Spray one entire side of the screen with the cleaning solution. (You don’t want to have too hard of a spray that could cause a hole or loosen the screening from the frame.) Hose off both sides of a screen with a gentle spray of water from the garden hose. Gather screens you’ve removed from windows. Mix the ammonia, water, and dish detergent solution in a spray bottle. Set up a folding table near the garden hose.

Protective clothing and gloves (not optional with ammonia).

Large sponge, large soft-bristled brush, or microfiber cloth.

Warning: Remember, screening material is delicate, and you may have makeshift patches on them already that you don’t want to disturb, so be gentle while cleaning. You’ll get wet, so grab some old clothes, some protective gloves, and start scrubbing.

If you can reach your screens and remove them from the window intact with the frame, it can be an easy cleaning job if you use ammonia (which cleans windows and mirrors, too). Dirty screens make your home appear…dirty clean screens make your home feel and look clean.You can’t see very well from a window covered with a dirty screen.Birds also tend to leave droppings on window screens (don’t ask how they manage that!).Birds sometimes grab onto your window screens with their claws and talons (probably to grab bugs)-and you don’t want to know where their little feet have been.Insects tend to land and get caught in your screens, maybe they’ve spun webs, and sometimes they die on your screens resulting in old carcasses that partially disintegrate.Oxidized metal screens can damage windows by permanently etching the glass over time you can hire a glass restorer to try to fix the costly problem.Dirt- and mud-saturated screens, mixed with rainwater, make the glass on your windows dirty.Rain dampens screens and attracts mold and mildew build-up.Breezes blast dirt, pollen, and allergens past your screens and into your home disrupting interior air quality.

Here are a few benefits to cleaning your window screens, whether they are made out of metal or nylon mesh:

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