sliding screens

[duetto]

hi all,

i'm in the process of re-screening the sliding side screens. i did this before about 10 years ago and it wasn't easy then either.

anyone have any tips on how to get screen out (i have already removed the plastic u-shaped inserts) and just as importantly back in? i've noticed that there is no flex in the frame.

thanks in advance

[duetto]

just completed this. it was every bit as difficult as the first time. the raised rail that the screen rides on is about 1/16" too high. this makes it necessary to jam the screen up into the adjacent slot in the top of the window frame. this is an extremely tight fit. even then getting the screen frame over the aforementioned rail is difficult.

putting it back is basically the reverse. i did use a hammer and wood dowel to get it free from the channel at the top of the window frame. the whole trick is getting the outside edge inside the window frame.