Can you replace just the screen mesh without replacing the whole frame?
A question we often hear from homeowners in Cordova Park.
Our dog went through two window screens on the back of the house. The mesh is shredded but the aluminum frames look fine. Do I have to buy whole new screens or can somebody just put new mesh in the existing frames?
Answer from the WAHOO! Team
Good news: if the frames are straight and the corners and hardware are still solid, you almost never need whole new screens. That's called rescreening — we remove the shredded mesh and the rubber spline that holds it, clean out the channel, install new mesh, tension it properly, and trim the edges. The screen goes back in the window looking new for a lot less than a replacement. Since a dog caused this one, ask about pet-resistant mesh for those two windows — it's a heavier weave built to survive paws. If a frame turns out to be bent or corroded we'll tell you straight that it needs replacing instead. Details here: window screen repair in Pensacola — or text photos of the damage to 850-378-3301 and we'll tell you which fix each screen needs.
Answer from the WAHOO! Team
One practical addendum: re-meshing an existing frame is almost always the money move — the aluminum frame is the durable part, and swapping the mesh and spline runs a fraction of a full replacement screen. The exceptions where a new frame earns its cost: corners that are cracked or racked out of square (the screen will never sit tight again), frames bent from a fall, or hardware tabs that have snapped off. When we're out cleaning windows we'll look over every screen we pull, tell you which ones just need mesh and which are genuinely done, and quote both honestly. Most Pensacola homes with a few torn screens are back to perfect for less than people expect. Call or text 850-378-3301 and we can usually handle repairs during the same visit as a cleaning.
Answers written by Paul Kunkleman and the WAHOO! Window Cleaning crew — licensed & insured, Pensacola, FL.