I'll bet I've done a couple hundred screens in my career. Not once have I ever used "hold downs." This has to be one of the smartest DIY suggestions I have ever seen! Also, for newbies, be careful if you are going to try to bend out a bowed piece. One false move and you're going to get a kink in the metal. At that point, the piece is useless. Pay attention to how he took his time and did the bendout little by little. Don't rush that step or you'll be making new frame pieces. This video is a real gem!

@WCSkills

Жыл бұрын

From one pro to the other, thanks for watching and I'm glad you approve my technique. ;-)

@russellgottfried5405

Жыл бұрын

Agreed. The hold down spline is genius.

@thewayidoit8895

11 ай бұрын

It's always reassuring to have comments from experienced people. So many comments are like " oh, you do such a great job! It was a pleasure to see this." Type of comment that has no value.

@karenfuhrmann-weaver2494

7 ай бұрын

Indeed! It never occurred to me to utilize a "hold down" per corner! It certainly would have curtailed my tongue from some frustrated language lol, thanks!

@qualitysteamcarpetcleaning1710

3 ай бұрын

I'm putting in an Aluminum screen instead of Fiberglass. Does it worked the same way?

The hold down pieces ,… Genius!! I learned something Thank you !!

Cutting those 4 pieces to hold the screen in place..that makes you the best on how to replace screens,THANK YOU!!!

As a new homeowner I have to say your video was significantly more helpful than the Home Depot video

@WCSkills

6 ай бұрын

I'm glad you found my video instruction helpful. Thanks for watching.

I watched your video today and went to Home Depot and bought the items I needed and did it myself. Not bad for a 48 yr old woman. It came out beautiful. Thank you for your video.

@WCSkills

3 жыл бұрын

Good stuff!

This guy was the real professional. He didn’t miss a thing. Well worth watching much better than the others. Great job thanks for the demo

Loved it ,sir. I've probably done a couple of hundred myself , but never did it occur to me to bow the sides.Can't teach an old dog new tricks, huh ?You just did .

@WCSkills

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching, Bob. At age 55 I still long to learn new ways of doing things.

This video is right on. Follow his instructions and your project will turn out wonderfully. This video is unlike others that I watched where it was obvious they had NO idea what they were talking about. 10 stars out of possible 5. Well done.

@WCSkills

Ай бұрын

Hey, thanks for positive comments.

Thank you so much, your video was the best. This 50 year old woman redid two screens perfectly 👍

@WCSkills

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Glad to hear it.

I have been in construction for 45 years and consider myself structurally and mechanically inclined. After watching 8 different videos on re-screening , I attempted and failed multiple times and was ready to "call the man". I thought I would watch one more and after viewing yours, I re-screened my 15, 5' x 4' Solar Screens with precision square frames! You Sir are a Genius! Thank You!

@WCSkills

5 жыл бұрын

Clayton Hoyle awesome, glad you found it helpful!!

@charlenenorman3644

3 жыл бұрын

Ken OKeefe Try it after looking at the videos lol

@juanazcarate3969

3 жыл бұрын

I totally agree with the details he offered that others didn't. I especially liked that he was the only one who addressed the bowing in of the sides when screens are too tight.

@trevorking5271

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the lesson. We'll done

Using the corners to square things up is absolute genius. Many of us have done many re-screens and have never thought of this. Wow ! Thank you Sir !

@WCSkills

Жыл бұрын

Glad you like the tip!

This is the screen repair video to use. He's got it right. Some others have bad advice.

@WCSkills

Ай бұрын

Thanks for the kind words.

Just what I needed, someone who has done a ton of screen replacements to show me how it's done. It is crazy frustrating if you don't know how. Thank you!.

@WCSkills

Жыл бұрын

Glad you found this video helpful.

JUST what I needed, the pre-bending/bowing out of a side, to get the screen tight and NOT have a gap! Perfect!

