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Holes in Screened Porch

13 years ago

Hello, we have had this porch for 8 years - this is the first summer that we have had holes. Our best guess is that a cat is trying to get into the porch because we saw a cat looking in the glass door to the porch yesterday. The screens are fiberglass. Does anyone have any experience with this kind of problem? Thanks, Susan

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john_hyatt
13 years ago
www.screenmobile.com J.
gracie01 zone5 SW of Chicago
13 years ago
replace with pet screen.
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susan262
Original Author
13 years ago
Thank you for the suggestions. We do not have a cat - there has been one wandering around our neighborhood. BUT, I believe now that my husband kicked up some "landscape stones" with the lawn tractor & this coupled with a 9 yr old screen (southern exposure) probably caused the holes. Any recommendations on aluminum vs. fiberglass replacement for the screens??
john_hyatt
13 years ago
I vote fiberglass. J.
susan262
Original Author
13 years ago
thanks - I'm going to get it rescreened by the company that did it 9 years ago: Greene Glass in Racine, Wisconsin.

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