Hello Here is a full length screen from an Anderson 400 series window that needs the screen replaced. The local ACE hardware store that repairs screens does not repair the Anderson because of the metal spline and the different screen material that Anderson uses! I called Home Depot who sells the screen. A new screen is $35.00 The new aluminum replacement screen is $28.00 for a 25 foot roll. The aluminum spline bends when removed and cannot be re-used. The same color charcoal fiberglass screen is $9.38 and the rubber replacement spline is $4.58 so for $13.96 with the Lowe’s CC 5% discount. All you need is a screw driver to remove the metal spline, a screen roller to roll in the new screen and a utility knife to trim the new screen. Pic 1 - window with broken screen Pic 2 - tear in screen Pic 3 - aluminum spline Pic 4 - removing aluminum spline Pic 5 & 6 - new screen Pic 7 - new spline Pic 8 - Rolling in new screen
Here is a guy on YouTube that saved the old metal spline by using a car windshield tool to keep the original aluminum spline from bending too much so it could be hammered back in. It would probably be best here to use the more expensive aluminum screen because the metal spline may cut into the fiberglass?
I had to do this myself last year and researched what size spline to get. The Anderson needs an odd ball size that's just a little bigger than what is usually sold in most stores. Here's a pic of what I bought on Amazon and the link so you could see it. Obviously I have a Enough to do 10 houses now. Stuff worked great! for some reason I can't post a link for this stuff so search for CRL Black .250" Foam Core Screen Spline
