Remove Old Screening Pry the vertical 1x4 battens from the porch posts. Install Vertical Base Strips Fasten the vertical base strips to the outside of the porch posts. Trim the Base Strips Use pruning shears or tin snips to trim the base strips to length. Install the Screening Pull the screen fabric tight with one hand as you roll the spline into the groove in the base strip. Trim Away Excess Remove excess screening by drawing a utility knife along the edge of the raised spline groove.
Reinforce the Bottom Screens optional On this porch, we installed tough, tear-resistant PetScreen to the lower portion of the walls and to the door. Install Wide Cap Trim Cover up the base strips and screen splines on the 4x4 porch posts with long pieces of wide cap trim. Install Narrow Cap Trim Use a non marring mallet to tap the narrow cap trim onto the base strips that are screwed to the 2x4 railing.
Install Base Strip Trim Cut the narrow, horizontal cap trim to length with pruning shears after tapping it onto the base strip. Install the Screen Door To complement the new screening system, we installed a matching solid-vinyl screen door. For fiberglass screen use. For aluminum screen use. Start by rolling the screen into the top horizontal piece of base. After the top is rolled in, then roll the two sides and then the bottom horizontal piece of base.
When screening the bottom, create screen tension by pulling down on the screen slightly to ensure a tight screen. The cap snaps onto the base strip and serves as the trim piece. Use a mallet or small block of wood to snap the cap into place.
When attaching the 3. Always attach cap from one end to the other. To remove cap, start at one end and using a screwdriver gently pry the cap from the base. But if your porch only has posts, you will need to construct a framework to attach the screening to. Using 16d galvanized nails, secure it to a beam or to joists. If the top plate parallels the joists, secure it to nailing blocks installed between the joists.
Cut a 2-by-4 for the bottom plate, and position it directly beneath the top plate. Measure and cut the bottom plate where you will install the screen door.
Secure the plate with 16d galvanized nails if the floor is wood or with masonry anchors if it is concrete. Check plumb and nail the clips to the studs and plates, or toenail the studs to the plates with 12d nails. Toenail the supports to the bottom plate. Measure content performance. Develop and improve products.
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