Hab door fly screens

[Carrerasax]

Has any body successfully recorded this screen. Our cords seem to have broken after 7 years and I’ve really no idea where to start.
Or is it necessary to replace with new

 

[andyjanet]

Did mine on a Ducati sliding door, used 0.8 mm waxed cotton , found it very successful once I’d worked out the route by trial and errors, 9 hours from start to finish that included removing the whole frame and working out the spring adjusters as well, good luck my phone number is not available

 

[Sonar]

Is this the mesh you buy on a roll and there is a special tools to fit it into a very narrow gap think the tool looks like a mini pizza cutter

If so I will be doing mine in a few months time . Looked on YouTube and it shows how to do it …
It’s all about tension ..

 

[andyjanet]

Tension! TENSION !! ya don’t know the half of it , I was so grumpy Janet didn’t speak to me for three days and that was before I started the job

 

[TJBi]

The subject has come up a few times, here or on WildCamping, and as a result I made a note of the following webpages for when I get round to doing mine:

The Frigging Flyscreen | Licenced To Retire

licencedtoretire.com

The String in the Flyscreen!

One of the things that broke around the South Island was our habitation door flyscreen. There are 4 strings that keep it steady in the middle and the second one down just let go from old age. The s…

buggeritweareoff.com

 

[Carrerasax]

Apparently a complete door frame and screen is a shade under £400
I’m still not very happy/confident in tackling a re-string myself

 

[Burge]

Apparently a complete door frame and screen is a shade under £400
I’m still not very happy/confident in tackling a re-string myself

What you got to lose ......if you succeed you haven't lost £400 have a go