How To Make A Fly Screen For A Window

Spline can be purchased from home hardware.

How to make a fly screen for a window.

Place your aluminum framing onto a flat surface and hold it steady. Cutting the screen 1. We stapled ours directly into the casing. Put frame channel side up in mitre box.

If there is a top track you also need to make an allowance for the screen slotting up into it and dropping back down into the bottom track. The screen simply rolls out and you trim it to fit. Make sure the window is square before taken measurements. Measure your existing window or door and cut the aluminium frame to fit.

Place the bottom of the screen onto the skirts. Now push the screen forward so that it rests against the lip on all sides. A good tip is to use a mitre box. You need to make an allowance of up to 3mm so the frame fits the window.

Pick up the fly screen so that the tab is facing you and is located near the top of the screen. Purchase screen spline with charcoal fiberglass for the best results. Measure up opening by taking measurements from undamaged sides of an original screen or measure width and. You could use less staples than we did just make sure you have a friend or family member on hand to help stretch the screen.

Take your measurements thus inside the frame or out side depending on which you. When you cut mitres take. The aluminum framing is soft metal and very. Keeping the screen in position hold the fly screen clip against the mark on the jamb.

Lay the screening material straight onto. You could make a temporary frame if you desire or just plan on patching a few holes before you move out if you re a renter. Use hacksaw to cut a 45 angle at 1 end of frame so. If you are not hot on mitres you might consider using the weaker butt joint or perhaps a halve.