# Balcony Zip Screen
Source: https://www.fenetresystems.com/en/balcony-zip-screen/

# Balcony Zip Screen

Zip screen on a balcony: wind cutting with side-channelled fabric, sun control and an insect barrier; turns the open balcony into a usable volume.

## Balcony Zip Screen Analysis

The balcony is the most common home application of the zip screen: the fabric [locked inside the side channels](https://www.fenetresystems.com/en/zip-screen-systems/) closes the open edge — the wind is cut, the sun is filtered, insects stay outside. It turns the balcony into a usable volume without building a glass balcony; when retracted it disappears inside the cassette and the view opens.

### Wind Cutting

The fabric locked into the side channel does not sway in wind; the open edge closes stably.

### Sun Control

The screen fabric filters the sun; the balcony seating area stays shaded.

### Insect Barrier

The closed edges cut the passage of flies and insects.

### Privacy

By the fabric openness ratio the view from outside decreases; the view from inside is preserved.

## The four-season edge of the balcony

The problem of an open balcony is wind and sun; the zip screen closes the edge with its side-channelled fabric — the wind is cut, the sun is filtered, pests stay outside. It gives semi-interior comfort without the cost of a glass balcony.

The fabric openness ratio determines the choice: a 5% screen preserves the view, blackout gives full privacy. The retracted cassette opens the edge completely; the balcony is used in two modes.

Mounting is done with the top case and the side channels; it is fixed to the balcony joinery or the railing line.

Application Notes

## Mounting & Selection for Balcony Zip Screen

### Wind

The channel-locked fabric is stable in wind; it does the work a free blind cannot.

### Fabric

The screen preserves the view; blackout gives privacy.

### Cassette

The retracted system opens the edge completely; it returns to open mode.

### Mounting

It is fixed to the joinery or the railing line.

Explore

## Related Pages

Balcony Zip Screen — wind cutting, sun control, insect barrier, privacy.

[Zip Screens for Homes](https://www.fenetresystems.com/en/zip-screens-for-homes/) [Zip Screens](https://www.fenetresystems.com/en/zip-screens/)

## Balcony Opening

The system is determined with the edge measurement and the fabric preference.

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