Fix/replace sliding screen door

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Author Message   Pamela Citizen Username: Pamela Post Number: 40 Registered: 7-2004 Posted on Wednesday, July 5, 2006 - 1:32 pm:        Our daughter sort of broke the screen part of our friend's sliding door. The screen is now pretty worthless as it's disconnected pretty much on two sides. How would you handle this situation? Buy new screen from home depot or buy a new door?   daylaborer Citizen Username: Upondaroof Post Number: 785 Registered: 4-2003 Posted on Wednesday, July 5, 2006 - 2:40 pm:        What does "sort of broke the screen part" mean? It can probably be repaired unless the frame is damaged.   Micheale Citizen Username: Micheale Post Number: 8 Registered: 3-2006 Posted on Wednesday, July 5, 2006 - 2:56 pm:        If the screen fabric itself is intact, you can get a tool from any hardware store to fix it. It's called a "spline tool" and it's quite simple to use. Here's a link with instructions about how to replace the whole screen, or you can just re-secure the old one if it's not ripped. http://www.yournewhouse.com/Departments/TVShow/seg_tscript.asp?ts_id=5107&text_t ype=S&text_page=1&mscssid=T1CK8QLRJKFV9JSHBCPP1NWUWR3XFVKB   peteglider Citizen Username: Peteglider Post Number: 2049 Registered: 8-2002 Posted on Wednesday, July 5, 2006 - 3:52 pm:        BTW -- splines come in multiple sizes -- around here only Lowes (not Home Depot)carries all of them ... /p