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Screen Repair - Wood Frame

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Drive Wedges Together and Tighten Screening

Drive Wedges Together to Pull Screening Taut

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Now you must tighten the screen material over the frame.
  • With the 1x4 wedges between the screen frame and the anchor blocks, tap the wedges together to force the screen frame and anchor block apart, thereby tightening the screen material.
  • Tap wedges together until screen material is very taut.

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