I'll bet I've done a couple hundred screens in my career. Not once have I ever used "hold downs." This has to be one of the smartest DIY suggestions I have ever seen! Also, for newbies, be careful if you are going to try to bend out a bowed piece. One false move and you're going to get a kink in the metal. At that point, the piece is useless. Pay attention to how he took his time and did the bendout little by little. Don't rush that step or you'll be making new frame pieces. This video is a real gem!

The hold down pieces ,… Genius!! I learned something Thank you !!

well, ive come across the holy grail of screen repair videos. this one is by far the best

Cutting those 4 pieces to hold the screen in place..that makes you the best on how to replace screens,THANK YOU!!!

I watched your video today and went to Home Depot and bought the items I needed and did it myself. Not bad for a 48 yr old woman. It came out beautiful. Thank you for your video.

This video is right on. Follow his instructions and your project will turn out wonderfully. This video is unlike others that I watched where it was obvious they had NO idea what they were talking about. 10 stars out of possible 5. Well done.

Thank you so much, your video was the best. This 50 year old woman redid two screens perfectly 👍

I have been in construction for 45 years and consider myself structurally and mechanically inclined. After watching 8 different videos on re-screening , I attempted and failed multiple times and was ready to "call the man". I thought I would watch one more and after viewing yours, I re-screened my 15, 5' x 4' Solar Screens with precision square frames! You Sir are a Genius! Thank You!

This guy was the real professional. He didn’t miss a thing. Well worth watching much better than the others. Great job thanks for the demo

I'm doing a screen door for the first time. I followed the instructions on the package. It sagged in the middle. This is when I searched for help, and I found your explanation. Made perfect sense to me. Thank you!

Loved it ,sir. I've probably done a couple of hundred myself , but never did it occur to me to bow the sides.Can't teach an old dog new tricks, huh ?You just did .

As a new homeowner I have to say your video was significantly more helpful than the Home Depot video

Thank you for the great video. These tips are so helpful. I will preroll the screen in the groove and use the hold down pieces.

I watched several other videos and yours was the only one that showed the four little holding strips. Pre-rolling the fabric into the groove makes a lot of sense too. Not watching to prevent bowing inwards is another mistake I've made in the past. It's great to watch a true professional at work. I now feel confident to start on my next screen replacement. Thank you!

Just what I needed, someone who has done a ton of screen replacements to show me how it's done. It is crazy frustrating if you don't know how. Thank you!.

This is the screen repair video to use. He's got it right. Some others have bad advice.

Using the corners to square things up is absolute genius. Many of us have done many re-screens and have never thought of this. Wow ! Thank you Sir !

Finally some REAL TIPS that work!!! Thank you! Like pretty much everyone else, I watched 5 other videos which were ZERO HELP until I found this one.

Thanks sooo much!! This made my job at replacing the screen so much easier!

Great video. I completely suck at screen work. I get them too tight and bow the frame. The bit where you used the hold down pieces was the trick. It's a skill. It takes time and finess. Thank you for sharing.

Fixed it! My window screen was bowing inwards. I'd put the screen on too tight last year it seems. Thanks to your video I was able to get it back to it's proper shape. Finally getting to re screening my patio door. 🤔I was dumbfounded as to why there were pieces of bread all over my kitchen and living room when I got home one day a couple months back. A pesky tree rat (Squirrel) chewed through my patio door screen and ransacked my kitchen. So very thankful to you and others who post videos so regular folk like me can fix things themselves.

This is the best video EVER of screen replacement. I replaced 8 screens on our previous house before we put it up for sale as I wanted the color of the screens to match. It wasn't hard at all but I would have loved to know about the four little holding strips!!! I always used clamps to hold my screens in place. I also did exactly what you said NOT to do. I had pulled the screen too tight and the frame left a gap when I put it back in the window. Of course, I had to re-do. Thank you! I am now replacing a couple of screens in our new locations and this video is going to make my job so much easier. Thank You Again!!!!

Genius! I've seen some pretty lame methods, your's is simple yet brilliant! Thank you, sir.

Excellent Instructional Video, Sir! Best video & genius tips I have come across for this project. Thank You!

I viewed many videos about this...I really like your suggestions the best. Thank you. I ended up replacing all the screening in my entire home. Thanks again!

I have seen few of them i believe I don't need to watch others because your explanation made it easier. Thank you and weldone.

I really appreciate how clear and concise you were in your demonstration. Drives me nuts when I need to see how to do something and people waste my time. Thank you

Great video! Really appreciate the "hold down" idea. My screens are not removable and so I have to repair them while vertical. This has been a nightmare up until now. You have saved me a ton of aggravation! Thank you!!!

JUST what I needed, the pre-bending/bowing out of a side, to get the screen tight and NOT have a gap! Perfect!

Nailed it! Best instructional video for screen replacement I've seen. Thank you!

