TL;DR
Screen spline is the flexible vinyl or foam cord pressed into the channel around a window or door screen frame to lock the mesh in place. It comes in diameters from about 1/8 to 3/16 inch, and matching the groove size matters: undersized cord lets the mesh pull free while oversized cord bows the frame.
What it means
Screen spline is the flexible vinyl or foam cord pressed into the channel around a window or door screen frame to lock the mesh in place. It comes in diameters from about 1/8 to 3/16 inch, and matching the groove size matters: undersized cord lets the mesh pull free while oversized cord bows the frame. Rescreening is a common handyman task done with an inexpensive roller tool, replacing the cord rather than reusing brittle old material.
Where it sits in the glossary
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