I'm doing a screen door for the first time. I followed the instructions on the package. It sagged in the middle. This is when I searched for help, and I found your explanation. Made perfect sense to me. Thank you!

@WCSkills

11 күн бұрын

You got this!

I watched several other videos and yours was the only one that showed the four little holding strips. Pre-rolling the fabric into the groove makes a lot of sense too. Not watching to prevent bowing inwards is another mistake I've made in the past. It's great to watch a true professional at work. I now feel confident to start on my next screen replacement. Thank you!

@WCSkills

7 жыл бұрын

hey, glad this has set you on the right path to successful screen repair.

@Chris-pj1os

Жыл бұрын

The great ones make it look easy. 👏👏👏

Thank you for the great video. These tips are so helpful. I will preroll the screen in the groove and use the hold down pieces.

This is the best video EVER of screen replacement. I replaced 8 screens on our previous house before we put it up for sale as I wanted the color of the screens to match. It wasn't hard at all but I would have loved to know about the four little holding strips!!! I always used clamps to hold my screens in place. I also did exactly what you said NOT to do. I had pulled the screen too tight and the frame left a gap when I put it back in the window. Of course, I had to re-do. Thank you! I am now replacing a couple of screens in our new locations and this video is going to make my job so much easier. Thank You Again!!!!

Fixed it! My window screen was bowing inwards. I'd put the screen on too tight last year it seems. Thanks to your video I was able to get it back to it's proper shape. Finally getting to re screening my patio door. 🤔I was dumbfounded as to why there were pieces of bread all over my kitchen and living room when I got home one day a couple months back. A pesky tree rat (Squirrel) chewed through my patio door screen and ransacked my kitchen. So very thankful to you and others who post videos so regular folk like me can fix things themselves.

@WCSkills

9 ай бұрын

Glad this video helped you.

Finally some REAL TIPS that work!!! Thank you! Like pretty much everyone else, I watched 5 other videos which were ZERO HELP until I found this one.

@WCSkills

Жыл бұрын

Hey, glad you found the video helpful!

I really appreciate how clear and concise you were in your demonstration. Drives me nuts when I need to see how to do something and people waste my time. Thank you

@WCSkills

Ай бұрын

Thanks for your nice comment, Joshua

I like the trip on the 4 small pieces to temporarily hold the mesh in place.

What an awesome tip for the four corner pieces! Btw, you made that look WAY too easy. Thanks for taking the time to post the video. Most helpful.

I have seen few of them i believe I don't need to watch others because your explanation made it easier. Thank you and weldone.

After damaging my first attempt which failed. I then watched your video. Your demo's pointers, along with your demo did the trick. Thanks so much.

Genius! I've seen some pretty lame methods, your's is simple yet brilliant! Thank you, sir.

By far the BEST video on screen replacement. Pinning the 4 corners is a masterful idea that solves many instillation problems, especially racking the frame out of square 90 degree corners. Only a pro would re-straighten the bowed frame to a slight outward bow to compensate for the inevitable inward pull of the taught screening. While many modern frames have a crosspiece to reinforce the long rails and reduce bowing, installs on large patio door screens might benefit from temporarily fitting a cut-to-fit furring strip (or yardstick) to brace the 7 foot long vertical rails during install.

After watching many other videos, your video is the best. Thank you.

If only all instructional videos were this clear, concise, and correct. Excellent!

@WCSkills

5 жыл бұрын

ly776 glad you found the tutorial helpful.

@ly776

5 жыл бұрын

​@@WCSkills Yes, once I got the right spline I changed 6 screens in an hour or two. Finding the right spline size, however, was not obvious and it took a couple trips to the hardware store. Also I'm glad I spent a few extra bucks to get a sturdy wooden & metal spline tool ( Everhard brand) which allowed me to press down harder than I could with an all plastic tool..

I especially liked that you are the only one who addressed the bowing in of the sides when screens are too tight. You offered details that others did not. However, I will offer that a book can be placed under the screen, for a slight tension up, so it has a little tension but not too much.

