Sliding Screen Door Replacement

Signs you need this service

• Tears, holes, or a bulge where the mesh has stretched
• The frame is bowed, kinked, or the corners have pulled apart
• The screen jumps out of its track or drags on the sill
• Insects are getting through despite the screen being closed
• The mesh has gone brittle and chalky from years of UV
• The latch no longer holds it shut in a breeze

Rescreening or a new frame

If the frame is still square and the rollers are fine, rescreening is the economical answer. We strip the old mesh, replace the spline, and fit new material tensioned properly so it does not bag out in six months.

Once the frame itself is bowed or the corner keys have let go, a new frame is the better value. Screen frames are thin extruded aluminum and they take a beating from wind, pets, and being shoved by people who could not find the handle. A rebuilt frame with proper corner hardware simply lasts longer than repeatedly straightening the old one.

Mesh worth paying a little more for

• Standard fiberglass is the default and it is fine for low-traffic doors.
• No-see-um mesh has a tighter weave that stops the tiny biting midges common near water and mangroves. If you are on a canal, an intracoastal lot, or anywhere near marsh, this is the one worth asking for.
• Pet-resistant mesh is a heavy vinyl-coated polyester that stands up to claws and shoulder-pushing dogs. Considerably tougher than fiberglass.
• High-visibility mesh uses thinner strands for a noticeably clearer view and better airflow, which people appreciate on a water-facing door.
• Solar screen blocks a meaningful share of incoming heat on brutally exposed west-facing openings.

The part most companies skip

Screen doors have rollers too, and they are usually little plastic wheels with an adjustment screw. When they wear, the screen drags on the sill and the frame starts to rack, which is what eventually kills it. We replace those rollers as part of a screen job rather than fitting a good new frame onto worn hardware and letting it fail the same way.

We also check the screen track itself. It is shallower and softer than the main door track and it packs with debris quickly, which on its own can make a perfectly good screen feel broken.