Zip screens for a wind-proof outdoor room

An ordinary drop screen flaps and works its way out of its guides the moment real wind gets involved — and on the Atlantic seaboard, real wind is the default, not the exception. A zip screen’s fabric edge is welded into a zipper that runs captive in aluminium side channels, so there’s no gap for the south-easter to get hold of. It’s the product that turned an exposed Camps Bay deck into a usable outdoor room, wind or no wind.

Fabric choices

• Sunscreen mesh (various openness) — keeps the view out, cuts glare and UV, and closes the deck to insects while holding daytime privacy.
• Clear PVC / crystal panels — a wind-and-rain-proof enclosure that keeps the Atlantic view fully visible; the honest choice for a winter braai room.
• Blockout options where a west-facing screen needs to stop the late sun outright.

Built for this coastline

Motorisation is standard on wide spans, and a wind sensor for automatic retraction is the sensible spec for any position with real south-easter exposure — the same argument that applies to awnings applies here. Spans run wide, channels are colour-matched to the structure, and multi-screen patio enclosures are one of the bigger jobs we quote on this stretch of coast.