How To Rescreen A Sliding Patio Door

Remove your old spline and screen.

How to rescreen a sliding patio door. Keep the spline to re use if it is in good condition. Dustin teaches us what to do when you need a new screen door remove old screen and install new. To remove a sliding screen door find the screws at the bottom corners and unscrew them with a screwdriver. Leah from see jane drill demonstrates how easy it is to replace an old ripped patio door screen with a nice new one.

To put the screen back in place lift it up with both hands and line up the bottom with the door track. If you put the screen in too tight it will bow the door and make it so it won t shut properly and the screen will look wavy and won t look nice johnson says. Then use your screwdriver to unscrew the head stop located at the top of the door frame. Support this channel by shopping on amaz.

Place frame on top of screen flush with two edges. Also you can t fix a screen door as easily as popping out the old screen and snapping in a new one. Replace your screen door and handle after you install the screen. Then tilt the screen door until it is straight and slide it into place.

One of the busiest doorways in a house during warm weather is the patio sliding door which can be damaged with continued use. Screen doors can be really fickle. Pull the door up until you can see the bottom wheels on either side. If you removed the door handle screw it back into place with a flathead screwdriver.

Check out dustin s toolbox below a. Cut screen to the size of the outside of the frame. The wide expanse of the slider is a likely target for an over energized dog or.