How to Re-Screen a Patio

If you have a screened-in patio with screens that have been torn or are sagging, you can replace the screens yourself without having to hire a professional carpenter or experienced handyman. This is not a difficult do-it-yourself project and requires only a few tools. The most challenging part of re-screening a patio is being careful not to damage the new screen by cutting it too short or pulling it too taut, stretching it or causing it to sag.

Things You'll Need

• Tweezers
• Screen
• Spline roller
• Utility knife

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Instructions

1. • 1

     Pull the old spline out of the frame with tweezers, then pull the screen away from the frame.

   • 2

     Stretch a new screen over the frame, then insert a new spline into the gaps where the old spline came out. Use a spline roller to secure one side of the screen into place.

   • 3

     Stretch the screen as you insert more spline into the top and bottom, then in the other side, pressing the spline into place with a spline roller.

   • 4

     Cut off excess screen with a utility knife to finish.