Once the screen is lined up in the correct place where the compression clips are, you will need to carefully transfer your hands to the tabs or pins. You will then slide the top (or side) of the screen which houses the compression clips back into the screen slot in the window frame. This is accomplished by getting the screen situated outside the window while grasping the base so as to keep it secure (don’t drop it!). The same process will be used to re-install the window screen as when you removed it, only in reverse order. Whether you are cleaning the screen, putting in a brand new screen, or simply repairing the one you already have, the process is the same. Once the window screen is out, you can do whatever you need to before putting it back it. Most of the time, you will let the screen drop toward the outside, and then pull it in at an angle, so don’t let go of the tabs until you have one of your hands on another part of the screen frame.

Then, depending on the shape or type of window, you will slide the screen out, or in, at an angle and then maneuver the screen so it ends up inside the home. While still holding onto the tabs or pins, you will want let the screen drop down slightly. Instead, you will pull the tabs toward the opposite side where the clips are located. Note: if the tabs are on the side, you will not pull up. Pulling up on the tabs puts pressure on the clips, and you will need to pull up on the tabs or pins to lift the screen window enough to allow it to clear the screen slot on the window frame. These tabs or pins are what will allow you to release the window screen from where it sits in the frame.Īt the top or side of the window screen, opposite of wherever the tabs or pins are, there will be some compression clips that will flex and compress down when you pull up on the tabs. Either way, they will be located at the bottom or at the sides. Alternatively, the screen may have a set of spring pins in the frame itself, which insert the pin into a small hole to keep it secure. Regardless of type of window, it needs to be open all the way in order to get the screen out without damaging the frame.Įvery screen window has a set of tabs – either square or rectangular – which protrude out from the mesh of the screen. This may be raising it up as high as it will go, sliding as far to the side as it will go, or adjusting the latches on windows that drop down for cleaning. In order to access the screen and be able to remove it, you will need to open the window fully.

Window screen replacement clips