Repair screened porch screens
Why it matters
Even a small hole in a porch screen lets in mosquitoes, flies, and wasps — defeating the purpose of the screened enclosure. Screen repair is a 10-minute DIY fix. Ignoring it means a summer of swatting.
Stop forgetting to do this.
Hearth generates a personalized maintenance schedule so you never miss another repair screened porch screens.
How to do it
- 1
Walk the full perimeter of the screened porch and inspect each panel.
- 2
Look for small tears, holes from pets or branches, and loose or popped-out spline.
- 3
For small holes (under 1 inch), apply a peel-and-stick screen repair patch.
- 4
For larger tears, remove the old spline with a flat-head screwdriver, lay new screen material, and press in new spline with a spline roller.
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Check that the screen door closes properly and the latch engages.