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| CONSUMER HELP - HOW TO INSTALL SCREENING |
| WHAT YOU WILL NEED |
For Metal Frames:
New York Wire Screening
Screen Installation Tool
Retaining Spline
Pull Tabs (optional)
Utility Knife
Scissors |
For Wood Frames:
New York Wire Screening
Screen Installation Tool
Putty Knife or Chisel
Staple Gun
Two C-Clamps |
Two 2” x 4” boards
(as wide as the frame)
Hammer
Nails
Utility Knife
Scissors |
If using pull tabs, insert into frame spline groove before placing the screening over the frame. Insert tabs at either the bottom or side of the frame.
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REPLACING ALUMINUM SCREENING IN A METAL FRAME |
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1. Place the frame on your work table with the retainer spline side up. Using a screwdriver, pry the spline loose at one corner, and pull the spline out of the groove all the way around. Remove the old screening, and wipe out any dirt or dust from the groove.
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2. Lay the replacement screening, cut about 1 inch wider and longer than the screen area, on the frame. Trim off the corners of the screening at a 45-degree angle, with the center of your cut right at the corner of the spline groove. This will prevent buckling at the corners when you install the new screening.
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3. Starting at a corner, push the screening into the groove using the convex end of the screen tool (that's the end that has the wheel without a groove in it). To maximize a tight fit, carefully roll the tool back and forth in short strokes, increasing pressure and crimping the screening until you've wedged it down into the bottom of the groove completely along one side of the frame. Be sure that the roller stays in the groove or damage may occur to the new screening or the frame.
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4. Using a screwdriver, force one end of the spline down into the corner you've just finished. Now, using the concave end of the screen tool (that's the wheel with the groove) roll the spline into the groove over the crimped screening. If the spline is too wide to fit even with some effort, stretch it a little to make it thinner. Complete the first side, then, move to the opposite side of the screen and continue crimping the screening first, then, installing the spline. Pull the screening taut as you go, by holding it outside the spline groove. Repeat this process on the final two sides. |
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5. Trim off the excess screening with a utility knife, and the job is done!
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| REPLACING FIBERGLASS SCREENING IN A METAL FRAME |
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1. Follow steps 1 and 2 in the "Replacing Aluminum Screening in Metal Frames" section. |
| 2. With the concave end of the screen repair tool, start at one corner of the screen and roll screening and spline into the groove at the same time. Keep the screening straight with the edge of the frame while rolling in the spline. If the screen wrinkles or looks crooked, you can remove the spline and re-roll. |
| 3. Trim off excess screening. If using a utility knife, be sure to cut screening toward the outside of the frame to avoid cutting into the new screening. |
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| REPLACING SCREENING IN A WOOD FRAME |
 
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1. Place the frame on your work table with the molding side up. Using a putty knife or chisel, gently pry up each strip of the molding. Be careful, because the molding is probably brittle and liable to split. Remove the staples and lift off the old screening. |
| 2. Cut the new screening to fit, using the screen frame as a straightedge to guide the knife. Keep the screen mesh as straight as possible, parallel to the frame. Staple the screening to one of the short ends of the frame. Start in the center and work toward each corner to minimize any wrinkling. Staples should be about 12" apart. |
| 3. Place one 2"x4" board under each end of the frame, and clamp the center of the frame to the table top with the C-clamps. Pull the screening taut over the unfastened end, and staple the screen onto the frame, starting at the center and placing the staples 12" apart. Alternate sides, left and right, as you work toward the corners, aligning the staples on the bottom frame with the top. Remove the C-clamps and 2"x4"s. The frame will spring flat, stretching the screening tight. Now staple the remaining two sides of the frame. |
| 4. Trim off the excess screening with scissors for metal screening and a utility knife for fiberglass. Replace the molding with nails. |
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New York Wire, 152 North Main Street, Mount Wolf, PA 17347
Phone 717.266.5626 Fax 717.266.5871 |
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