Window Screen & Screen Door Repair
Window screen and screen door repair for torn, sagging or bent screens — including sliding screen doors and storm door screens. We rescreen your existing frames and make new screens to fit, with standard, pet-resistant or sun-blocking mesh.
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- All window types & brands
- Fully insured
- Price match
Signs You Need Window Screen Repair
Torn or holed mesh
Rips, holes, and slits let insects straight through — rescreening replaces the mesh entirely.
Sagging or loose mesh
Mesh that bulges, ripples, or has pulled loose from the frame is worn out and ready to re-tension.
Bent or broken frame
Dented frames and corners that have popped apart are straightened, re-joined, or rebuilt to fit.
Missing screen entirely
Missing screens are made to fit — common on older homes with missing originals.
Standard Fiberglass
The most common choice — affordable, flexible, and easy to see through. A great all-around screen for most windows.
Pet-Resistant
A heavier, tear-resistant mesh built to stand up to cats and dogs — ideal where pets lean, scratch, or push on screens.
Solar Sun-Shading
Cuts heat and glare from direct sun while keeping the view — great for south- and west-facing windows in summer.
Before You Call: Measure the Screen
- Measure the frame (width × height) and note the color when you contact us.
If it's urgent — until we arrive
- Patch pinholes with a small screen-repair patch from the hardware store.
Torn Window Screens Are Quick and Cheap to Fix
A ripped or sagging screen is one of the easiest window problems to solve. In most cases the frame is perfectly fine — it's just the mesh that's failed — so rescreening restores the screen for a fraction of the cost of a new one.
Screens take a beating: sun makes fiberglass mesh brittle, wind pushes and tears it, pets claw through it, and hail and debris dent the frames.
Over a few seasons the mesh loosens, sags, or splits, and the screen stops doing its one job — keeping mosquitoes, flies, and other insects out while letting the breeze in. During a northern Illinois summer, that's a job worth keeping up.
Whatever the damage, it's almost always repairable. We rescreen existing frames, repair bent or separated frames, and build made-to-fit replacement screens for windows that are missing them entirely — and it's often done on the same visit as other window work.
What we handle
Rescreening (new mesh in your frame), screen frame straightening and corner repair, and made-to-fit new screens. We also help you choose the right mesh for how you use the room — standard, pet-resistant, or solar sun-shading.
We offer window screen replacement and rescreening in standard fiberglass mesh, pet-resistant screen that stands up to claws, and solar screen that cuts heat and glare. Missing screens can be made as custom window screens to fit any opening, including casement, slider and patio door screens.
Not sure this is your problem? Use our window triage guide — pick the symptom and see the likely cause and cost. Related reading: Storm window repair
How We Rescreen a Window
Assess & Measure
We check whether the frame can be reused, measure the opening, and confirm the right mesh for your window.
Remove Old Mesh
The torn or sagging mesh and old spline are removed, and the frame is cleaned and straightened if needed.
Install Fresh Mesh
New mesh is stretched tight and locked into the frame with new spline, giving a flat, drum-tight screen.
Refit & Check
The screen is refitted to the window to confirm it seats securely and seals out insects — backed by our warranty.
What we replace when we rescreen or rebuild a screen:
- Frame — aluminum
- Corner key — holds it square
- Mesh — fiberglass or pet-resistant
- Spline — rubber cord in a groove
- Pull tabs
- Springs — hold it in
- Frame — aluminum frame; a bent frame is straightened or remade to size.
- Corner keys — plastic or metal corners that hold the frame square.
- Spline — the rubber cord pressed into a groove that holds the mesh tight.
- Mesh — standard fiberglass, pet-resistant (tougher), sun-blocking (cuts heat and glare) or aluminum.
- Pull tabs — what you grab to take the screen out.
- Springs / plungers — hold the screen in its track on many windows.
We rescreen your frames or make new screens to fit — any mesh.
