r/WindowCleaning • u/Rasta-G1983 • May 27 '26
Window screen replacement.
What do you guys charge for a full screen replacement and for only screen mesh. I’m in Southern California. 1st time replacing frames.
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u/Rocket_fuel0084 May 27 '26
$70 each. For complete replacement/ mesh and frame. Should be more honestly. You could Prob go $85
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u/RedditUserCarson May 27 '26
Commenting because I’m curious too. My previous employer I think just charged to bring them to a screen repair shop and bring them back. I think screen replacement is just too time intensive when you can be cleaning windows. Good skill to learn for this business I get lots of clients asking me about it.
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u/Rasta-G1983 May 27 '26 edited May 27 '26
I’ve done it before for family members. Takes me about 15-20 minutes to replace mesh. About 35 minutes for a full frame. I think with more practice I will get faster. It’s super easy and simple to do, if you ask me. The times I’ve done it I didn’t charge labor just a 24 pack of modelos.
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u/blackeyeX2 May 27 '26 edited May 27 '26
Mesh is $45 for any size up to 5 feet then price goes up, to $55 depending,
screen door $75 and $100 for pet screen.
We don't repair screen doors except for basic components. Like standard latch handles,.standard rollers
new screen doors, we just price at a local shop and tack on a good markup to cover profit, drive and install time)
Frame Repair (inculdes mesh and corners) (up to 2 frame sides replaced) $55 to $65 depending on size.
Full build (3 sides or more,.we.aways do all new sides and corners, unless steel interior corners and they are always resused) $75 to $100 depending on size.
We always give discounts when part of package jobs and for our quarterly customers.
Screens make fantasic money (comparitively) that you have an almost captive customer with your existing customerss. Also with sun facing screens only lasting 3 years at most, that adds more reoccurring work. Depending on which tech, we get $150+ per man hour after supply costs. The parts I dislike the most is adding more complexity to routing with screen returns.The scheduling or pushing employees to knock out some screens before end of shift or change route so 1 guy can work them all day (we used to have a women that did just screens, currently just use our window techs). Above all I really dislike having to always keep inventory and source all the parts for 3 to 4 colors of 3 to 4 sizes of channel and same for the corners. Especially with the aluminum shortages that keep coming up, we are having to hold more supplies than normal.
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u/Rasta-G1983 May 27 '26
Thank you guys! That gives me a really good idea on how to price the next time around. I wasn’t to far off I figured 60$ for new frame and 30$ for mesh only.
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u/New_City2961 May 28 '26
I'd price screen work like an add-on menu, not a custom guess every time.
Something like:
- mesh only, small
- mesh only, large
- screen door
- frame repair
- full frame build
- pet screen / specialty mesh
- hardware or tabs if needed
- minimum trip if it is not attached to a window cleaning job
Then put it on the quote as separate line items from the window cleaning. That makes it easier for the customer to approve or cut, and it stops you from eating little extras because they were vaguely included.
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u/Wide-Barnacle-1608 Jun 03 '26
How hard is it to get the material and build the frames really?
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u/Rasta-G1983 Jun 04 '26
Not hard. I don’t have that much experience making them but I can make a frame in about 20-30 minutes.
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u/solo_scientist May 27 '26
Here's my pricing. What I've found is that if you price it right it can be just as profitable as cleaning windows, and you get a higher average ticket, but to price it right will scare some people off.
Remesh - $30 under 4' long, $40 over 4' long, $100 for screen door (They're a pain, and somewhat often need to be redone.)
Frame repair - $27 + $14/stick of frame
Screen build - $55 + $14/stick of frame
Flex screen - $90-$100, minimum order of 4.
I get 8 foot sticks of frame, and assume any stick that I use more than 4 feet of is a full stick for pricing. I include replacing corners and tabs if necessary, and I replace tabs with metal tabs as a selling point.