Screens

[geoffw]

Hi,

I have a question about flywire screens.

The house is 10 years old- but a number of the flywire screens have been damaged. The frames are all in good order.

What's better- to relace flywire screens, or to buy complete new frames with screens (one small window, one large, two doors)?

What sort of cost would be involved?

TIA

Geoff

[asy]

Geoff.

If the screens are in doors, IE security doors, in a mid or lower rental area, I suggest strongly that you consider replacing the screens with Shademesh.

Keep the old frames, and replace the materal.

Shademesh keeps out the insects, it is UV Stabilised, so it lasts MUCH longer than flywire, and, BONUS!!!...

Wait for it...


It is almost impervious to CHILDREN AND ANIMALS!!!
(Except for chewing puppies... But it stands cat scratching and small children very well)

Not to mention that it is cheaper than flywire... ;)

Depending on which windows are involved, shademesh might be suitable there too... But in general there is not as much wear on windows, and flywire will do...

(The only reason I said low to middle range rentals, is because higher paying/standard tenants will usually balk at something as basic as shademesh.)

hope this helps.

asy :D

[geoffw]

Asy,

Thanks for that.

The choice of shademesh was very limited, and did not suit- this time. But I know have one more piece of knowledge for next time.

But, before your post, I knew so little, I did not even know that removing the screen and keeping the frames was an option. Hey, I'm a programmer, not a renovator or handyperson.

So I've replaced the flywire, and the job looks great- the process is very forgiving. Even though I didn't have a little roller doowhacky which is supposed to make it a lot easier to do.

Geoff

[Jas]

Originally posted by geoffw

So I've replaced the flywire, and the job looks great- the process is very forgiving. Even though I didn't have a little roller doowhacky which is supposed to make it a lot easier to do.


Geoff,
spend the $5 and get the doohicky. It's not a doodad if you can claim it against tax ;)

Jas

[geoffw]

Thanks Jas,

I didn't buy the doohickey because the hardware shop was out of them. I knew 30 seconds into the job that was a great pity- but I couldn't do anything about it.

[paulzag]

So how much skin did you lose without the doohicky? ;)

I used a teaspoon or knife-handle to do the job in my cheapo past.

[geoffw]

Originally posted by paulzag
So how much skin did you lose without the doohicky? ;)

I used a teaspoon or knife-handle to do the job in my cheapo past. I used a spoon handle.

No skin lost, but two blisters sustained :D

[ruk]

you'll feel like doing the whole house once you've used a dodad.

if you use aluminium mesh it will last a million tomes longer than the plastic sh-t.