Thank you for this video. Incredibly useful. We have an outdoor cat that keeps clawing at our screens and since it's not our cat but a community cat... we can't do much about it except upgrade/replace our screens regularly.
People are SO quick to comment negatively and point out what you might be doing wrong. I’d just like to say “thank you” for making this video. I unsuccessfully tried 3 times before watching your video only to have the frame warp n twist. Your tip on taping it down prevented that from happening, so kudos to you sir! 👍🏼
Awesome. Very nice! So glad it worked out for you. I don't mind the criticism, in many cases it may end up helping out others, encountering difference scenarios. The Internet is both a wonderful and cruel place where many choose to focus on the negativity, and in some ways that's to be expected unfortunately these days.
Good job on the video. FYI I been putting screens together for awhile now. I don’t put the spine in by rolling it all the way around I cut it to length on each edges and then put the top in and the bottom one , next the sides in and when I’m putting the spline in I just pushed down every 2 to 3 inches to get it snug and lightly go over it several times and it will pack it down with no problems . That process will make it tight without overdoing. It works perfect every time, and then the spine does not shrink and start to pull out at the edges in the future..
I'm certainly going to try following your instructions. A few years ago my roommate & I tried to replace the sliding door screen. It was a lot harder than you'd think. He struggled with it while I skimmed thru various YT videos. The screen tended to stretch & distort, resulting in puffy places - even though it started out squared with the frame. One video suggested taping the screen to the floor (laid over the frame) and that was extremely helpful. I'm about to attempt a much smaller window screen, but remember well that it was difficult to achieve the desired result. The roll of screen I recently purchased doesn't want to lay flat on the floor. Despite weighting it down with flat heavy objects for several days, even cautiously using a hairdryer, it still retains the "rolled" highs & lows. I may try misting and/or soaking it with warm or hot water, but if that doesn't help, I'll just do the best I can with it "as is" and hope for a decent outcome. Frustrating . . .
Thank you for your very detailed instructions and great closeups. Just replaced window screen for first time, followed all instructions and it turned out perfectly. I was able to reuse the spline. Happy gal here!
Thank you so much for this very informative video. I purchased a kit this morning from Home Depot and came on here to see how to do it and your video stood out. Guess what? I did it (in my happy child’s voice)! 😂 Only thing is I pulled it a little too taunt. I heard the tape make a few noises but I just kept going. I’ll do it over another time but right now, it’s repaired and looks great. I’m dang proud of myself. 😅 Well thanks to you. 😊 Peace and blessings.
Thanks man! This was super helpful. I tried about three times to get things tight with no joy. Found your video and it was a snap, even with a large screen. Thanks for taking the time to post.
Your strategy made this a trivial chore for my family to do as a project together. We all know how to do this now. And the extra set of hands using your technique; truly made it a breeze! Thank you!
Great video. I’d want you to add the fact that the spline size needs be examined closely whether you buy a “kit” or individual supplies. I did as you suggested and carefully removed the old spline and found that the spline supplied in my “kit” was a tad smaller in diameter. So I used the old spline. I have other screens to repair so all is well on that note. I’m sure I’ll be able to use the new spline on those. I cleaned up the old spline with soap and water, lightly pulling it through an old rag to wipe it off. Them I brought some water to a boil in a big fry pan filled with water, careful to be sure the loosely coiled old spline was fully submerged so as not to touch any of the metal on the fry pan that might melt it. After a few moments in the boiling water I removed the spline and lightly pulled it through a clean rag to dry. This took any of the “set” turns and angles out of it and made it more easily handled. I actually did the same to the new spline that was rather tightly coiled and wrapped in the cellophane wrap it came in. It also has a lightly coiled formation now rather than bunched up in a tight winding as it was supplied. Any comments or corrections from other ‘posters’ on my ideas are welcomed. If I have something incorrect here, please let me know in a reply.
Thank you! My 1st time & I have done 2 out of 4 frames--- Very helpful- Even my Husband was impressed with the tightness of the screen & my finished screens :)
A good invaluable starting video having 100s of these there often is the longer sides pull together I have never tried using tape, you did a good Job I wanted to point out the biggest problems I ran into especially 😅the screen on a patio door. Thanks
Excellent! My first try and it turned out perfect. A little extra prep like yoy do makes it worthwhile. Not cutting it off the roll untill in is a great idea .the roll makes you able to keep that whole end evenly taught.
