This is the sun shade net we supply in a striped colour range rather than one shade, and the reason buyers ask for a specific stripe is usually the building it hangs on: a yellow stripe reads clearly against a render wall, a beige one sits with timber, and a grey one disappears against a concrete balcony. It also has a second use in tropical markets, where the same cloth is ordered for drying coffee and other produce under shade rather than in direct sun. Knitted HDPE with UV resistance in the yarn, supplied by the roll.
On a shade net the colour is rarely decorative. A buyer picks a stripe because of what hangs behind it: yellow reads clearly against render, beige sits with timber, grey disappears against a concrete balcony. This is the net we supply in that range, and the same cloth is ordered in tropical markets for drying produce under shade.
A striped net behaves differently on a building from a plain one: the stripe runs with the line of the rail, so the cover reads as a fitted screen rather than a sheet, and on a multi-storey building the stripe is what keeps a row of balconies looking consistent from the street. The colour itself is dyed into the HDPE yarn rather than printed on the surface, which is what stops a yellow or a beige going patchy after a season in the sun, and the knit stays open so air still moves through the cover.
The net goes along a balcony rail, across a terrace, over a patio and around a yard boundary, and in tropical markets the same grade is laid over a drying floor so coffee and other produce come down under shade rather than in direct sun. Because it is cut to the height you give us and supplied by the roll, one order covers a balcony and a longer drying area 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, drying under shade and privacy screening |
| Colour | Yellow, beige and grey stripes as standard, green and other shades to order |
| Shade Rate | Made to order |
| Form | Roll, cut to the height you give us |
| Edges | Plain roll, or bound with eyelets on request |
| Application | Balcony rail, terrace, patio and drying floor |
| Packing | PP woven bag, customised on request |
A shade net that screens a balcony and a shade net that covers a drying floor are doing the same thing to light: taking out the direct sun while leaving the air moving, so produce dries rather than cooks and a balcony stays usable rather than sealed. That is why the same roll is ordered for both, and why a buyer covering a drying area can use a wider span of the roll without changing grade. A knitted monofilament net covers the shading job where a finer weave is wanted, while this net covers the balcony and drying shade work.
Height, roll length, shade rate and colour are all made to order, so the first detail to confirm is the span you are covering and what sits behind or under it. Net ships in PP woven bags. Buyers tracking how shade net performs across a season can follow trade coverage such as HortiDaily and FreshPlaza for what is being installed.
What colours can I order?
Yellow, beige and grey stripes are the standard range, and green and other shades are made to order. Tell us the wall or timber it hangs against and we will advise.
Can the same net be used over a drying floor?
Yes. It takes out the direct sun while letting air move, which is what a drying floor needs, and it is used for that in tropical markets.
Can I order a different height, run or shade rate?
Yes. Height, roll length, shade rate and colour are all made to order.
Tell us the span you are covering, what sits behind or under it and the colour you are working to, and we will confirm the roll 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.
