Can a torn window screen be rescreened instead of replaced?

Yes, if the frame is straight and the corners are intact. New mesh and spline go into the old frame, and it's usually the least costly fix. A badly bent or cracked frame gets new pieces, or a new screen is made.

Which window screen mesh holds up best with pets?

Pet-resistant mesh, a thicker coated polyester made to resist claws and paws. It's heavier and a little darker to look through than standard fibreglass, so some owners use it only on the low windows and the patio screen door that pets actually reach.

Can screens be made for windows that never had them?

Often. If the window has a track or clip points where a screen can sit, a pro can build one to fit. Some older sash need an outside screen hung on brackets instead. Photos of the window inside and out show what's possible.

Can one request cover every screen in a rental house?

Yes. Tell us how many screens there are, roughly how many sizes, and whether the house is empty, and we pass it to a pro who handles batches and quotes the lot. Owners with several houses can see help for property managers.

Do rental windows in Kingston have to have working screens?

Queen's off-campus housing guidance lists working screens among what tenants should expect, alongside secure locks and reasonable draft-proofing. Treat it as a sensible baseline. Tenants should raise torn or missing screens with the landlord, ideally backed by photos taken at move-in.

How much do window screen replacements cost?

It depends on how many screens there are, their sizes and frame type, rescreening versus new frames, the mesh you choose, and pickup versus on-site work. A batch of similar screens usually prices more efficiently than a scattering of one-offs.

Window screens · Kingston

Torn, bent or missing window screens, sorted

Window screen repair in Kingston, Ontario is usually simpler than people expect. A torn window screen can be rescreened in its own frame, a bent frame straightened or rebuilt, and a missing screen made to fit. We connect you with an independent local pro who does window screens, whether it's one from a bedroom or every screen in a rental house. Screen doors on patios and porches are covered under doors and screens.

Rescreen before replacing the frame
Batches for rentals and cottages
Screens for combination storms

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A batch of rescreened frames ready to go back in. The two on the right show where they started.

Three fixes

Rescreen, repair the frame or make a new screen

Cutaway of a window screen frame corner showing the channel, the rubber spline pressed into it and the mesh held taut

Rescreen the frame

If the frame is straight, the old mesh and its rubber spline come out, new mesh is rolled into the channel with fresh spline, and the edge is trimmed.

The spline presses the mesh into the frame's channel. A rescreen replaces both.

Repair or rebuild the frame

A bent aluminum frame can often be straightened. A kinked or cracked one gets new frame pieces and corner keys, then new mesh.

Make a new screen

For windows that lost their screens or never had them, the pro builds a frame to fit and adds the clips or springs that hold it in.

Mesh

Mesh choices: fibreglass, aluminum, pet-resistant and solar

Fibreglass mesh

Flexible, won't dent or corrode, easy to rescreen again. The usual choice.

Aluminum mesh

Stiffer and tougher against snags, but it creases if pushed.

Pet-resistant mesh

A heavier coated polyester that stands up to claws, slightly darker to look through.

Solar mesh

A denser weave that cuts glare and heat on a sunny wall while still passing air.

The academic year

Rentals near Queen's and St. Lawrence College: screens at move-in and move-out

Renting is common in Kingston, and much of the University District is pre-First World War houses let to students. Screens take the wear: pushed out for a breeze, torn by a bike, lost in a basement. Queen's off-campus housing guidance lists working screens among what tenants should expect, so the gap between leases is the natural time to deal with them.

The pro can collect frames and rescreen them off site while the house is empty. Tenants should report a torn screen to the landlord with a photo. The move-in and move-out guide covers what to check at each end of a lease.

Island and cottage

Cottages and island homes: getting screens ready for summer

Wolfe Island is a free ferry ride from downtown, and its population swells in summer as cottages open. Screens that spent winter in a shed often come out torn or bent.

Photos first help: if the pro knows the frame type and mesh before crossing, screens can be collected in one trip. See Wolfe Island for coverage; we'll confirm a pro serves your road first.

Storm windows

Screens for combination storm windows

Many older Kingston houses have aluminum combination storms over the original sash, with a half-screen that slides behind the storm glass. Those panels tear and lose their small clips like any other, and can be rescreened or remade to fit the storm's track. If the storm itself is loose or cracked, see storm windows.

Batch pricing

Batch pricing factors for landlords

One screen or a whole house, the quote is built from:

How many screens, and how many different sizes
Frame type: rolled aluminum, extruded, wood or a storm insert
Rescreen only, or new frame pieces and corner keys too
Mesh: fibreglass, aluminum, pet-resistant or solar
Pickup versus on-site work, including island or rural travel

Count the screens, group them by size, and photograph the worst. For a missing screen, show the track or clips where it would sit; the pro measures before building.

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Questions

Window screen questions

Explore your options

Local pros repair window screens across Kingston and nearby, including the University District, Sydenham Ward, Kingscourt and Wolfe Island.

Count the screens and send the worst one

Tell us how many window screens need work and add a photo. We pass it to a local pro who rescreens and builds screens, and they quote the batch.