Bent frames are straightened or remade; the mesh and spline are always new.
From Our Jobs
Jobs that need a professional
- Screens on upper floors that must be removed from outside — ladder work.
- Bent aluminum frames with broken corners — they need new corner keys and straightening.
- Screens built into casement or awning windows — they fit tight tracks that are easy to damage.
- Large patio door screens — the frame and rollers usually need adjustment too.
Sliding Screen Doors & Storm Door Screens
A sliding screen door that won't roll, jumps its track or has torn mesh is usually a small fix: new mesh, new rollers or a straightened frame. A storm door screen is rescreened like a window screen. When a screen door is bent beyond repair or missing, we make a new one to fit.
- Sliding patio screen doors: rescreened, rollers replaced, frame straightened.
- Storm door screen inserts: rescreened or remade.
- Pet-resistant mesh for doors pets push against.
For the sliding glass door itself — rollers, track, glass — see sliding glass door repair.
What Screen Repair Costs
Typical prices
Per window · typical local prices| Rescreen an existing frame | $40–$120 per screen |
| New made-to-fit screen | $80–$200 per screen |
| Pet-resistant or solar mesh upgrade | add $15–$40 per screen |
Screen season in northern Illinois
Mosquitoes arrive fast around Crystal Lake, the Fox River, the Chain O'Lakes and every retention pond in the newer subdivisions — usually by late May. Screens also take a beating from winter: many homeowners leave them in, and ice and snow load stretch the mesh and bend the frames. Early spring is the best time to get them fixed.
Warranty on Screen Repairs
Parts we don't make (cranks, balances, locks) carry only their supplier's warranty. Leaks from roofs, flashing or siding aren't window defects. Full warranty terms Read our reviews
Who does the work
- Our own technicians — no subcontractors.
- About 10 years in the trade, on every kind of window and door.
- The same people who give the estimate come back to do the work.
Make the repair last
- Remove screens in late fall and store them flat to prevent winter damage.
- Wash screens with mild soap and a soft brush — not a pressure washer.
Got a quote to replace these windows?
Send it to us before you sign. We'll tell you — free — whether a repair would solve it for less.
What Customers Say
"Great service! They came out quickly and fixed my window professionally. Very friendly, knowledgeable, and efficient. The price was reasonable and the work was done well."
"First time using LWS but it wont be the last. Both Igor and Andrew were quick to respond to my request for assistance and provided a fair quote and timeline to complete the work. The work was completed on-time and with a high degree of professionalism. We were so happy with the work that we have agreed to have them come back out to replace all the screens on our sunroom.
As noted in my previous post I planned on having LWS back out to replace the screens in our sunroom. We followed up on that goal and the work was completed this morning. Once again Igor and Andrew showed up when promised and the work was completed to our full satisfaction. I was pleasantly surprised when Igor presented me with the bill that he had discounted the price due to the fact that it took less time than estimated. This is just another reason that LWS is my preferred choice for all window repairs."
"Update 8/20/2025:
I recently called LWS again for help replacing a broken screen sliding door on our deck, and at the same time we had a rotten wooden post that needed to be replaced.
Igor and his team continued to provide reliability, excellent communication and quality work at fair prices. And overall are just very friendly and nice people too!
It is such a relief knowing I have a good contractor to call whenever our family has window or door repairs needed (and now for decks also!)
Previous 2024:
We have called LWS for several projects here and there since last year, and Igor will always be the go to person we call for repairs on windows or doors or screens.
Whether it is replacing a rotten wood frame for an awning window, replacing a cracked glass window, windows that won’t stay open, replacing screens, even repairing a old gazebo, all the jobs have been done efficiently and with care!
Igor is friendly, courteous and polite.
Sometimes he works with a partner, and we find them both to be honest, hardworking and respectful.
The prices he quotes are extremely affordable as well!
It’s always nice to support a local business!
Thank always for a job well done!"
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