Window screen guide
Most window screens are standard, double-hung, casement or pull-pin, and anything else counts as non-standard. Here's how to tell yours apart, and why the price depends on it.
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Screen types
Start with how your window opens. That usually tells you which screen you have.
Side by side
| Type | The window | The screen | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | Slides side to side | Outside, springs on one edge | $45 / $55 |
| Double-hung | Slides up and down | Usually the bottom half | Quoted |
| Casement | Cranks open outward | Inside the room | Quoted |
| Pull-pin | Varies | Plunger pins on the sides | Quoted |
| Other non-standard | Awning, storm, odd shapes | Varies | Quoted |
Pricing
A standard screen is one simple frame and a set of springs, so we can post one price for it. The other kinds use different frames and hardware and vary more in size, so your tech quotes them by phone or on-site.
| Item | Price |
|---|---|
| Standard window rescreenExisting frame, fiberglass mesh | $45 |
| Standard window screenNew custom frame + mesh | $55 |
| Double-hung, casement, pull-pin or other non-standard screenPriced differently, quoted by your tech | Quoted |
Window prices are for standard screens
Double-hung, casement, pull-pin and other non-standard window screens are priced differently. Your tech will quote them by phone or on-site. Not sure what you have? Send us a photo.
$145 minimum for mobile service
We bring the workshop to you and finish on-site, usually in one visit.
Every other price is on the pricing page.
Text a photo
A photo is usually all we need to tell you what you have and what it costs. Send:
FAQ
If the glass slides side to side and the screen pops out of a flat track on the outside, held by small springs along one edge, it's a standard screen. Those are $45 to rescreen and $55 for a new screen.
No. Each screen is built to the size of its opening, and the frame and hardware depend on the type of window. We measure every window and build the screen on-site to fit it.
Usually the frame is bent, the springs are weak or missing, or the screen is the wrong size for the opening. A screen rebuilt or made new to fit the opening fixes it.
Pull the small knobs on the pins toward the middle of the screen, on both sides at once, then ease the screen out of the frame. If a pin is stuck or broken, leave it for your tech.
Those prices are for standard window screens. Double-hung, casement, pull-pin and other non-standard window screens are priced differently, and your tech will quote them by phone or on-site. They use different frames and hardware and vary more in size and shape, so one flat price would be wrong for most of them.
Those are quoted too, along with oversized and custom-shaped screens. Text us a photo and we'll tell you what you have.
Yes. We measure the opening and build a new screen on-site. A new standard window screen is $55, and there is a $145 minimum for mobile service.