Waste of a day - insect screens.

[Robert WA]

The combination of young grandchildren and fibreglass insect screen in doors is not a good one.

Is there a worse house maintenance chore than replacing screens? This time I fitted wire ones, hoping they will last a bit longer.

What a way to spend Mother's Day.

[Jacksin]

My small dog always scratched the wire in my aluminium sliding door when he wanted to go out. Consequently the wire didnt last long. I called into a local aluminium screen maker and they have different grades of light aluminium mesh that is dog (and kid proof) that cost about $90 fitted, now he can bounce against it.
Jack ;)

[Driver]

[QUOTE=Robert WA]The combination of young grandchildren and fibreglass insect screen in doors is not a good one.QUOTE]


The combination of Christmas Day, a house full of rellies, a lot of hospitality (the kind that you pour out of bottles) and insect screens in doors is an even worse one. Combine all that with a large, fully decorated Christmas tree placed strategically one metre to the left of the screen door in question and you have all the ingredients for a truly spectacular Christmas Day incident. It happened about 12 years ago. The unfortunate main protagonist was a cousin of mine and the mere mention of the incident is still enough to send my son, who is now 22 years old, into helpless hilarity.

But you're right, Mum :D - It's not a great way to spend Mothers Day.

Col

[Robert WA]

I forgot to say that these are timber doors so the process involves removing beading, removing old screen material and old staples, stretching on new screen material and stapling it down nice and tight and square and then replacing the beading. Sounds easy but I find it a PITA job.

I feel better for having had the whinge about it.

:mad:

[Sturdee]

The easier way to fit fibreglass insect screen wire to wooden screen doors is to rout a small grove in the face of the timber and insert the new screen wire the same way as the metal ones with the rubber tubing and the little wheel gadget. Then you can cover this with the beading to make it look neat.


Peter.

[journeyman Mick]

Is there a worse house maintenance chore than replacing screens?
Yep, think blocked toilets :( :(

Mick