replacing or repairing a window screen

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jacobc

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Hello,

I have a hole in a window screen, and bugs are flying in. The window is ~27x22 inches, pretty standard size. The screen is a wire mesh, I don't know what material. The hole isn't very big, like 1 square inch.

Is this easy to repair, or is it better to replace the screen? For repairing, what materials and tools would I need, and how would I do it? If I were to replace the screen, is that easier than fixing? What's a good price for a screen of this size, e.g. from Home Depot or Lowes?

Thanks a lot,
Jacob
 
you can buy patches for metal screens. it's nothing more than a small square of the same material and you weave in the loose ends to hold it in place. Or you can buy nylon screens at HD and a package of splining material. You will also need a splining tool. It's not very hard to replace the whole screen.
 
They now have some kind of adhesive or iron on patches. Saw them on Shark Tank TV show.
 
I've seen some in person. They're not very attractive, and the adhesive has very little to stick to (because they attach to a screen with lots of little tiny holes in it:p).
 
This is the easiest and best way to replace a window screen. The stick on/iron on patches look terrible and fail over time anyway.

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