Screen doors broken ? Welcome to All-About-Screen-Doors. The Internet’s most popular window screen and window and door repair resource with just about anything you want to know about about repairing door and window screens.
One thing that’s very popular on my site are my “knocked down” screen door kits. These come with everything you need to replace your worn out or missing sliding screen. Order any size you need for your patio door.
There are 2 seperate kits. One kit is a sliding door screen kit made in the USA for US customers. The other kit serves customers in the north.
After all, there is no lack of broken screens. They are being broken all the time. As I am fond of saying Kids, Cats and Dogs keep me in business !. I have fixed thousands of screens, and I am willing to share what I know to help you fix your own.
Another thing that goes hand in hand with fixing your screen sliding door is how to get the darn thing off in the first place to fix it. Thats why I made a page about screen door installation and removal. It will tell you the tricks the pros use to get the screen doors out.
Great for those situations where your screen door is in between the glass panels or the door frame is sagging. As well, there are plenty of other great tips for removing and reinstalling different types of screened doors
The Page about wooden doorgives you helpful hints for repairing and maintaining these lovely old and new “Granny Doors” so they stay in perfect shape for as long as you own your home. And if you are interested in the more modern retracle door this page gives you some useful information to help you make your buying decision.
Yes you can go to just about any hardware store and buy screen material but how do you put it into the frame ?
- If your screen door is missing or totally broken how do you go about getting a new one ?
- How do I measure it ?
- Is it true that you cant get that size ?
- If my screen door is not-so-totally-broken can I fix it myself ?
- What parts do i need ?
You can get exactly this kind of help here and more. This website has more detailed information about repairing your own screens than you are likely to find anywhere else.
You can save yourself some money. You don’t always have to get rid of your old windows and doors if they can be repaired economically. Empower yourself, learn how to repair them.
You might even end up doing it part time to make yourself a little extra money. If you want to become the local screen repair expert I can help you with that too. I am more than happy to share what I know.
The information here is not just used by home owners. Hardware and Glass Shops use this website to help with their staff training. Property managers use it so their staff can fix apartments and condominium windows and doors.
If you are “itching” to get busy re-screening your own screen door go to the sliding door screen page. This has the relevant information about how to remove and replace your ripped screen cloth.
If you are thinking of building your own screen porch, its good to know that nowadays there are some wonderful systems available for screening it in. No more staples and accidentally cutting the screen as you put the last staple in. Check these systems out on the screen houses page.
The page about Pet Doors talks about the pros and cons of different types of pet doors. This is great help if you have pets that need to in and out regularly. Also check out the page about pet proof window screens This page talks about the super strong screening now being used for screens that get constantly torn by pets. Now if they would just come out with Teenager proof screening…
Has someone told you that its “impossible” to remove and repair the screen from your old worn painted storm door ? Try the how to fix a storm door screen page and please yourself by learning how to do the impossible.
Are you missing screens in some of your windows or do you have window screens that need to be fixed ?, Try the window screen replacement page and learn how to measure and/or make your own screens.
Or check out the Amazing Printed Screens If you are are an architect looking for a unique way to set off a new screen porch on a residence or new restaurant, try having screens printed with virtually any image you can dream up to match or complement the look of the building.
Where would we be without our screens ?, Very itchy and lot more stressed more than likely. Screens do a great job of keeping little pests like flies and mosquitoes at bay. Screens are everywhere but we sometimes do not realize how important they are. We take them for granted.
Without screens, the Panama Canal would never have been built. Too many workers would have been bitten by infected mosquitoes and got sick and died. Without screens and without the Panama Canal, the United States would never have become an economic super power!
In times past, without access to the medicine we have now, window and door screens were literally the difference between life and death. Incredibly, there are still parts of the world that to this day, dont have this simple technology that saves and improves peoples lives on such a basic level.
I try very hard to keep current on all the latest developments in the industry. If there is something you do not see here, do not hesitate to bring it to my attention. Many of the pages in this site have places where you can add your own knowledge.