Screens & privacy
Aluminium privacy screens, cut to your opening
A privacy screen is a light calculation. Too closed and you get a wall; too open and you get a fence. We set the aperture so you keep the breeze and lose the neighbours.
- Material
- Aluminium & ACM composite, up to 2 mm
- Finish
- Powder coated or spray painted, any colour
- Cutting
- CNC laser cut and engraved in-house
- Warranty
- 12 months
The work
See it properly
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Why it is built this way
Every screen starts as a drawing of your actual opening — not a stock size trimmed to fit. You tell us the gap, we draw the panel, and you approve the CAD before a single cut is made.
Because we cut, coat and pack in one workshop, there is no third supplier holding up your job and no middleman margin in the price. Small panels usually leave within about five days.
- 01
You choose the open area
Pattern density is a specification, not a style choice. We can tighten it at eye level and open it above.
- 02
Light enough to fit yourself
At 2 mm, a flat-packed panel is a one-person job with a drill. Heavy steel screens are not.
- 03
Any colour, properly applied
Powder coated or spray painted to match your window frames, your wall, or a colour you picked off a paint chart.
Choose the cut
Any pattern, cut into this product
Shown as standard in Reed. Open area is the specification — it decides how much light, air and view gets through.
How this one gets made
Four steps, one workshop
- Step 01
Measure
Send the opening. Rough is fine — a photo with a tape in it beats a perfect drawing.
- Step 02
Draw
We draw your actual panel at full scale and you approve the CAD before anything is cut.
- Step 03
Cut
CNC laser cut, then powder coated or sprayed, on our own machines in Prospecton.
- Step 04
Fit
Flat-packed with fixings and a drill template, or fitted by our team or an approved installer.
“They drew it before they cut it, and the drawing matched what arrived to the millimetre. That is rarer than it should be.”
Nadia P.
Homeowner · Umhlanga
Full specification
- Material
- Aluminium & ACM composite, up to 2 mm
- Finish
- Powder coated or spray painted, any colour
- Cutting
- CNC laser cut and engraved in-house
- Warranty
- 12 months
- Typical uses
- Balconies, boundary walls, courtyards, pool areas
Coming soon · instant ballpark estimator
Size, pattern and finish in, a price range out. Until then, send us the dimensions and you will have a real number back within a working day.
Get a price →Questions people actually ask
How much privacy do I actually get?
It depends on the pattern and the viewing angle. As a rule, an open area under about 35% blocks a direct sightline from a few metres away while still passing air and light. We will tell you what a given pattern gives you before you commit.
Can I install a privacy screen myself?
Yes, for most residential sizes. Panels ship flat-packed with the fixings and a one-page fitting guide. You need a drill, a level and usually one other pair of hands for the larger sizes.
Will it rust?
Aluminium does not rust. The powder coat is there for colour and UV, not for corrosion protection. We still give a 12-month warranty on every job.
How long does it take?
Small screens are usually ready in about five days. Larger custom runs take longer and we quote a real date with the CAD, not an optimistic one.
Often specified together
Room dividers
Open plan is wonderful until you need somewhere for the front door to stop. A cut screen separates without closing — you keep the daylight and the sense of space.
View →Fence panels
Boundary walls are the biggest, dullest surface on most properties. Cut panels turn that run of face brick into the reason people slow down outside.
View →Window screens
Most window screening in South Africa looks like security first and architecture never. A cut panel does the same job for privacy and shade, and looks like it was meant to be there.
View →
Tell us the opening. We’ll draw the panel.
Rough dimensions are fine — we confirm every measurement on the CAD before cutting. No obligation, and no pushy follow-up.