5 Reasons to Install a Glass Privacy Screen
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Our gardens and outdoor spaces are places of personal paradise, somewhere we can retreat from the hustle and bustle of it all. But with more and more housing being squeezed in, we now have more neighbours than ever before, meaning that more people can overlook your property. No one wants to walk out to an outdoor space and be gawked at; instead, you want a place to feel comfortable, relaxed, and carefree. Privacy screens can help you achieve this. They are an attractive solution to ensure seclusion when using your outdoor space.
Here at Balconette, we offer two Privacy Screen options that not only incorporate character and style into your outdoor design but also increase the privacy of your property. Read on to discover five more reasons why you should install Glass Privacy Screens.
1. Promotes Privacy
As its name suggests, the privacy screen’s chief purpose is to ensure privacy. Privacy screens are tall panels that offer seclusion from one side of the panel to the other – they are often used to divide a shared balcony or shield your garden from onlookers.
Our privacy screens are installed with obscure glass, which distorts and blur shapes and figures behind the other side of the glass, protecting you and your balcony activities from prying eyes.
Local councils recognise the value of privacy screens as they are often a stipulation for balcony planning permission approval since screens can ensure that both you and your neighbour’s privacy isn’t compromised.
2. Protection Against the Elements
Privacy screens are indispensable for wind, rain, and low-lying sun protection. Even if your garden or balcony is suffering at the hands of mother nature with turbulent winds or sidewards rain, a privacy screen can shelter you from unpredictable weather, leaving you to sit outside in comfort with your hot beverage enjoying the view.
Not only that, but privacy screens also work wonders at protecting your plants! Our privacy screens minimise the sun’s mid-day glare, which saves the plants from drying out, and the screens also act as a windbreak barrier that reduces wind speed and prevents damage to delicate foliage. Why not grow your plants against your privacy screen, and you’ll benefit from an even greater sense of seclusion!
3. Easy to Maintain
Whilst they might be a bigger investment than wooden privacy screens, our glass privacy screens are made of high quality and durable materials that will last for many years to come. Unlike wood, with its time consuming and laborious maintenance demands, the glass privacy screen used will remain unaffected by wet weather and will not need regular upkeep or treating.
To further enhance the cleanliness of the glass, our privacy screens can be coated with BalcoNano® self-cleaning glass solution. It takes the elbow grease out of cleaning; your glass will only need an occasional wipe down, meaning that you and your neighbour can enjoy a dazzling privacy screen with minimal effort.
Our anodised aluminium handrails used on privacy screens do not blemish like steel, and they are impervious to daily wear, rust, and corrosion, even in coastal locations. That post-purchase feeling will stay with you for years to come as all our finished have a 10-year guarantee!
4. Enhances Safety
The most obvious safety advantage is that the privacy screen’s obscure glass blurs the view beyond the other side of the panel and therefore conceals any valuables that you might have accidentally left lying around, leaving zero temptation for snooping onlookers.
The less obvious security feature is the impressive structural design of each privacy screen. All our privacy screen systems have been individually designed to absorb wind forces efficiently and transfer them safely in order to maintain structural integrity, so you’ll be able to rest easy knowing your privacy is assured for many peaceful moments to come.
5. Easy to Fit
Our privacy screens have been designed to be straightforward to install, empowering customers with the choice to install themselves if they have a fair degree of DIY know-how.
You can download and print off any of our helpful installation guides or technical specs available on our website. If you’re more of a visual learner, our step-by-step installation videos make fitting your privacy screen a far simpler task. And if you have a question mid-install, fear not, as our experienced and friendly Customer Care team are on hand to answer any question, no matter how small or trivial it may seem.
If this doesn’t sound like your thing, a trusted tradesperson or one of our Registered Partners would easily install one of our balustrades. We have a network of UK based Registered Partners and will happily put you in contact with one of them to assist you to complete your project.
Contact Us
If you’re seeking ways to regain your garden privacy and enjoy your beautiful view, then privacy screens are a perfect choice for your property. Our experience Balconette professionals are on hand to give advice or help you put your plans in motion - contact us here for more details.
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