I just replaced my window screen. I used aluminum mesh which was much harder to work with than the soft vinyl screen. I reused my old spline which was stiff as heck. My tip would be to put the window screen on top and pre-roll around the rail with the spline tool (but without the spline) to make an imprint on the mesh screen. I made an imprint on two sides first. I then rolled in the spline for two sides. After stretching the screen to ensure that there are wrinkles, I made an imprint on the other remaining two sides and finished it off. The imprint made pushing in the spline much easier. Another tip is that I found a door strike plate with a hammer to tap in any hard parts. Just had to be careful to ensure you are not are taping off the spline.
Great video and comments. I did 2 screens and they were too tight and ended up warping couldn’t figure out how to stop it but learned a thing it 2 watching this
Having never done this before my only question is how do you get the screen so it is straight and not at an angle? Is it just eyeballing it and being careful or is there a technique? Fantastic video... Best I have seen on the subject. 🙂
I just did my first one and man keeping that fiberglass EVENLY taught, is a pain. Wound up splitting it along sections of the opposing (already splined) side as I pulled Interesting how many variations in technique I see in these videos. Most say pre-cut to keep the roll out of your way. No others put a weight in the middle. One said use the rounded roller on the screen to push it in, then grooved roller to push the spline in after. I used that one first to guide it into the groove, then went over it with the rounded one to push it in all the way (grooved one didnt want to push it all the way, and I couldnt put toooo much pressure on the tool as I 3d printed it)
This is covered at 8:16 of the video - The weight is removed after 1 side is done, because when you start doing the other side, you will start tugging at the other end, to make it more taught as you move along.
6 mos. later; probably too late. For what It's worth, I bought mine at Lowe's. The frame kit is sold separately from the roll of screen. They're probably available at almost any Home Improvement or Hardware store. i.e., Home Depot, Ace, Menards, and possiblyTractor Supply. Wal-Mart Superstores probably carry them too,
any tips on cutting thicker screen to finish edge? pet resistant screen is very heavy & ends up ragged compared to regular screen. Also, to newbies, larger screens & thicker screens are going to take longer & be more difficult than those in any videos I've seen. start small & work up to larger.
For mice, Make sure it's the aluminum and not the polyester screen. Becareful with the aluminum wear gloves because the aluminum with cut into your skin like thorns. But this works great against mice, totally solved my problem
This is covered at 8:16 of the video - The weight is removed after 1 side is done, because when you start doing the other side, you will start tugging at the other end, to make it more taught as you move along.
I bought this and it was an utter disaster!! It was super hard the spline wouldn't go into the grove easy at all. spent a ton of time on one screen. The screen I got was aluminum, Is fiberglass a lot better ? what did you use in this video? thanks.
@@knuckles1006check the screen package for info on spline size. it seems that thicker screen takes smaller spline. i think thicker screen takes thinner spline.
Depends what project you're working on, and the size of the frame channel. 0.14 and 0.125 are common sizes. Take out a piece of existing spline form your frames, and take it to the hardware store to compare. You can buy variety packs at big box hardware stores. That way you can play around with sizing, and find the right fit.
I would suggest not doing it on hardwood floor. Or at least put down a tarp or cloth. Even though you are taping the frame I still think that protecting your floor is important
You can find a tool at a dollar store without wheels that doesn't keep falling off the spline. You can use thin sticks to span between sides and keep the aluminum from bowing in. You can start opposite corners or go from the center on each alu-rail
Funny how you use the convex roller incorrectly and never even address the correct concave roller... the convex roller is to pre-roll the screen into the groove before you roll the spline into the groove with the concave roller.. think about it.. concave holds the round shape of the spline while rolling it into the channel.
seems a lot more complicated doing it like this than necessary.... taping it down, weight in middle, using the wrong "concave" vs "convex" of the roller.... good effort but I'd use other videos / methods
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Thank you for this video. Incredibly useful. We have an outdoor cat that keeps clawing at our screens and since it's not our cat but a community cat... we can't do much about it except upgrade/replace our screens regularly.
