Window & door screen repair across San Diego
San Diego's whole point is open windows and indoor‑outdoor living — which falls apart when the screens are torn, sagging or stuck. Easy Break re‑meshes window screens, gets sliding screen doors gliding again, and swaps in tougher mesh where it matters, so you can let the breeze in and keep the bugs out.
Our strong sun and salt air make screen mesh brittle and spline crack over time, especially on west‑ and ocean‑facing windows. We re‑mesh with quality fiberglass or tougher pet‑resistant screen so the fix actually lasts.
What we repair
- Re‑screening torn or sagging window screens (any size, new mesh & spline)
- Sliding patio door screens — new rollers, track straightening, re‑hang so they glide
- French & swing door screens — fixed and hinged
- Screen porches, lanais & patio enclosures — full re‑screens
- Pet doors cut into screen panels (small/medium/large)
- Pet‑resistant & heavy‑duty mesh for dogs & cats
- Solar / sun screens to cut heat and glare on west‑facing windows
- Screen door hardware — handles, latches, closers, lift‑off hinges
Screen repair prices in San Diego
| Service | What's involved | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Re‑screen a window screen | New mesh & spline, existing frame | from $49 |
| Sliding screen door repair | New rollers, clean track, re‑hang | from $99 |
| Pet‑resistant mesh upgrade | Heavy‑duty screen | +$20–$40 |
Got several screens? We discount multiples — text photos of them all for one fixed price.
Screens letting the bugs in?
Text a photo — fixed price & same‑day slot back fast.
Why San Diego chooses Easy Break
- Per‑screen upfront pricing with multi‑screen discounts
- Quality fiberglass or pet‑resistant mesh that lasts in the sun
- Sliding doors that actually glide, not jump the track
- Same‑day across San Diego County
- Licensed, insured & 90‑day workmanship guarantee
Areas we serve
Screen repair throughout San Diego County, including:
Screen repair FAQ
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My sliding screen door keeps coming off the track — can you fix it?
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Mesh types — what you actually want
Mesh is the part that does the work. The wrong mesh in the wrong spot is why people end up re‑screening twice. We carry the Phifer line — the largest screen mesh maker in the country and what most pro shops use:
- Phifer standard fiberglass (18×16) — the default; charcoal or grey; what came on your screens from the factory. Soft, easy to install, cheap to replace.
- Phifer BetterVue — finer weave, ~25% better outward visibility while still keeping bugs out. Worth the small upcharge on a primary view window.
- Phifer UltraVue 2 (20×30 micro‑mesh) — the clearest standard‑bug screen made; looks like there's no screen there at all from inside.
- Phifer No‑See‑Um (20×20) — tighter weave that blocks gnats, no‑see‑ums and tiny flies — useful in canyon‑adjacent or near‑estuary neighborhoods (Mission Hills, OB, parts of Coronado).
- Phifer PetScreen — vinyl‑coated polyester, marketed as up to 7x stronger than standard fiberglass; holds up to dog noses and cat claws.
- Phifer SunTex (solar mesh) — woven PVC‑coated polyester with three openness factors: SunTex 90 (10% openness, blocks ~80% of solar heat), SunTex 80 (20% openness, blocks ~65%), and SunTex 95 (5% openness, blocks ~90%). The lower the openness, the more heat and glare cut.
- Aluminum mesh — for security‑sensitive or commercial spots; rigid, holds shape, more expensive but lasts decades.
If your home faces west or southwest (Point Loma, La Jolla, Pacific Beach), solar mesh on the sun side and standard fiberglass on the cooler side is the move — keeps the AC bill down without making every window dark.
Why San Diego eats screens for breakfast
Open‑window living is great until it breaks the things designed for it. Two San Diego problems we deal with constantly:
- UV degradation — fiberglass mesh and the spline that holds it in get brittle from constant sun. Five to eight years is realistic life on a south or west‑facing screen; ten on shaded north sides. If you can poke a finger through it, it's done.
- Salt air corrosion — Coronado, Ocean Beach, Imperial Beach and the bayfront homes get aluminum frame corrosion (the white powdery stuff at the corners) and spring rust on retractable screens.
Sliding door track work — the part most people don't ask about
When a slider screen door comes off the track, the rollers are almost always the culprit, but the track itself is usually beat up too. Our standard slider service:
- New rollers top and bottom — we carry the common ARC, Prime‑Line and OEM Andersen/Milgard sizes
- Track straightening — bent aluminum lips reshaped with a track‑repair tool; deep bends get a stainless track cap installed over the original
- Track cleaning — years of dog hair, beach sand and gunk vacuumed and brushed out
- Lubrication — silicone (not WD‑40, which attracts dirt) on rollers and track
- Re‑hang and tension adjust — set the lower rollers so the door glides without leaning
Honest scoping
We don't replace window glass or sashes — broken double‑pane glass goes to a glazier. We also don't rescreen commercial storefront systems. Window screens, door screens, retractable screens, slider repairs, and patio enclosure re‑screens are all our daily work.