@WCSkills

3 жыл бұрын

Good add on tip. 👍

Thanks sooo much!! This made my job at replacing the screen so much easier!

@WCSkills

10 ай бұрын

Glad you found it helpful!

I viewed many videos about this...I really like your suggestions the best. Thank you. I ended up replacing all the screening in my entire home. Thanks again!

@WCSkills

Жыл бұрын

Great stuff!!

Great video. I completely suck at screen work. I get them too tight and bow the frame. The bit where you used the hold down pieces was the trick. It's a skill. It takes time and finess. Thank you for sharing.

@WCSkills

Жыл бұрын

I’m happy if my video tutorial helps to up your skills! 😉

I was looking for the best way to pin down the screen and you just gave it to me! Thank you so much!!!

Thank You for the best diy instruction video I have ever seen.

@WCSkills

Жыл бұрын

Not perfect but I’m glad it helps. 😉

This is the first video I've seen that actually showed the correct steps. I was always getting a wrinkle somewhere in my screens. Thank you very much.

If you are flying solo, then the four hold downs is exactly what you need. Since I did not know I used clamps. It worked but this is a better process. Thanks for the vid.

Outstanding technique. That was very fast !

Thank you. Your advice about being careful while cutting off the excess mesh (so not to cut your hand) was appreciated. Video was good.

By far the best and most professional screen replacement video I've seen! Thank you!

Nailed it! Best instructional video for screen replacement I've seen. Thank you!

This is the best video I have seen, the 4 short parts really help get the screen pre-fitted so it is ready to install.

By far the best video with excellent tips.

Excellent Instructional Video, Sir! Best video & genius tips I have come across for this project. Thank You!

@WCSkills

8 ай бұрын

Glad you found it helpful

Great video! Really appreciate the "hold down" idea. My screens are not removable and so I have to repair them while vertical. This has been a nightmare up until now. You have saved me a ton of aggravation! Thank you!!!

@WCSkills

Жыл бұрын

Glad you like the video instruction…and a reminder to me that I have to do my patio door while installed upright. Easy when you pin the corners. 😉

@dalebellavance1280

Жыл бұрын

Also, my screens on the southern side of my home also have bowed outward. I was trying to bend them at the bow, but gave up because I was afraid of putting a bend in them. I didn't think of running along the frame and continuing from a position much further down. That was also extremely helpful for the next project! Thanks again!

Now that sir is a tight screen. I think that’s the tip I was searching for.

I could never fit new screen mesh without having wrinkles. Since viewing your video I have achieved a wrinkle free installation, many thanks for sharing your expertise with an excellent video.

@WCSkills

4 жыл бұрын

Ray Evans awesome

Excellent work, this teaching is more precise than many others. Thank you

Finally someone who REALLY KNOWS what he is doing. After watching at least four others doing this. A expert who I feel confident in doing my sliding screen door myself. Thanks for the video

@WCSkills

7 жыл бұрын

Glad you found the video helpful. 😀

Great tip to use the corner hold down pieces! Thank you for posting.

Las Vegas, NV: Best video, I've watched four. Thanks!

Hey man I didn't know you did screens. LOL. For years I've avoided doing screens but this year I decided to go for it. I have so many clients needing it done. I had one client, very particular, say the lines in the mesh didnt stay in line very well with the frame. That it was distracting. Wow! I couldnt see it. Anyway I know this is an old video but one of the easier ones to understand and follow. Thanks! I order from your window cleaning store sometimes. Have a good one.

@WCSkills

Жыл бұрын

Yes, some people may suffer from different levels of OCD (I don’t mean that as an insult) and can’t take seeing anything not lining up 100% parallel or perpendicular. Sometime the manufacturing of the mesh can have slightly uneven spacing between strands. It is what it is and the screen will function the same but when a customer is paying…anyway, thanks for the comment and past purchases at my shop.