People are SO quick to comment negatively and point out what you might be doing wrong. I’d just like to say “thank you” for making this video. I unsuccessfully tried 3 times before watching your video only to have the frame warp n twist. Your tip on taping it down prevented that from happening, so kudos to you sir! 👍🏼
Awesome. Very nice! So glad it worked out for you. I don't mind the criticism, in many cases it may end up helping out others, encountering difference scenarios. The Internet is both a wonderful and cruel place where many choose to focus on the negativity, and in some ways that's to be expected unfortunately these days.
Very patient guy, point out all the important things we need to pay attention to, good job 👍
Excellent teaching skills. Helps big time. Cheers, Mate
Good job on the video. FYI I been putting screens together for awhile now. I don’t put the spine in by rolling it all the way around I cut it to length on each edges and then put the top in and the bottom one , next the sides in and when I’m putting the spline in I just pushed down every 2 to 3 inches to get it snug and lightly go over it several times and it will pack it down with no problems . That process will make it tight without overdoing. It works perfect every time, and then the spine does not shrink and start to pull out at the edges in the future..
That is an excellent tip. Thank you. 🙏
I'm certainly going to try following your instructions. A few years ago my roommate & I tried to replace the sliding door screen. It was a lot harder than you'd think.
He struggled with it while I skimmed thru various YT videos. The screen tended to stretch & distort, resulting in puffy places - even though it started out squared with the frame. One video suggested taping the screen to the floor (laid over the frame) and that was extremely helpful.
I'm about to attempt a much smaller window screen, but remember well that it was difficult to achieve the desired result.
The roll of screen I recently purchased doesn't want to lay flat on the floor. Despite weighting it down with flat heavy objects for several days, even cautiously using a hairdryer, it still retains the "rolled" highs & lows.
I may try misting and/or soaking it with warm or hot water, but if that doesn't help, I'll just do the best I can with it "as is" and hope for a decent outcome. Frustrating . . .
Thank you for your very detailed instructions and great closeups. Just replaced window screen for first time, followed all instructions and it turned out perfectly. I was able to reuse the spline. Happy gal here!
Thanks!
Wow, my first donation ever in 2 years!!! Thank you soooo much!!!! Glad I was able to help out!!
Thank you so much for this very informative video. I purchased a kit this morning from Home Depot and came on here to see how to do it and your video stood out. Guess what? I did it (in my happy child’s voice)! 😂 Only thing is I pulled it a little too taunt. I heard the tape make a few noises but I just kept going. I’ll do it over another time but right now, it’s repaired and looks great. I’m dang proud of myself. 😅 Well thanks to you. 😊 Peace and blessings.
Thanks man! This was super helpful. I tried about three times to get things tight with no joy. Found your video and it was a snap, even with a large screen. Thanks for taking the time to post.
Your strategy made this a trivial chore for my family to do as a project together.
We all know how to do this now.
And the extra set of hands using your technique; truly made it a breeze!
Thank you!
The best video on screen replacement!👍
Wow, thanks! Awesome. Glad it helped
Great video. I’d want you to add the fact that the spline size needs be examined closely whether you buy a “kit” or individual supplies. I did as you suggested and carefully removed the old spline and found that the spline supplied in my “kit” was a tad smaller in diameter. So I used the old spline. I have other screens to repair so all is well on that note. I’m sure I’ll be able to use the new spline on those.
I cleaned up the old spline with soap and water, lightly pulling it through an old rag to wipe it off. Them I brought some water to a boil in a big fry pan filled with water, careful to be sure the loosely coiled old spline was fully submerged so as not to touch any of the metal on the fry pan that might melt it. After a few moments in the boiling water I removed the spline and lightly pulled it through a clean rag to dry. This took any of the “set” turns and angles out of it and made it more easily handled. I actually did the same to the new spline that was rather tightly coiled and wrapped in the cellophane wrap it came in. It also has a lightly coiled formation now rather than bunched up in a tight winding as it was supplied.
Any comments or corrections from other ‘posters’ on my ideas are welcomed. If I have something incorrect here, please let me know in a reply.
