Mosquito Nets in JBR
In JBR nearly every flat has an exit to a balcony with a sea view, and that is exactly what has to be closed. The openings are sliding and wide, the wind between the towers is strong, and salt off the beach settles on the fabric. So what people take here is rigid constructions and a mesh that is easy to wash.
01THE OPENINGS ARE WIDER THAN A NORMAL DOOR
Almost every flat has a floor-length sliding exit to the balcony. There are few ordinary casements here for a simple framed screen.
02SALT HOLDS THE DAMP, THE DAMP HOLDS THE SAND
The mesh loses its clarity within a season, and that is the first reason people call us in JBR. It needs washing more often than in the city.
03HARDWARE ON THE BALCONY SIDE SEIZES UP
Salt air reaches the rollers and catches before it reaches the mesh. Cheap alloy by the sea is a second payment next season.
04WHAT TO ALLOW FOR ON A WIDE DOOR
- Wind along the facade presses on the screen constantly
- The edge comes out of the channel if its depth was chosen without margin
- A finer aperture works better by the water but needs washing more often
- A pass through the management company and a lift slot on the building's schedule
What is built here
JBR is a line of towers along the beach, and almost every flat has an exit to a balcony overlooking the water. The openings here are most often sliding, floor to ceiling, wider than an ordinary door. Standard hinged sashes, the kind a simple framed screen goes into, are few.
Proximity to the water changes two things. The first is salt: it settles on the fabric together with humid air and with sand off the beach. Fabric by the sea has to be washed more often, and a fine aperture works against the owner here because it clogs faster.
The second is wind. It strengthens between the towers, and on the upper floors the flow is constant. Light constructions such as magnetic screens do not survive on a JBR balcony door: they tear away at the edge. What is needed here is a deep channel and a rigid profile.
The third is practical: JBR balconies are narrow. A pleated cassette or a sliding guide is positioned so as not to eat into an already modest width of passage. That is settled at the survey and cannot be guessed from a catalogue.
What we have done here
We do not publish statistics on specific addresses in JBR without the residents' consent. We come out to survey free of charge and look at the opening in the flesh.
What follows from the building stock without speculation: in nine cases out of ten the conversation in JBR is about the balcony door rather than a window, and about how to close it without losing the passage or the view.
Getting to you
JBR is dense tower building, and access there is planned in advance. Most towers require a pass through building management or the concierge, and materials go up in the goods lift on the building's schedule.
Parking for fitters is paid and not always next to the entrance. We build that into the schedule so a visit does not collapse over small things.
What breaks here most often
First place goes to soiling of the fabric: salt off the beach holds moisture, the moisture holds sand, and the screen loses its transparency within a season. Second is hardware on the balcony side, which seizes in the salt air. Third, specific to JBR, is deformation at the edge of the fabric on wide balcony doors: wind along the facade presses on the screen constantly, and it leaves the channel if the guide depth was chosen without margin.
Common questions
Why does the screen get dirty so quickly?
The beach is right there: salt and sand settle on the fabric. It will need washing more often than inland.
Would a magnetic screen do for the balcony?
No. The wind between the towers is strong and the magnet lets go along the edge.
Will the screen eat into the width of the balcony door?
A little, and on a narrow balcony that shows. The cassette is positioned so the passage survives.
Do the fitters need a pass?
Almost always, through building management. Arrange it together with booking the survey.
Will it spoil the view?
If the view matters, take UltraView: it has the highest light transmission.
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