Window and Door screen repair tips

These are bugstrips, they fill the gap between the sliding screen door and the patio door or the french door. Their purpose is keeping bugs from getting in around the edge of the door. They wear out and eventually need replacing but they are a very easy do it yourself fix because they just need to be pushed into the gap along the length of the sliding screen door rail. Sometimes you need an extra wide bugstrip because the gap between the screen door is large, other times you ...dont need one at all if the screen door frame comes into contact with the patio door and seals against it. Most sliding screen doors have a gap or channel that is 7/16 inch wide all around. bugstrips are made to fit this width. Sometimes the screen door manufacturer will make their channel a different width so you have to use their own special bugstrip. Then they go out of business, makes things difficult because now you have no choice but to replace whole screen door. If you are missing a bugstrip send me pictures of the screen door or a picture of the old broken bugstrip. More than likely I have one that will fit your door @ Burlington, Ontario

Many french doors are made and sold without any screen doors. Some french doors have the tracks for the screen but many do not even have them. These doors can often easily have sliding screen doors added to them. If you only open one door regularly you can get away with have a single screen door to cover the opening. If you want to open both doors all the time, you will need two screen doors that bypass each other riding on separate tracks. To do this you need enough room to... mount two screen door tracks one in front of the other. To install the screen door you need a track at the top and a track at the bottom. These tracks provide a place for the screen doors wheels to ride on. You need to measure the distance from the top top header to the bottom threshold to make sure there is enough clearance for both tracks and the door. Both tracks attach simply with screws. Things to watch out for are door handles, do they stick out so far that they would interfere with the screen ? Is there a place for the bugstrip on the back of the screen door to seal against when the door is closed ? @ Burlington, Ontario

Sliding patio screen door broken ?.............Maybe it’s time for a new one. But they are all different sizes so where do you get a good replacement. .........I can help you measure the door opening if your screen door is totally missing and then send you a knockdown sliding screen door kit which you put together..........Very easy to do just DM me and let’s get started! @ United States

Florida Bobcat gives homeowner a front row seat to a dramatic chase as it pursues a squirrel up and down on top of patio screen lanai

Surface mount patio door handle attaches to your sliding patio door and allows you to lock it from the inside. Useful for doors with a broken lock when the manufacturer does not exist and parts can’t be found. Requires two holes in old door that are 6-5/8 inches apart. Works with both aluminum and wood sliding doors. PM me if your door has a broken lock and we can make sure this one will fit properly. @ Burlington, Ontario