AboutSteve Young Expertise I will answer questions dealing with home improvement. My specific areas of expertise are flooring (except carpeting), all types of carpentry, water treatment, and minor electrical. I have also built several treehouses and am currently considering expanding my business to concentrate on children's play areas. I love working with all kinds of wood. My favorite types of home repair/remodeling are water treatment, hardwood flooring, cabinetry, bathroom remodeling, and kitchen remodeling. I also have knowledge in residential water treatment, including filters, softeners, reverse osmosis systems and various other types of treatment systems.
Experience I have been working in various forms of construction both personally and professionally for the past 20 years. I am currently the Owner/Contractor of a home repair/remodeling company.
Education/Credentials I have a BS in Environmental Engineering and have done Masters work in Management Development. I have also attended various community college and fine arts classes in the Piedmont Triad area and EPA water quality certification classes.
patricia wrote at 2008-04-26 22:47:15
Steve, You appear to be very evolved and didn't take Karen's rating personally, yet responded with a non judmental and polite answer. Good for you. Have a great day!
Pete wrote at 2009-04-28 01:52:02
Forever door (EMCO) and Andersen use a flat spline (aluminum I think). It's a pain, can't find it in local hardware stores. I'm looking for a generic replacement but have not found it yet.
Stormy wrote at 2009-05-07 04:14:10
Karen, I had the same problem as you. I used a screw driver to pry out the metal bars and found that after laying the screen over the window, the metal was easily tapped back into the grooves with a rubber mallet. Just start at one corner and work your way down.
p.s. I visited the suggested anderson site and found no helpful info on this.
gmonahan wrote at 2009-05-26 04:34:26
I also tapped the metal spline back in, but it was twisted from removal, and it warped the screen frame severely.
August wrote at 2009-09-23 21:55:14
I successfully used a 0.25 inch screen retainer spline in place of the original four Andersen metal strip to hold the replacement screen.The original metal
strips were 0.25 inches wide and the rubber spline
did the job. The spline is made by Prime-Line San Bernardino, CA 92407 P/N P 7645 .25 Dia X 25' Gray.
frank wrote at 2009-10-29 21:21:32
Karen-just use a small screwdriver to pry out the metal "spline" . They come out in a curve. Then use fiberglass screen as a replacemnt-it is much cheaper, easier to use and it does not permit something from the alum. type that washes off on to the glass and over a long time it etches the glass. I finally found a way to get this"etching" off---use oven cleaner on a damp sponge.
Just use a small hammer to tap the metal slpine back in palce. Start to stop--15 minutes for me.
ps the andersen web site is a pile of junk!
