How should I screen my balcony?
I have an old balcony that needs a new railing and privacy screens. I can do some tall laser cut screens along the inside rail (with supports) and then have the railing butt up to it at the end, but I'm not sure if it will look strange just free-standing there with no structure tying it to the house? (There isn't really a place to attach something) Or do I just screen around the corners too...I feel that would be overkill..
My style is colonial coastal so I could perhaps do some kind of shutters instead. We have a BAL 29 here so it needs to be metal. The pic directly above is the rail that needs the screens the others are all ok for privacy.
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PROURBAN METAL
5 years agoHi K4thleen - What a fab project. You certainly have plenty of options! My suggestion would be to work out your budget and then find a solution or solutions which will match what you want to spend. Some ideas might include Laser cut decorative screen for the taller section and then you could leave the existing balustrade as is, maybe just with a fresh coat of paint. You could have a vertical slatted screen for the tall section and then either perforated or laser cut panels for the balustrade. Keep in mind that there are rules and regulations in regards to 'climbability' (hence the suggestion of perforated design rather than laser cut). I also really love the combination of timber screens amd powder coated screens - they make a great combination. In regards to colour, you could pull something from the colour pallet of the tiles.
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k4thleen
5 years agolast modified: 5 years ago
julie herbert
5 years agoHi,
A few inspiration photos for you, a horizontal slat timber screen would look great, why not move away from the white and do a stained timber to give a whole new look, a metal screen could look beautiful also
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5 years agok4thleen
5 years ago
This is the look I'm after, will have a different fence....(this is the front)..just not sure how to work in a screen out the back...
k4thleen
5 years ago
siriuskey