Best video I've seen and I've watched many on screen repair

@WCSkills

Жыл бұрын

Glad you found the video helpful.

Great tips on the 4 corner hold down and prerolling the screen. I always have problems where the screen gets misaligned by the time I get to the last corner. Since I've been screwing up screens for the last 30 years, that screen he made was a thing of beauty! Gonna do my whole house now so I'm glad I learned the proper way.

@WCSkills

8 жыл бұрын

+Scott E Glad the video helped. :)

Great video Very well explained I have 8 screens to do. I feel more confident in doing it myself.

You're a rockstar I knew when I clicked on your video you were legit! Between the company logo shirt and spline on a roll, it was a sure shot :) Love the idea of "pinning" the screen in place. As a seamstress, this makes total sense. This step is missing from all the novice videos. Thank you so much. Rescreening my patio is going to be so much easier.

@WCSkills

4 жыл бұрын

Glad you found the video helpful.

I installed my first aluminum screen using your technique and it was a success! Thanks!

Thank you! Best re-screening video I’ve found so far, my screens came out great!

Very good and clear instructions. Best I’ve seen so far.

Nice video on a quality installation. All the other videos I have watched so far have been good but this is by far the best because of all the little tips and attention to detail. Thanks for the awesome vid.

Thank You! I completed my 1st repair and was confident due to your excellent training video!

It looks like you've done a few screens in your day. I like the hold down idea. I just rolled it in the groove and inevitably would get a sag I later had to fix. I knew there was something I was missing. Thanks, thumbs up

@WCSkills

4 жыл бұрын

Chuck You did it as a mobile service for 4 years and now 6 years in the shop. Yup, I've seen my share of screens. Glad you found this video helpful.

Very concise and easy to understand video, thank you for the post. The four 4 pieces to hold down the corners was excellent.

Thank you, the 4 pieces hold down work like a charm. I will do it as well when I do the screen mesh replacement to my rental property.

Best vedio I have seen so far! Check on square frame before and after installation is a very good advice, and 4 holding down pieces is a great idea!

Great job! Thanks for the tips. I have always had a problem where my mesh is too tight. and then the frame twists after picking it up off the table.

Excellent video !! I especially liked the trick with the hold downs !!

The best advice of all the videos I've seen,,,,, 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

@iwonasielska5460

6 жыл бұрын

Exactly THE BEST . Mark is a PROFESIONALIST . The rest videos are information scum .

I used all of his tricks and tips and it went very well on a patio screen door. Thank you for posting this.

@WCSkills

7 жыл бұрын

Awesome. Glad the video was helpful. :)

Mark, excellent video! I have an Anderson storm door screen that I have re-screened twice. The first time the screen was too loose and you could see it flapping and moving on a windy day. The second time I made the screen too tight and bowed the frame inward. Yours is the first video with the tip to bow one side of the frame outward in order to tension the screen properly.

@simplifyingthings9069

Жыл бұрын

Is there a degree of acceptable movement of screen in the wind? My window screen does move slightly in the wind, but when I examine it from multiple angles, it does not look loose or saggy. Also, I’ve noticed my retractable screen on my storm door moves in the wind. Does this mean I should have the manufacturer adjust it while it’s still under warranty? Since I’ve started rescreening, I pay much more attention to details/behaviors of screens than I did before. Due to my limited experience, it’s difficult to discern normal screen behavior vs. operator error.

Thank you! Best video tutorial right to the point! Project complete. Hardest part for me was to take old rubber out since it was like a rock after over 10y of exposure to the sun.

You got it right, and put all the other DIY screen installs to shame...nice job.

@WCSkills

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for checking out my video

Thank you so much for the tips, I just replaced a screen in minutes thanks to you!!

Super clear and straight to the point instructions. Thanks for the video.

Great instructions/advice. This is the one to watch.

