This is the balcony screen we supply where privacy and shade are wanted from the same cover, and on a balcony they usually are: the rail is what everyone looks past, and it is also where the afternoon sun comes in. A knitted HDPE mesh answers both, screening the rail while taking the edge off the sun, and because the weave is open the balcony does not turn into a closed box with no air moving through it. The seams are stitched and reinforced for strain across a rail.
On a balcony the same cover usually has to do two jobs: screen the rail from the neighbours and take the edge off the afternoon sun before it reaches the seating. This is the knitted HDPE screen we supply for that, cut to the rail height you give us and finished with stitched, reinforced seams for the strain of being tied across a balcony.
A balcony rail is where a boundary and a sun problem meet. The mesh is dense enough to break up the view across the rail and at the same time takes a share of the light and heat off the seating behind it, so a single cover answers both instead of needing a screen plus a shade. Because the weave is knitted rather than solid, air still moves through, which is what keeps a screened balcony usable in summer rather than stuffy. UV resistance is worked into the yarn so the colour and the handle last a season in the open.
The cover goes along a balcony rail, around a deck edge, over a terrace screen and across a ground-floor patio boundary, and the size is cut to the rail rather than taken from a stock panel. Because it is supplied by the roll, one order covers a balcony and a longer terrace edge from the same cloth. Households screening a bed behind the same mesh often pair it with a planting bag, and the wider shade net range covers the shading grades where light rather than privacy is the problem.
| Model | FS-017 |
| Material | Knitted HDPE mesh with UV resistant yarn |
| Function | Privacy screening, shade and wind reduction |
| Colour | Made to order, including grey, brown, black and green |
| Form | Roll, cut to the rail height you give us |
| Seams | Stitched and reinforced |
| Application | Balcony rail, deck edge and terrace screen |
| Packing | PP woven bag, customised on request |
A balcony screen is tied hard and left up, so the seam and the edge take the load, which is why the panels are stitched rather than left as a cut edge and the fixing points sit in a reinforced bound edge. That lets the cover be strained across a rail without opening up at the corner, and it can be taken down, rolled and put back the following season. A knitted monofilament net covers the shading job where a lighter weave is wanted, while this screen covers the balcony privacy and shade work.
Height, roll length and colour are all made to order, so the first detail to confirm is the height of the rail or deck edge you are covering and the total run. Screens ship in PP woven bags. Buyers tracking how screening performs on balconies can follow trade coverage such as HortiDaily and FreshPlaza for what is being installed.
Will it make the balcony dark?
It takes a share of the light rather than all of it, and the weave is open, so air still moves through. The rate is made to order if you want a lighter one.
Can it be tied to a rail without drilling?
Yes. The fixing points sit in a reinforced bound edge, so the cover is tied to the rail or the posts with rope or ties, and it comes off the same way.
Can I order a different height, run or colour?
Yes. Height, roll length and colour are all made to order. Tell us the rail height and the run and we will advise.
Tell us the rail height and the total run you are covering, 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.