Best tutorial thank you so much, it makes it look tight and not all wavy and baggy
Very well done, thank you for all the tips !
Yes,that's a perfect creative demo using fingers and even foot..nice one
Thank you! Very helpful video!
Nice one. You gave a few tips that I haven't heard yet. Thanks!
Wow! Thanks mate for such a thorough and easy step by step skills.👍👍👍
Thanks for sharing info was great taping the frame down is the key great idle, first time my screen came out right 👍👍
Wow, what a superb video! So well done. Thanks for the great information. I'm much more comfortable replacing the screen in my rv door now.😊
Thank you! My 1st time & I have done 2 out of 4 frames--- Very helpful- Even my Husband was impressed with the tightness of the screen & my finished screens :)
A good invaluable starting video having 100s of these there often is the longer sides pull together I have never tried using tape, you did a good
Job I wanted to point out the biggest problems I ran into especially 😅the screen on a patio door. Thanks
An excellent instructional video - thank you.
Your video really helped us … you just earned my subscription… all the best from Canada 🇨🇦
Great detail and close up views. I will be using this tomorrow!
Thank you for such a detailed video.
Hope your DYI project came out well
Excellent! My first try and it turned out perfect. A little extra prep like yoy do makes it worthwhile. Not cutting it off the roll untill in is a great idea .the roll makes you able to keep that whole end evenly taught.
Excellent video. Very thorough which is what I needed. You got a new subscriber.
Really detailed and helpful. Thanks.
awesome instructions!!!! thank you!!
Loved the DIY thank you 🙏🏼
A professional job. Salute!
Really helpful and thorough explanation! Thank you!
Nice tips. Thanks.
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What a great explanation....thank you so much 🙏🙏🙏. Just did my first screen replacement today...God Bless🙏🙏🙏
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I just replaced my window screen. I used aluminum mesh which was much harder to work with than the soft vinyl screen. I reused my old spline which was stiff as heck.
My tip would be to put the window screen on top and pre-roll around the rail with the spline tool (but without the spline) to make an imprint on the mesh screen. I made an imprint on two sides first. I then rolled in the spline for two sides. After stretching the screen to ensure that there are wrinkles, I made an imprint on the other remaining two sides and finished it off. The imprint made pushing in the spline much easier.
Another tip is that I found a door strike plate with a hammer to tap in any hard parts. Just had to be careful to ensure you are not are taping off the spline.
Very informative
Super job ! Thanks :)
Very helpful. About to do for first time
Great job..thanks
Great tops! Ty!
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Great video and comments. I did 2 screens and they were too tight and ended up warping couldn’t figure out how to stop it but learned a thing it 2 watching this
Thank you for the detailed instructions. Note that we can buy a screen kit with all the tools included (splines, roller, cutter…)
Is there a specific size for that convex/concave spline tool? Or are they basically all the same?
All the same. Very basic like a $2 toy actually
Thank you very much now I can fix much window I'll buy the kit
Having never done this before my only question is how do you get the screen so it is straight and not at an angle? Is it just eyeballing it and being careful or is there a technique?
Fantastic video... Best I have seen on the subject. 🙂
Thanks for the tutorial! One note: Your link to the fiberglass screen is the same one for the spline.
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I just did my first one and man keeping that fiberglass EVENLY taught, is a pain. Wound up splitting it along sections of the opposing (already splined) side as I pulled
Interesting how many variations in technique I see in these videos. Most say pre-cut to keep the roll out of your way. No others put a weight in the middle. One said use the rounded roller on the screen to push it in, then grooved roller to push the spline in after. I used that one first to guide it into the groove, then went over it with the rounded one to push it in all the way (grooved one didnt want to push it all the way, and I couldnt put toooo much pressure on the tool as I 3d printed it)
Yes definitely don’t follow this guys way. It’s surly his first time and doing it wrong. You can tell by how slow he is doing it. Unsure of himself.
Thank you so much, I redid my first one and it was OK but looser than what it should have been.
As explained, you installed the spline using the CONVEX roller of the tool only all the way. Do you ever use the CONCAVE roller?
