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REMOVE the narrow
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the staples that secure the old screens in place. |
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at home centers and hardware
stores, starts at 15 cents per square foot; aluminum costs 25
cents per square foot.
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You
can buy the rubber spine (12 cents per linear foot) and a spline-roller
tool ($6) wherever screens are sold. Be sure to use 0.175-in.
rubber spline for fiberglass screen and 0.160-in. spline for aluminum
screen. This system will cost about $1 per square foot for all
the materials, including the Screen Tight components, fiberglass
screen, rubber spline and screws. (continued) |
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PRY THE VERTICAL 1x4 battens
from the porch posts. Pull |
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and pound the staples flat. |
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components:
a black base strip and a snap-on cap trim, which comes in white,
grey, beige and brown.
The base strip is
screwed in place around the perimeter of each opening that will
be screened. It comes in 8- and 12ft. lengths, and in two widths
for attachment to 2x4 and 4x4 framing. Molded into the surface
of the base strip are two grooves, which accept the rubber spline
that secures the screen in place. Once the screens are installed,
the cap trim is snapped on to conceal the base strip and screen
spines.
You can use either
fiberglass or aluminum screening, although fiberglass is a better
choice because it's easier to handle, stretches tighter, and is
less expensive. Fiberglass screening, sold |
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FASTEN THE vertical
base strips to the outside of the porch posts. |
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Use the 3 ½ -in.-wide base for 4x4 posts. |
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