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One of the first things I do each Spring when the weather warms up is to clean my house from top to bottom. Many families do Spring cleaning each year because their homes have been battened down for the cold winter months, and they want to get some fresh air moving through the home. The home feels dirty, no matter how well you have cleaned, and that means cleaning things that may have been neglected. One of those things would be the window screens, as they need special care before the summer comes in full force.

The first thing you should think about would be to clean your windows. That chore is easy enough to do right, though it can be a pain. You have to remove your storm windows, if you have any, and put up your screens. Some windows come so that the storm windows and the window screens are attached all year long, you just pull down the one that you want to use. Either way, you should check your screens for signs of wear and tear, holes, and dirt that may be clogging the holes.

When it comes to dirt, you have a few options. You can remove the screen entirely and put it in the bathtub. Soaking can take off most of the dirt and grime. You can also do this outside with a hose. If you don’t want to go that far, you can also use a lint rollers to remove some of the build up. That may sound silly, but it really does work when you have build up of lint or dust on your window screens. Another options would be to use the vacuum cleaner to suck the dirt off, but that only works if you have a powerful enough vacuum cleaner.

When it comes to holes, there may be little that you can do to fix the window screens. You may be able to find some patches that can be used to put over smaller holes to stop insects from coming in, but anything large may mean that you have to replace your window screens completely. You can replace the entire thing, but it might be cheaper to remove the old screen from the frame, and to buy replacement to go in. It’s actually not that hard to do, and an easy DIY project that you can do each year when the temperatures go up.