I want to know if anyone can help me on getting new screens for my old house windows?

Question

My house has aluminum screens on the outside of the house I want to replace them with white viynal ones but my problem is that all the new windows have screen built into them mine are a seperate piece If you can tell me where I can find some it would be a big help

Answer 1

Ok, here I go. I will try and use as simple terms as possible...

Go to home depot and buy a screen kit (You can buy each piece separately, but it is easier with the kit). Make sure you measure the window first. Buy the kit that has pieces close to your size window but make sure the pieces are LARGER not smaller. The screen kit has four metal pieces that you cut to the size of the screen. This kit comes with L shaped connectors. Use these connectors to connect them all together. You have now created a plastic square. Take the square and place it where the screen will go to make sure that it will fit. If you cut too much you are out of luck. If you cut too little then you just pull the pieces apart and cut a little more off and then reconnect and retest against window.

By now you should have a perfect frame. You will notice that there is a groove all around the edges. These is where the screen goes. You take your screen material (also in kit) and cut it leaving about 1-2 inches of extra material. You lay this on top of the frame. You will also notice a long strip of rubber in your kit (looks like a long rubber shoe string). You take your screen tool (Also in kit. If not then you can purchase one for not too much. It looks sorta like a pizza cutter). And use these screen tool to press the rubber strip into the groove around the frame. You want to make it really tight and "professional"? Take the rubber strip and cut 12 small 1/2 inch pieces and stick one in each corner and in each center. Then press the rubber strip into the groove around the frame. When you get to one of the 12 small strips then just pull that one out etc. The small strips will prevent the screen material from moving.

When the rubber is all around the frame then you are done so cut it there. Then take a knife and cut all the excess screen and you are done.

Answer 2

Where I live all the screens are on the outside. when you want to replace them, you can go to home depot or lowes and buy a kit to replace the screen in the old frames. they can show you how. or you can go to a screen company that specializes in custom made screens and screen doors to the size of your windows. look in your local yellow pages for window and screen companies. good luck.

Answer 3

Go to a glass shop. They can make them any size you want