Can you get replacement screens for windows?

Yes. If a screen is missing, a pro measures the opening and makes a new frame to fit, usually aluminum and sometimes wood for older windows. If you still have the frame, new mesh is often enough. You don't need to know who made the window; the opening size is what counts.

Why do my screens pop out in the wind?

Usually the screen is a little small for the opening, the frame is bent, or the clips have weakened. Wind catches the gap and lifts it out, more so on exposed walls and up on the Mountain. A screen made to the opening, or new clips, keeps it seated.

Which screen mesh is best for pets?

Pet-resistant mesh. It's a heavier, coated screen that stands up to claws and pushing, though it's a little darker to look through. Many people use it only where the pets actually reach, screen doors included, and keep fibreglass everywhere else.

Can screens be made for old wood sash or storm windows?

Yes. Old wood windows often took hook-on wood screens or combination storms with a screen panel, and a pro can rescreen those or build new frames. On a heritage house, remember that replacing the storms themselves needs a Heritage Permit, even if new screens don't raise the question.

Who does window screen repair in Hamilton?

Mostly glass shops and window repair pros, some taking screens on alongside other work. We're a free referral service: send us the count and sizes, and we'll connect you with an independent local pro who does screens, anywhere from the Lower City to the Mountain.

Window screens

Torn, bent or missing window screens fixed or remade

Hamilton summers are long and humid, and a torn screen decides whether the bedroom window stays open at night. Whether it's one bent screen or every screen in a rental house, we connect you with an independent local pro who rescreens old frames and makes new ones to size. It's the same free request either way.

Rescreening or new frames made to size
One screen or a whole building
Screens for old wood windows too

Get a free quote 905-540-1432

New mesh in the old frame is often all a screen needs.

Blown out again?

Screens that pop out in the wind

Wind gets behind a loose screen and lifts it out, and the Mountain gets more wind-whipped weather than the Lower City. It's usually one of these:

Too small for the opening

Off-the-shelf screens leave a gap the wind catches. One made to the opening sits snug.

Bent frame or weak clips

A bowed frame or tired springs won't hold the screen against its stop.

Missing tabs

The small parts that hold a screen in place go missing; a pro can usually match them.

By window type

Screens for casements, sliders and old wood storms

The right screen depends on the window it's for.

Casements and awnings

The screen sits inside, held by clips, since the window cranks out. Stiff crank too? That's window repair.

Sliders and single-hung windows

The screen covers the half that opens, outside or in a track, and frames bend from years of popping in and out.

Old wood windows and storms

Hook-on wood screens and combination storms can be rescreened or remade. See storm windows if the storm itself needs work.

Mesh or frame

New mesh, or a new frame?

Most screens need new mesh, not a new frame. The old mesh and its rubber spline come out, fresh mesh is rolled in, and the screen goes back.

A new frame is for one that's kinked, split at the corners or never fit. It's also the answer for missing screens, made to measure in aluminum or, for older windows, wood.

Choosing mesh

Which mesh: fibreglass, aluminum, pet-resistant or solar

Mix them if you like; the cat's window doesn't have to match the rest.

Fibreglass

The everyday choice: flexible, rust-free and easy to see through, but easier to tear.

Aluminum

Stiffer and harder to tear, though it can crease if it's knocked.

Pet-resistant

A heavier coated mesh that stands up to claws, with a slightly darker view.

Solar

A tighter weave that cuts glare and heat on the sunny side of the house.

Landlords

Bulk rescreening for rentals and multi-unit buildings

A lot of Hamiltonians rent, and screens come up between tenants. Landlords can send a whole house or building in one request, and we'll connect them with a pro set up for bulk rescreening. Our property managers page explains how that works.

The City's rental housing licence is now permanent for smaller rental buildings in Wards 1, 8 and parts of 14, and screens often come up at licensing time. We don't interpret the by-law; our rental licensing guide points to what the City publishes.

Before you ask

What changes the price of screen work

A few things move the quote:

New mesh or a new frame
The mesh you choose
Size, odd shapes, or wood frames on older windows
How many screens, and how many addresses
Dropping screens off, or having missing ones measured on site

For a batch, list each screen's window type, rough size and what's wrong with it.

Ask about your screens

Free to ask. Quotes come from independent local pros.

Questions

Window screen questions

Explore your options

Local pros rescreen and make window screens for houses and rentals across the city, including Westdale, Hamilton Mountain, Crown Point, Kirkendall and Locke Street and Stoney Creek.

How many screens, and what's wrong with them?

Send a count, rough sizes and a photo of the worst one. We'll pass it to a local pro who does screens and follow up so it doesn't go quiet.