After damaging my first attempt which failed. I then watched your video. Your demo's pointers, along with your demo did the trick. Thanks so much.

After watching many other videos, your video is the best. Thank you.

By far the BEST video on screen replacement. Pinning the 4 corners is a masterful idea that solves many instillation problems, especially racking the frame out of square 90 degree corners. Only a pro would re-straighten the bowed frame to a slight outward bow to compensate for the inevitable inward pull of the taught screening. While many modern frames have a crosspiece to reinforce the long rails and reduce bowing, installs on large patio door screens might benefit from temporarily fitting a cut-to-fit furring strip (or yardstick) to brace the 7 foot long vertical rails during install.

This is the first video I've seen that actually showed the correct steps. I was always getting a wrinkle somewhere in my screens. Thank you very much.

What an awesome tip for the four corner pieces! Btw, you made that look WAY too easy. Thanks for taking the time to post the video. Most helpful.

If only all instructional videos were this clear, concise, and correct. Excellent!

Thank you. Your advice about being careful while cutting off the excess mesh (so not to cut your hand) was appreciated. Video was good.

Finally someone who REALLY KNOWS what he is doing. After watching at least four others doing this. A expert who I feel confident in doing my sliding screen door myself. Thanks for the video

Thank You for the best diy instruction video I have ever seen.

Hey man I didn't know you did screens. LOL. For years I've avoided doing screens but this year I decided to go for it. I have so many clients needing it done. I had one client, very particular, say the lines in the mesh didnt stay in line very well with the frame. That it was distracting. Wow! I couldnt see it. Anyway I know this is an old video but one of the easier ones to understand and follow. Thanks! I order from your window cleaning store sometimes. Have a good one.

Excellent work, this teaching is more precise than many others. Thank you

Great tips on the 4 corner hold down and prerolling the screen. I always have problems where the screen gets misaligned by the time I get to the last corner. Since I've been screwing up screens for the last 30 years, that screen he made was a thing of beauty! Gonna do my whole house now so I'm glad I learned the proper way.

By far the best and most professional screen replacement video I've seen! Thank you!

I could never fit new screen mesh without having wrinkles. Since viewing your video I have achieved a wrinkle free installation, many thanks for sharing your expertise with an excellent video.

I especially liked that you are the only one who addressed the bowing in of the sides when screens are too tight. You offered details that others did not. However, I will offer that a book can be placed under the screen, for a slight tension up, so it has a little tension but not too much.

I was looking for the best way to pin down the screen and you just gave it to me! Thank you so much!!!

Thank you so much, really helpful inside look of what a professional installation looks like, I have done one window screen 3 times all ready and I’m about to re do it again but this time I know better thanks to your video, thank you for taking the time and helping, god bless you

By far the best video with excellent tips.

It looks like you've done a few screens in your day. I like the hold down idea. I just rolled it in the groove and inevitably would get a sag I later had to fix. I knew there was something I was missing. Thanks, thumbs up

You're a rockstar I knew when I clicked on your video you were legit! Between the company logo shirt and spline on a roll, it was a sure shot :) Love the idea of "pinning" the screen in place. As a seamstress, this makes total sense. This step is missing from all the novice videos. Thank you so much. Rescreening my patio is going to be so much easier.

Mark, excellent video! I have an Anderson storm door screen that I have re-screened twice. The first time the screen was too loose and you could see it flapping and moving on a windy day. The second time I made the screen too tight and bowed the frame inward. Yours is the first video with the tip to bow one side of the frame outward in order to tension the screen properly.

Thank You! I completed my 1st repair and was confident due to your excellent training video!

Great video Very well explained I have 8 screens to do. I feel more confident in doing it myself.

This is the best video I have seen, the 4 short parts really help get the screen pre-fitted so it is ready to install.

Outstanding technique. That was very fast !

I installed my first aluminum screen using your technique and it was a success! Thanks!

Great tip to use the corner hold down pieces! Thank you for posting.

Thank you so much those were some very great tips and instructions of doing a screen replacement I'm getting ready for my first time and I will follow what you just explained in your video, especially the safety tip with the trimming of the screen while using the utility knife.

Best video I've seen and I've watched many on screen repair

I used all of his tricks and tips and it went very well on a patio screen door. Thank you for posting this.

If you are flying solo, then the four hold downs is exactly what you need. Since I did not know I used clamps. It worked but this is a better process. Thanks for the vid.

Las Vegas, NV: Best video, I've watched four. Thanks!

Thank you. I watched other videos and yours was the only one that showed the four little holding strips. Pre-rolling the fabric into the groove makes a lot of sense. I will watch and measure to prevent bowing inwards. I will be measuring before, during and after to try and make sure I don't tension too tight.

Hi! I am sooo excited! It worked! I did it, thanks to your video! Thank you very much! Greetings from The Netherlands

The best advice of all the videos I've seen,,,,, 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

Very good and clear instructions. Best I’ve seen so far.