What’s the name of the roller he used
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There are a couple versions. You got your holy roller, then you got your rock and roller. Just go with whichever works best for you.
Good work, at what point do you remove the weight in the middle of the screen?
This is covered at 8:16 of the video - The weight is removed after 1 side is done, because when you start doing the other side, you will start tugging at the other end, to make it more taught as you move along.
Well done.
Thank you, hope your project worked out as nice.
Where did you purchase the replacement frame pieces?
6 mos. later; probably too late. For what It's worth, I bought mine at Lowe's. The frame kit is sold separately from the roll of screen.
They're probably available at almost any Home Improvement or Hardware store. i.e., Home Depot, Ace, Menards, and possiblyTractor Supply. Wal-Mart Superstores probably carry them too,
any tips on cutting thicker screen to finish edge? pet resistant screen is very heavy & ends up ragged compared to regular screen.
Also, to newbies, larger screens & thicker screens are going to take longer & be more difficult than those in any videos I've seen. start small & work up to larger.
That’s a good idea for plugging mice holes bc i have a whole roll upstairs ! That wud be prefect
For mice, Make sure it's the aluminum and not the polyester screen. Becareful with the aluminum wear gloves because the aluminum with cut into your skin like thorns. But this works great against mice, totally solved my problem
@@PoolarityChannel it is that’s why i said it .
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Please clarify at what point you remove the middle weight. Do you do so before or after you put the spline in the second side?
This is covered at 8:16 of the video - The weight is removed after 1 side is done, because when you start doing the other side, you will start tugging at the other end, to make it more taught as you move along.
@@PoolarityChannel Thankyou for responding
I bought this and it was an utter disaster!! It was super hard the spline wouldn't go into the grove easy at all. spent a ton of time on one screen. The screen I got was aluminum, Is fiberglass a lot better ? what did you use in this video? thanks.
I used the fiberglass here. It is a lot easier to handle and crinkles less than the aluminum.
Smaller diameter spline is what you need. Or take it to a hardware store that rescreens for a nominal price.
@@knuckles1006check the screen package for info on spline size. it seems that thicker screen takes smaller spline. i think thicker screen takes thinner spline.
what gauge spline should i use?
Depends what project you're working on, and the size of the frame channel. 0.14 and 0.125 are common sizes. Take out a piece of existing spline form your frames, and take it to the hardware store to compare. You can buy variety packs at big box hardware stores. That way you can play around with sizing, and find the right fit.
I would suggest not doing it on hardwood floor. Or at least put down a tarp or cloth. Even though you are taping the frame I still think that protecting your floor is important
You can find a tool at a dollar store without wheels that doesn't keep falling off the spline.
You can use thin sticks to span between sides and keep the aluminum from bowing in.
You can start opposite corners or go from the center on each alu-rail
But what are the clips used for, that come with some kids?
You don’t need to do all that. When you push the screen into the channel it will stretch. Definitely a first timer. Painful to watch
Tape it to the floor, weights, paint cans? This was painful to watch.
Yes, helpful but the screen I am replacing is in a door & can't come out!
you forgot to put in the window puller plastic pieces
Not all screens have them.
Good stuff. The hardest part after watching this was that I'm an idiot and broke a screen frame. 😢
Thank you so much! This helps me greatly! subscribed the channel now!
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Is he saying "tight " ot "taught "?
8:01 "the *concave* is the thing that curves out, whereas the *concave* is what curves in..." Ok, so which is it? Concave, or concave, lol.
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Funny how you use the convex roller incorrectly and never even address the correct concave roller... the convex roller is to pre-roll the screen into the groove before you roll the spline into the groove with the concave roller.. think about it.. concave holds the round shape of the spline while rolling it into the channel.
Yes and you can move much faster with out being worried about cutting the screen. He’s backward!
Why don’t you make a UA-cam video about it instead of criticizing him.
seems a lot more complicated doing it like this than necessary.... taping it down, weight in middle, using the wrong "concave" vs "convex" of the roller.... good effort but I'd use other videos / methods
Yes I think this is his first time and not really knowing what to do.
You are confusing
Painful to watch
beautiful! perfect!
You don't have a clue of what you are doing...do you?
Thanks!
Thank you!!