pocket.  If you want your window screens to look like new for years, you’re going to have to spend an afternoon with them at least once a year.

Things you will need to clean them

  • Bucket
  • Large sponge
  • Dish soap
  • Towels (for drying)
  • Hose

How to clean a window screen

We strongly suggest you clean one window screen at a time, because if you don’t and clean them all at once, it will be difficult to find the correct window each screen fits into on the house.

  1. Find a area with grass where your hose can reach.
  2. Go get a screen.
  3. Lay it down flat on the grass.
  4. Put the sponge in the bucket with dish soap and water.
  5. Grab the sponge and while screen lays flat on the grass, scrub it softly with sponge from side to side 2 or 3 times.
  6. Flip screen over and repeat step 5.
  7. Grab hose and rinse it off.
  8. Stand screen up and with a dry towel wipe it dry.
  9. Once you’ve dried it, you’re done with that screen.
  10. Go install it back in the correct window and continue by repeating step 2.

If you have screen doors, follow the same steps and you will have a clearer view and your screens will look and last much longer.

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Rescreening

Retractable Screen doors installed in Malibu home

Rescreening

Recreen your windows can be done very easily and the perfect time is spring.  This can change the look of your home and give you a clear view.  The screen which is most popular is fiber-glass screening and is extremely clear to see thru and cleaning it is also done very easily and quick.

Mesh

There are two mesh colors which are used in just about every job site and that is, gray and charcoal.  The charcoal is what the black mesh is called and the two mesh colors are used to match your homes existing mesh color.  the clearest is the charcoal screen because it does not reflect the light as much as the gray screen.  The suns ray reflect brighter on the lighter gray mesh and this tends to block the view a little more than the charcoal mesh.  Other than a little more reflection they are both excellent screening mesh and last in great condition for at least 7 to 12 years.  So in our opinion fiberglass mesh screen is the best way to go and if you have to pick, go for the charcoal.

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How to make a window screen

Window screen

There are four things that make a window screen and they are:

  • Aluminum frame
  • Screen mesh (fiber glass)
  • Aluminum corners (for miter cut frames)
  • splyne (the rubber that holds the screen in place)

Splyne roller

Tools

  • Screen splyne roller (for rolling in splyne)
  • Flat head screw driver (for pushing in corners)
  • Box cutter blade (for cutting excess splyne and screen)
  • Saw or electric chop saw (for cutting aluminum frame)
  • clamps (for holding frame in place on a table)

Measuring

Measuring the opening where the screen goes is very important.  If you have aluminum or vinyl encasement’s with channels for the screen then the rule is you have to measure from the inside of the channel to the the outside of the opposite channel and then deduct 1/8.  This will ensure you that the screen will have room to be taken in and out.  If you have double hung wood windows then measure top to bottom and side to side and deduct 1/8 to 1/4 from the width and from the length.

Building it

Once the frame is cut and put together with the corners then you must screen it.  For this you will need a table to work on.  Place the frame on the table and roll the screen over it, then roll in the splyne with the screen splyne tool.  You may need to to this a couple of times to get the screen straight, do not do it to tight that the frame is con-caving in .  After you’re done and satisfied with your screen be very careful and cut out all the excess screen away from the frame and you are done.

We always recommend you use a Licensed Professional when doing this type of work and always be extra careful with all tools.

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Retractable Screen Doors

Retractable Screen Doors

We offer our customers the highest quality Retractable Screen products available, courteous and professional installations and after sale service. We feel the newer retractable patio door screens products will add value to your home for many years to come.

Retractable Screens Pros offers the complete line of Stowaway Retractable Screen products.  Including Retractable Screens for Single Entry Doors, French or Double Doors, Retractable Window Screens, Retractable Sun Control Screens and Retractable Screens for larger openings such as Patio or Porch Enclosures and Garage Doors. Retractable screens are versatile and designed to install into the recess area of any door or window where they virtually disappear when not in use (may also be surface mounted).

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