Zip screens for a Kommetjie deck or patio
Arguably the single most locally relevant product in the whole range — zipped side channels that hold tight in real wind, turning an exposed deck into a room you can actually sit in.
The screen that doesn’t flap loose
A zip screen is a vertical fabric screen whose edges are welded into a zipper running captive inside aluminium side channels — the difference between this and an ordinary drop-down screen or clear PVC blind, which flap and work their way out of their guides the moment the wind picks up. Zipped into its channels, the fabric holds tension properly, sealing a patio, deck or balcony opening against wind, sun and insects in a way a loose-edged screen never quite manages.
Sunscreen mesh keeps the view out while cutting glare and UV; clear PVC or crystal panels seal a patio watertight for a winter braai room while keeping the view entirely intact; blockout options exist for an outdoor cinema wall or killing west sun outright. Spans run wide — 4m-class per screen is standard — and motorisation is the usual spec once you’re covering more than one opening, with a wind sensor for anything left exposed.
Why it suits a Kommetjie home specifically
This is the argument the south-easter makes for itself. A deck or braai area here can go from pleasant to unusable in the time it takes the wind to swing round the point, and a zip screen is the product that actually solves that — not by blocking the view, but by closing the opening properly rather than half-heartedly. Colour-matched aluminium channels keep the install visually quiet against a beach house’s cladding, and because Kommetjie sits low and flat rather than sheltered under a cliff, this is genuinely useful on more elevations here than an equivalent product would be in a more sheltered suburb further up the coast.
Zip screens, answered
What actually stops a zip screen flapping in the wind?
The fabric edge is welded into a zip that runs captive inside the aluminium side channel — it can’t work loose the way an ordinary drop screen or clip-in PVC blind does. That's the entire point of the product, and it's the reason we lead with it for a Kommetjie deck specifically.
Can I close in a whole braai area, not just one opening?
Yes — multiple screens across adjoining openings are a common Kommetjie brief, effectively wrapping a deck or braai corner into an outdoor room. We measure each opening individually and colour-match the channels so the finished look reads as one system, not several.
Clear PVC or mesh — which do I actually want?
Mesh keeps the view out while cutting glare, UV and insects, and suits most of the year here. Clear PVC or crystal panels go further, sealing the space against wind and light rain while keeping the view completely intact — the better choice for a winter braai room you want properly enclosed rather than just shaded.
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