How to Repair a Firepit Spark Screen Lid

ID: 170626

Description: Many outdoor firepit spark screen lids develop...

Steps:

1. Before you begin, determine whether you need to replace the entire mesh or if you can patch the hole while leaving the original mesh in place.
2. If the hole is larger than an envelope and/or the old mesh is exceedingly jagged or rusty, you should probably replace all of it.
3. Measure the area you are replacing to determine what size steel mesh sheet you need to buy.
4. Add a few inches to your measurement on each side to ensure you will have enough mesh.

5. If you decided to leave the original mesh in place, skip to Step 3.
6. Use wire cutters to cut and detach the old mesh from the frame.
7. Rusty metal presents the risk of tetanus. Make sure to wear thick, cut-proof gloves.

8. Flip your firepit lid frame upside-down.
9. Measure your new mesh sheet and cut it using utility scissors so that it fits the area you are replacing.
10. Cutting the steel mesh will cause sharp edges. Ensure cut-proof gloves are being worn.

11. Insert one end of a piece of steel wire into a hole in the mesh near the outer circle of the lid frame.
12. Wrap the other end of the wire around the lid frame.
13. Cut off the excess wire using wire cutters.
14. Tightly twist the ends of the wire together using pliers.
15. Repeat Step 4 approximately every few inches around the outer circle of the frame.

16. For places where two pieces of mesh meet at the cross-bars of the lid frame, bend a piece of steel wire into a "U" shape.
17. Poke each end of the wire through a hole in one of the mesh pieces, with the bottom of the "U" wrapping around the outside of the cross-bar.
18. Twist the loose ends of the wire together using pliers.
19. Use wire cutters to remove the excess wire.
20. Bend the remaining twisted wire down so that it is not poking straight out.

21. Cut a short piece of wire for sections where the separate pieces of mesh need to be attached to each other without connecting to the lid frame.
22. Bend the wire into a narrow "U" shape and poke each end of the wire through overlapping holes in the mesh pieces.
23. Twist the loose ends of the wire together using pliers.
24. Cut off the excess wire using wire cutters.

25. Turn the lid right-side up.
26. If needed, gently bend the mesh into shape.