Window Screen Repair and Replacement Services
Sliding patio door screens are handled with patio door repair, and storm window screens and panels with storm windows. This page covers screens for the windows themselves.
Rescreening with Fiberglass or Aluminum Mesh
If the frame is straight, only the mesh needs replacing. The old spline (the rubber cord that locks the mesh into its groove) is pulled, new mesh is laid over the frame, and fresh spline is rolled in to pull it tight. Fiberglass and aluminum are the two common meshes. HomeGuide says both are light, cheap and won't rust, but fiberglass tends to stretch over time and needs replacing sooner than aluminum. Installed, HomeGuide lists fiberglass screens at $50 to $250 per window and aluminum at $65 to $350.
Our take: fiberglass for most windows, aluminum where the screen gets handled a lot or sits low enough for a dog to lean on. If several screens are torn, send them as one order rather than one at a time.
Pet-Resistant Screens
A cat that climbs screens or a dog that greets the mail carrier will shred standard fiberglass mesh. Pet screen is a PVC-coated polyester mesh made to stand up to claws. HomeGuide puts pet-proof screens at $100 to $500 per window installed. We'd only put it on the low windows the animal can actually reach.
One safety point that applies to every screen: the Consumer Product Safety Commission warns that screens are meant to keep bugs out, not kids in. CPSC says child window falls often happen when a child pushes against the screen. For upper-floor windows with young children in the house, CPSC recommends window guards or window stops that limit the opening to 4 inches.
Solar Screens
Solar screens use a dense mesh that blocks sun before it reaches the glass. HomeGuide says exterior solar screens block 65% to 90% of the sun's heat and cost $50 to $150 per window installed, and that they can stay up all year or be stored in winter. In Troy, take them off the south windows for winter. DOE's cold-climate advice is to let south windows collect solar heat, and a screen that blocks summer sun blocks winter sun too. Leave them on west windows that overheat a room in July.
Custom Screen Frames
Bent corners, broken frame spring clips and missing screens all mean a new frame cut to size. HomeGuide puts custom screens at $150 to $500 per window installed. Bring the old frame if there is one, or have the installer measure the opening. HomeGuide lists the most common standard screen sizes as 18 by 14, 18 by 18 and 20 by 20 inches, and anything else is made to measure.
Security Screens
Security screens use a high-tensile stainless steel mesh in a heavier frame, built to resist break-ins while still letting air in. HomeGuide prices them at $120 to $1,000 per window installed. They make sense on ground-floor and basement windows you want to leave open at night. On a bedroom egress window, any screen or grille must still let the window open fully from inside, because the code requires escape openings to work without keys, tools or special knowledge.
Why Troy homeowners call Troy Windows
- Free in-home measure of every opening
- Written, itemized quote before any work
- Frames and sills checked before a price
- One local window installer, not a call list
- No charge to homeowners for the referral
Window Screen Replacement Cost in Troy
National figures from HomeGuide's screen guide (2023) and solar screen guide (2025):
| Screen job | National installed range |
|---|---|
| Standard replacement screen | $100 to $350 (about $225 average) |
| Custom screen | $150 to $500 |
| Fiberglass mesh screen | $50 to $250 |
| Aluminum mesh screen | $65 to $350 |
| Pet-proof screen | $100 to $500 |
| Solar screen, exterior | $50 to $150 |
| Security screen, stainless steel | $120 to $1,000 |
| Screen repair | $10 to $120 |
Getting Window Screens Fixed in Troy
Timing. Screens go back in when the weather turns in spring, and so does everyone else's. Gather torn screens in the fall, after they come out, and get them redone over the winter.
Labels. Pull each screen and mark which window it came from before you send it out. Screens that look alike are often a fraction of an inch apart, and a mixed-up set is a spring afternoon wasted.
Licensing. Michigan's maintenance and alteration license list includes a separate "screen or storm sash installation" trade. Anyone you pay $600 or more for residential work, labor and materials together, needs a state license. A small rescreening order will often come in under that.