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How to replace a window screen Remove the old screen. To remove the old screen from the frame, place your awl in the end of the channel at the edge of the frame that holds the spline, and pry it ...

Step 1: Remove the Screens Carefully remove the window screens from the window frame. You should see a metal lip either on the bottom or along the side of the entire screen.

After removing the screen from the window, I then removed the spline from the window.

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