Screen doors · Winnipeg
Screen doors that slide, latch and keep bugs out
Summer here is short, and a screen door that jumps its track or has a hole the mosquitoes found eats into it. Most fixes are small. We connect you with an independent local pro who repairs screen doors and fits new ones when that's the better answer.
- Sliding, hinged and retractable screens
- Small repairs taken seriously
- Pet-resistant mesh on request
Sliding screens
Sliding patio screen doors: rollers, frames, mesh
The screen on a patio door runs on its own small rollers. If the glass door drags too, that's a sliding door repair.
Falls off or drags
The rollers are worn or have lost their spring. New ones and a tension adjustment fix it.
Bent frame
A frame bent by wind or a knock won't run straight. Mild bends straighten; a racked frame is remade to size.
Torn or bagging mesh
A rescreen replaces the mesh and the rubber spline that holds it.
Hinged screens
Hinged screen doors and closers
Hinged screen doors on side and back entries take a lot of slamming. The closer loses its pull, the latch stops catching, hinges work loose. Each is a small part and a short job.
Retractable screens
Retractable and magnetic screens
Retractable
The mesh rolls into a housing beside the door and pulls across when you want air. It suits a garden door or French pair with nowhere to put a sliding screen.
Magnetic
A mesh curtain that closes behind you. Fine for a busy back door, less durable than a fitted screen.
A small fix
A new pull handle, same screen door
A cracked pull handle is a common call, and a matching part is all it takes.
Get a screen door quoteMesh and frames
Choosing mesh and frames for pets, kids and heavy use
Standard mesh
Flexible fibreglass that doesn't dent. The usual choice.
Pet-resistant mesh
Heavier, coated mesh that stands up to claws, a little less see-through.
A push bar
A bar or grille across the lower half takes the pushing from kids and dogs, and keeps the frame square.
Screen or storm?
Screen door or storm door? Which you need
If the door has to face January, you want a storm door, which takes a glass panel for winter and a screen for summer. If it's a back or patio door you only open in warm weather, a screen door is enough. Window screens are a separate job: see window screen repair.
What affects the quote
What a screen door quote depends on
- Sliding, hinged or retractable, and the door's size
- Parts: rollers, spline, closer, latch or handle
- Mesh: standard or pet-resistant
- Whether the frame can be saved or must be remade
The door type, its width and a photo of the damage are enough to start.
Older homes
Wood screen doors on older homes
Nearly a third of Winnipeg homes date from 1960 or earlier, and plenty still have a wood screen door on the back or side entry. They're worth keeping: the joints, the screen and the hinges are all repairable, and the door suits the house. More door jobs are on the doors overview.
Questions
Screen door questions
Explore your options
Other screen and door jobs
Local pros fix screen doors across the city, including Wolseley, North Kildonan, St. Vital and Transcona.
Tell us the door type and width
Add a photo of what's wrong. We'll pass it to a local pro who fixes screen doors, and they'll get back to you with a quote.