This is the balcony sun shade net we supply as a folding privacy screen, and the folding is the practical part: the panel comes down at the end of the season, folds flat and goes into storage rather than being left up to weather through the winter, and it can be moved to a different rail or a different property without being cut again. That suits a rented balcony as much as a house. The cloth is knitted HDPE with UV resistance in the yarn, windproof in the sense that it breaks a gust rather than sealing it, and the edge is bound with eyelets for rope or ties.
A balcony screen that cannot be taken down has to survive the winter where it hangs, which is how most of them end. This one is made to fold: the panel comes off the rail at the end of the season, folds flat, and goes back up the following year, and it can be moved to a different rail rather than being cut to suit the first one.
Folding changes how long a screen lasts. Left up, a balcony net takes a winter of wind, frost and UV on top of a summer of sun, and the fold lines from storage are nothing next to that; taken down, the same cover spends the worst months indoors. It also means the panel is not committed to one opening. A tenant who moves can take it along, and a homeowner can move it from a rail to a fence line or a shop front without ordering again, because the size stays whatever you had it cut to rather than being fixed to a frame.
The screen goes on a balcony rail, across a terrace edge, over a patio and in front of a shop window where the afternoon sun makes the display uncomfortable. Because it is cut to the height you give us, one order covers a balcony and a longer terrace edge from the same cloth. Households screening a bed behind the same net often pair it with a planting bag, and the wider shade net range covers the reflective grades where a heat reflective cover is wanted instead.
| Material | Knitted HDPE with UV resistant yarn |
| Function | Sun shading, privacy screening and wind reduction |
| Storage | Folds flat for storage between seasons |
| Colour | Stripes and solids, customised on request |
| Shade Rate | Made to order |
| Edges | Bound edge with metal eyelets |
| Supplied With | Rope for tying off |
| Packing | PP woven bag, customised on request |
The eyelets run along a bound edge, which is what makes the screen re-usable rather than single-season: it is tied with rope rather than stapled, so taking it down does not damage the panel or the rail, and putting it back up somewhere else does not need new holes. The rope is supplied with the net, so a replacement or a second position costs nothing extra. A knitted monofilament net covers the shading job where a finer weave is wanted, while this net carries the balcony shade and privacy work.
Height, shading rate, colour and eyelet spacing are all made to order, so the first detail to confirm is the height of the rail and the total run. Nets ship in PP woven bags with the rope packed alongside. Buyers tracking how balcony screening performs can follow trade coverage such as HortiDaily and FreshPlaza for what is being installed.
Can the screen be taken down and re-used?
Yes. It is tied through eyelets rather than stapled, so it comes off without damage and goes back up on another rail or a fence line.
How is it stored?
It folds flat and goes into the bag it ships in, which keeps it out of the weather through the winter.
Can I order a different height, run or colour?
Yes. Height, shading rate, colour and eyelet spacing are all made to order. Tell us the rail height and the run.
Tell us the rail height and the total run you are covering, and the colour you are working to, and we will confirm the screen and the packing that suit your order.
Mark Wu, Co-founder & Technical Director, Sichuan Zhifang Net Industry. 15 years manufacturing agricultural nettings for growers in 32 countries.
