When your home has an unwanted door, a logical step is to replace the door with a window. Windows are more energy-efficient than doors, and they allow additional light into the house.

Window screen replacement is an easy, inexpensive project that even novice DIYers can do. Here’s how to keep insects from coming through the holes in your screens.

How to Replace a Broken Window Screen for Less Than $20 Let the fresh air in without all the mosquitos and save some money while you do it.

Window screen replacement is an easy, inexpensive project that even novice DIYers can do. Here’s how to keep insects from coming through the holes in your screens.

Replacement screen big enough to fit over the frame. Screen roller tool. Screen spline. Tape. Utility knife. To replace a screen: Carefully remove the existing spline from your window or door. A ...

One of the first places you’ll see the damage is on the window screens. You can pay to replace them for upwards of $50 or you can repair them yourself for a fraction of the price.

1. Remove the damaged screen from the window. Use a screwdriver to pry the flexible spline from the frame groove, then pull it out with your fingers.

People replace their windows for three major reasons: to make a house more energy efficient; to make a house more comfortable -- warmer, less drafty; and to shut out noise.