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Old 10-11-2018, 02:16 PM   #1
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Replacing dinette window screen without removing cabinets

Anyone know how to replace the screen for the window over the dinette (20-foot) without removing the cabinet, which hangs down about 1.5” in front of the top of the screen? I have the new fabric, but the spline roller won’t work up in that narrow space between the back of the cabinet and the screen. I’ve tried nail heads, etc. Do I really have to remove the cabinets? If so, how do I do that?
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Old 10-11-2018, 02:39 PM   #2
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I noticed this last year, when I wanted to remove the entire screen frame, then noticed the top mounting screws were also buried behind the upper cabinets.

I think you could remove the screen spline, and install new screening with spline on the bottom, and the two sides. Then “jimmy” the top spline into the top groove with a flat bar or screwdriver. SOME tool would work IMO even if you had to use the upper cabinet as a fulcrum for the flat bar to push the spline in.

The screen spline does not have to be one continuous length if it mostly keeps the screen in the groove.

Not a perfect solution, but it might work?

Peter

PS — If you are going to remove the dinette for your re-upholstery work, taking the upper cabinet(s?) out would be less of a project.
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Old 10-12-2018, 06:01 AM   #3
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I noticed this last year, when I wanted to remove the entire screen frame, then noticed the top mounting screws were also buried behind the upper cabinets.

I think you could remove the screen spline, and install new screening with spline on the bottom, and the two sides. Then “jimmy” the top spline into the top groove with a flat bar or screwdriver. SOME tool would work IMO even if you had to use the upper cabinet as a fulcrum for the flat bar to push the spline in.

The screen spline does not have to be one continuous length if it mostly keeps the screen in the groove.

Not a perfect solution, but it might work?

Peter

PS — If you are going to remove the dinette for your re-upholstery work, taking the upper cabinet(s?) out would be less of a project.
Peter,
Thanks. Your guess is exactly in line with what we are trying. 3/4 of it is perfect and for the top we bent a spoon tip (it has a rounded edge so it isn’t sharp enough to cut the screen) and have half-assed pushed it in there. It doesn’t actually want to stay put though. Our worries are the dang mosquitoes getting in, so we are going to resort to gorilla tape, which will be hidden by the top of the blinds. In the meantime, I’ve noticed that the other window screen is starting to get a hole as well, dang it! The screen we are replacing actually had a big rip, so we had to replace it asap. So, at some point, we may decide to just go ahead and remove the cabinets and replace both properly at the same time. We’ll do this off season instead of when we are about to go on a trip.
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Old 10-12-2018, 09:32 AM   #4
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This is the flat bar I had in mind:

https://www.amazon.com/Hyde/dp/B0044...10128327&psc=1

If the bottom back edge of the upper cabinet is in the right spot to act as a fulcrum, the flat bar would work IMO. [or something similar]

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