This being said, the times we have seen it worthy of just new fabric have been in cases where the frames are still in good shape throughout the home, and there are more than just a few screens. In our experience, given all the cost differences, and the final product our clients have more often than not decided to go with new screens. So when does it make sense to use your old frames? So, when factoring in the extra time involved in protecting, loading, and hauling the old frames back to the shop to perform the work, we typically only see a 5-10% savings for using old sunscreen frames, and essentially no savings for bugscreens. The fabric itself makes up for approximately 75% of the actual material cost when going with new sun screens, and closer to 90% with bug screen replacements. However, it may surprise you how little more the cost may be. In any of these cases, it may be best to go with a replacement.ĭoes it cost much more to replace the entire screen? If not due to sun exposure, after 10+ years of being removed and re-attached by window washers or whomever, the frames tend to get scratched, dented, or in some cases bent beyond repair. Often times in Arizona, because of the harsh effects of the sun we see the frames of the window screens just as worn and faded as the mesh itself. How is it going to look if you just replace the fabric?įor one, any time you are considering these two options, the aesthetics is going to come first for most people. There are benefits to both rescreening existing frames and to replacing them entirely for both sun shades and bug fabric, and the answer is based on several factors.

Should you just replace the screen fabric or the whole thing?

Cost to replace screen on screen door