![]() (You can skip this step if you want to use the existing hold-down hooks) Mark the positions of the screen door and adjust the sidetracks to fit in the door opening by cutting or trimming the ends. Hold the new screen door at the top and snap it over the mounting clips. Step 8 - Attach New Roll Up Screen Door to the Mounting Clips The clip lips should face the door or power drill. Starting at the top of the doorway, attach the mounting clips along the top line with screws using a screwdriver. Locate the existing holes for mounting clips where the previous door was. (You can skip this step if you want to use the existing mounting clips) Take a screwdriver and screw the new door handle onto the door. 1/8 inch less than the door width is appropriate. Make an allowance for movement when trimming the door. Use a hacksaw to trim the new screen door to the required width. If in doubt ask the supplier to come and take the measurements themselves. Take the dimensions to your roll-up screen door supplier.īuy a new roll-up door that matches your specifications and measurements. Take measurements from both sides of the door opening. Measure the internal width of the door, starting from top to bottom. Take out the aluminum casing by removing the screws. Unscrew the hold-down hooks one at a time using a screwdriver. Unscrew the mounting clips one at a time using a screwdriver. (You can skip this step if you want to use the existing casing, mounting clips, and hold-down hooks) Step 3 - Remove Mounting Clips and Casing Release the valence clips from the top rail at both ends. Unsnap the screen door from the mounting clips and hold-down hooks. Remove the screen by following the manufacturer’s instructions. Inc.If both the screen and casing are damaged, you will want to replace both. Put the door back into place, setting it into the top of the frame first and then easing into its bottom track, being careful not to damage the rollers. Use a utility knife to trim away the excess screen from the outer edge of the spline groove. Once the spline is in place, carefully cut away the extra length at the end and push the nub down into the groove. Repeat the process on all four sides, working carefully around each corner so that the edges don’t tear the screen. ![]() Use the grooved side of the roller to push the spline in tightly. Follow up by pushing the new spline into place in the groove, pinning the screen in. With a helper holding the screen in place, use the spline roller’s convex (ungrooved) end to push the new screen down into its groove on one side of the door. ![]() Use a utility knife to cut the screen to size. Leave at least 1 inch extra around all four sides. Next, roll the replacement screen out and pre-measure. Using a flat screwdriver, ease a section of spline out of its track and then pull the entire run out. Locate the rubber spline around the perimeter of the screen. Lay the door flat on a clean surface with the screen side nearest you. Remove the screen door from its tracks by lifting upward and tugging out. If replacement parts are available for that specific model, get those otherwise, a generic replacement kit with nylon screen and spline should work fine. Also consider how much time and effort you want to put into the repair versus a replacement.įor time’s sake, let’s go with the screen replacement. Now you can elect to either replace the screen and any damaged components (if the rollers broke or were loosened, for example), or to replace the entire door ($50 to upward of $100). Use a small putty knife to gently push the roller wheel back down into its track, and test. (Gently wiggle each side of the door the side with more resistance may have a roller off the track.) Carefully lift up that side of the door as far as it will go (usually a fraction of an inch). If the door sticks when it rolls, check the bottom rollers. Make sure it’s seated properly in the track and rolls easily back and forth. With your friend, inspect the doorframe for warped or broken rollers. Can I do so without having to buy a whole new door? - Joe T., Hartford, Conn.Ī: If the doorframe is undamaged, you should be able to replace the screen itself without paying too much. Q: On a visit to our friend’s house, my youngest son ran toward the sliding-glass doors leading to the back yard and went right through the screen door.
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