Window Screen Repair

With the onset of summer, bug problems and especially mosquito problems can trouble you a lot if holes are left open in window screens, inviting them! Window screens are most commonly used in the United States of America, Canada and Australia for taking care of mosquito infestations. They are your home's bulwarks against the flying menace! However, in case you have just noticed that these trespassers are still being let in due to holes in the fabric, it is time you went for window screen repair. It is quite a simple procedure which can be easily undertaken by anybody.

How to Repair a Window Screen?

Window screens are meshes made of fiberglass, metal wire and synthetic fibers, which are embedded in wooden or metal frames. It is one of the simplest ways of preventing insect trespassing without blocking air flow. There are two types of window screens generally, that differ in the mesh size. One is the fly screen and the other is the mosquito screen. The latter has a smaller grid size. Both of these meshes are vulnerable to wear and tear over time. However the good news is that their repair is easily possible.

Gathering Tools
Any job is made simpler with the use of right tools. Here are things you'll need for repairing window screens:

• Block of Wood
• Epoxy Glue
• New Screening (Aluminum or Fiber glass)
• Scissors
• Blades or Knife
• A Nail or Any Pointed Tool

All these things will be available at your local store. Buying a screen roll is a good idea as it costs less when bought more and it helps you in fixing small holes and replacing screens.

Fixing Patches
Fixing small patches is the simplest job in window screen repair. Here is how you can fix small holes in window screens easily. First thing to do is measure the size of the hole roughly. Then, using a nail or a pointed tool, try to straighten out the grid wires of the torn screen hole as much as possible. Then spread an adhesive like epoxy glue on the hole so that the patch you will put in will stick.

Next, using a blade or scissors, cut out a small patch of the spare screening you have in same size as the torn hole. Lay out the patch on the edge of wooden board or any hard surface. Then bend the loose strands of the screen in a right angle from all sides. After strands on all sides are bent into right angles, lay out the patch upside down. Lay out the screen to be repaired on the upside down patch with the hole matching the patch. Lay it down in such a fashion that the upturned strands project upwards. Using the block of wood flatten the upturned strands of the patch. Then tie those flattened strands with the straightened out loose strands of the mesh hole. The epoxy glue and the sewing together of mesh grid lines will fix the hole!

As you can see, this, screen repair technique is quite simple. All you have to do is cut patches and blend them in to the old screen hole. Doing this on your own substantially reduces the cost that you would have paid a handyman. Replacing screens is a job that is much more complicated and is best left to a professional.

Now it's time to get into action, gather your tools, and fix all those screen holes. Repairing window screens before the onset of summer is a good idea. This is one way of making the greater amount of time you get to spend at home in winter, to be productive!