Thank you! Best re-screening video I’ve found so far, my screens came out great!

Best vedio I have seen so far! Check on square frame before and after installation is a very good advice, and 4 holding down pieces is a great idea!

Tacking down the 4 corners was the key for me while installing the screen material. This is the first screen I've ever done that ended up without a warp or droop in it. Thanks! This is the first "house" project that was perfect and I sure needed it. Getting the spine in the groove where the screen pull tab is located took a screwdriver head. Just rolling the spline in this location would not get it all the way in.

Great job! Thanks for the tips. I have always had a problem where my mesh is too tight. and then the frame twists after picking it up off the table.

Thank you very much! A great video ... and the tip on the 4 corner holding pieces is a gem. This is the best video I have seen on re-screening. :)

Now that sir is a tight screen. I think that’s the tip I was searching for.

Very concise and easy to understand video, thank you for the post. The four 4 pieces to hold down the corners was excellent.

Nice video on a quality installation. All the other videos I have watched so far have been good but this is by far the best because of all the little tips and attention to detail. Thanks for the awesome vid.

I like the trip on the 4 small pieces to temporarily hold the mesh in place.

Thanks! Step by step 1. Pry out old screen with screw driver. 2. Check screen alignment to see if it is square Remove section that is “bowed” and carefully bend it so that it bows slightly “outward”. Reconnect it to the frame. 3. Measure and cut new screen slightly bigger than the frame 4. Measure (poly foam spline will stretch) by estimating each side (l and w) Cut off 4 small pieces and push into each corner to help hold the screen in place “pins” it into the frame to keep it straight while you work. Press in with screw driver 5. Start one side at a time Pre roll it to give the impression on the screen Smooth with hand, last frame pull extra edge of screen to tighten the screen. Pull the material while you watch the other end. Remove the “pins” as you go. Then place spline in groove and press harder Go over each spline to make sure they are in properly Take screw driver and push in the corners even further. 6. Take utility knife and trim the “excess screen” by keeping the blade securely in place Be careful not to cut yourself Use spline roller if any section of spline is not in firmly.

Thank you! Best video tutorial right to the point! Project complete. Hardest part for me was to take old rubber out since it was like a rock after over 10y of exposure to the sun.

This is the best VIDEO instruction on this topic....I've seen various!! Thank you !!

Awesome video. Got my 7' screen replaced in less than 10 minutes. If I'd have know it was that easy I would have do this much sooner. Huge Thanks

Thank you, the 4 pieces hold down work like a charm. I will do it as well when I do the screen mesh replacement to my rental property.

Excellent video !! I especially liked the trick with the hold downs !!

Thank you so much for the tips, I just replaced a screen in minutes thanks to you!!

You got it right, and put all the other DIY screen installs to shame...nice job.

I went to the glass store to drop my screens off today. He informed me that he can’t find anyone willing to work so he doesn’t do screens anymore. $20 per hour and can’t find a screener. He referred me to another company. Their turn around time for 8 screens and a door was 4 weeks because their backlog was so big. I screened my whole house in 2 hrs. Going to train my son and have him start his own business when he turns 16. He could pay his way through college and learn to run a business.

Mark this is an excellent video. Great information and little techniques for a professional result are explained so anyone can get a great result. Thanks for taking the time to make this video. It's very well done.

Your method worked the best for me. Excellent video, thanks for posting your technique.

excellent video!! Great instructions and tips! I feel like I am ready to tackle my project!

Thanks for the good tips. I'm trying to build some new screens that are nearly six feet long. My first efforts resulted in frame about 1/2" narrower in the middle after I rolled in the splines. I'm going to try your "pre-bowing" tip and hopefully that will result in a straight frame when finished.

I used this method after doing a few screens myself. This was definitely faster, easier, and prevented rips or bubbling.

Well done! Excellent tutorial. Thank you!

Super clear and straight to the point instructions. Thanks for the video.

Great tips from a guy that has done a few. I just watched a guy that talked it thru but in the end he didn't have the tips only experience brings.

Hold down pieces. Genious! Great vid.

Thank you very Sir.......for showing to us your expertise,,,,,,,,May the Good Lord Bless You and your Business

Great instructions/advice. This is the one to watch.

Thanks for being very aware of probable bowing; especially, the long side and correcting for that prior to installation of screen was a very good illustration. If a guy neglects this on a patio door screen, it might not latch when screen door installed. One commenter mentioned possibly using a temporary brace in center of a long frame to help prevent bowing for screen installation.

Great videos. Made it very clear and simple to diy. Thanks.

Love the tips. Makes it look easy. Hope it is that simple for moi.

Nice job! This is obviously not your "first Rodeo." Thanks so much for the valuable insight. Now its back to work on my screens!

Thank you so much for your video. This was my first time doing screens and they came out perfectly!