Thank you so much, really helpful inside look of what a professional installation looks like, I have done one window screen 3 times all ready and I’m about to re do it again but this time I know better thanks to your video, thank you for taking the time and helping, god bless you

Tacking down the 4 corners was the key for me while installing the screen material. This is the first screen I've ever done that ended up without a warp or droop in it. Thanks! This is the first "house" project that was perfect and I sure needed it. Getting the spine in the groove where the screen pull tab is located took a screwdriver head. Just rolling the spline in this location would not get it all the way in.

Well done! Excellent tutorial. Thank you!

Thank you very much! A great video ... and the tip on the 4 corner holding pieces is a gem. This is the best video I have seen on re-screening. :)

Thank you so much those were some very great tips and instructions of doing a screen replacement I'm getting ready for my first time and I will follow what you just explained in your video, especially the safety tip with the trimming of the screen while using the utility knife.

@WCSkills

Ай бұрын

Good luck with your screen job. 👍

The best screen video on redoing, thanks.

Your method worked the best for me. Excellent video, thanks for posting your technique.

This is the best VIDEO instruction on this topic....I've seen various!! Thank you !!

Very well done. Thank you!

Thank you. I watched other videos and yours was the only one that showed the four little holding strips. Pre-rolling the fabric into the groove makes a lot of sense. I will watch and measure to prevent bowing inwards. I will be measuring before, during and after to try and make sure I don't tension too tight.

@WCSkills

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you found the video helpful.

Hi! I am sooo excited! It worked! I did it, thanks to your video! Thank you very much! Greetings from The Netherlands

@WCSkills

2 жыл бұрын

Glad the video helped. :-)

Great videos. Made it very clear and simple to diy. Thanks.

excellent video!! Great instructions and tips! I feel like I am ready to tackle my project!

I used this method after doing a few screens myself. This was definitely faster, easier, and prevented rips or bubbling.

Thanks! Step by step 1. Pry out old screen with screw driver. 2. Check screen alignment to see if it is square Remove section that is “bowed” and carefully bend it so that it bows slightly “outward”. Reconnect it to the frame. 3. Measure and cut new screen slightly bigger than the frame 4. Measure (poly foam spline will stretch) by estimating each side (l and w) Cut off 4 small pieces and push into each corner to help hold the screen in place “pins” it into the frame to keep it straight while you work. Press in with screw driver 5. Start one side at a time Pre roll it to give the impression on the screen Smooth with hand, last frame pull extra edge of screen to tighten the screen. Pull the material while you watch the other end. Remove the “pins” as you go. Then place spline in groove and press harder Go over each spline to make sure they are in properly Take screw driver and push in the corners even further. 6. Take utility knife and trim the “excess screen” by keeping the blade securely in place Be careful not to cut yourself Use spline roller if any section of spline is not in firmly.

@WCSkills

5 жыл бұрын

Nice summary. ;-)

Thank you Mark. Well done!

This video nails it, very well done.

Awesome video. Got my 7' screen replaced in less than 10 minutes. If I'd have know it was that easy I would have do this much sooner. Huge Thanks

@WCSkills

7 жыл бұрын

glad you found it helpful.

Thanks for the good tips. I'm trying to build some new screens that are nearly six feet long. My first efforts resulted in frame about 1/2" narrower in the middle after I rolled in the splines. I'm going to try your "pre-bowing" tip and hopefully that will result in a straight frame when finished.

Excellent DIY video. Thanks going to give it a try

Perfect tutorial! My screens turned out great🙂

great job mark you are a real pro love your tips made it so easy!

Nicely done and thanx for the vid.

Thanks for being very aware of probable bowing; especially, the long side and correcting for that prior to installation of screen was a very good illustration. If a guy neglects this on a patio door screen, it might not latch when screen door installed. One commenter mentioned possibly using a temporary brace in center of a long frame to help prevent bowing for screen installation.

Nice job! This is obviously not your "first Rodeo." Thanks so much for the valuable insight. Now its back to work on my screens!