What is the best way to clean window screens?
One of the best parts of spring cleaning is throwing open the windows to air out the house. Unless you want dust and dirt blowing in, though, you’ll need to clean your window screens first. Dirty window screens block light and make your windows look filthy even when the glass is sparkling clean. If you remove screens for the winter, as is necessary in cold climates where storm windows are used, clean them well before installing them again for the season. If you leave them up year round, they should still come down once a year for cleaning. When removing screens, keep track of any hardware – stash screws or other pieces in a plastic bag (or severalplastic bags if you have different kinds of windows and screens in the house) and add labels so you’ll know where everything belongs later. To clean the screens, lay them flat on the ground or lean them up against a wall. Using warm water and a mild detergent, go over each screen with a scrub brush, washing the mesh as well as the frame. Then
