Zipscreen
Zipscreen is a trusted and popular choice for outdoor living spaces, offering style, privacy, and protection. Designed to meet the demands of modern homes, this innovative external screening system enhances patios, balconies, and alfresco areas with seamless functionality and sleek aesthetics.
Aurora chooses to work with multiple different outdoor zip blind systems, including Zipscreen. Whilst Zipscreen is not our preferred (as we believe there are some more stylish and stronger products on the market), it is the most common and well advertised product in Australia – hence why we have it available for you should you wish to match existing installations.
Features of Zipscreen
Discover the standout features of our products, including premium materials, innovative designs, and advanced functionality. Each feature is carefully selected to ensure exceptional quality, style, and performance in every detail.
Versatile Control Options
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- Motorized Control: Experience effortless operation with the Automate™ suite, allowing control via remote or smartphone integration.
- Crank Control: A modern take on manual operation, the crank handle moves the shade up and down with minimal effort, eliminating the need to bend or stretch.
- Spring Assist: Utilizes a spring mechanism for smooth manual adjustment, ensuring balanced tension and ease of use.
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Fitting Options
Face Fit (Wall Mount): Brackets are fixed to a vertical surface, such as a wall, pergola post, or window frame.[start-read-more]
Top Fit (Ceiling Mount):Brackets are attached to a horizontal surface, like a ceiling, soffit, or under a pergola beam.
Reveal Fit (Inside Mount): The blind is mounted within a recess, such as inside a window or structural frame.
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Benefits of Zipscreen
Hover over each below image to explore the unique advantages Zipscreen offers, such as enhanced comfort, increased efficiency, and improved quality of life. Each benefit is designed to meet your needs and exceed your expectations.
Technical Specifications
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Aluminum Profiles
Constructed with high-quality, extruded aluminum profiles for enhanced durability and strength. Aluminium is milled, manufactured overseas and then imported whereas the eZIP product is milled and manufactured in Australia.
Maximum Width
Whilst a standard Zipscreen can go up to 5.5 metres in width, the Zipscreen Extreme product can extend to 7 meters with a heavier duty tube and componentry. We wouldn’t recommend this larger option often as the wind tolerance is really low – for larger blinds, we’d recommend either the Alpha M or the eZIP which uses stronger componentry.
Maximum Drop
5 meters total, but this is an exceptionally large height. For blinds this high, we’d recommend not using a heeadbox, instead installing on the brackets only.
Side Channels
Feature a depth of 26mm, ensuring snug fit and smooth operation.
One issue of Zipscreen historically has been the narrower channel (when compared to other products on the market) resulting in fabric pulling out of the tracks, requiring regular service calls – an annoyance to homeowners. To avoid this, keep retracted in heavy winds above 25 km/h, install a window sensor, and speak with our team for guidance.
z-LOCK™ Component
Utilizes a patented zip-guided system that ensures the fabric remains securely within the side channels, providing a taut and smooth finish.
Wind Resistance
Low in comparison to other Zip blinds on the market. Marketing material will say up to 55 km/h, but we would recommend installing a wind sensor and retratcing above 25 km/h.
Fabric Options
Available in various colors and openness factors to suit privacy and shading needs. We would only recommend either PVC mesh or fibreglas mesh options from reputable sources such as Ricky Richards or HVG.
Gallery
Get inspired by our products in action! Browse through our gallery to see how these stylish and durable window furnishings enhance patios, balconies, and windows across Canberra homes.
Frequently Asked Questions
The z-LOCK™ system ensures the fabric remains securely within the side channels, creating a gap-free seal. This protects against sun, wind, rain, and insects while maintaining a taut, smooth finish. The wider you go in the Zipscreen blind, say wider than 3m, you’ll notice a slight ‘V’ shape on the base bar of the blind. This is normal for Zipscreen but avoid with eZIP.
Zipscreen features patented z-LOCK™ technology, which creates a secure, gap-free seal between the fabric and side channels. This ensures superior protection from sun, wind, rain, and insects while maintaining a smooth, taut finish.
While Zipscreen blinds are designed to be durable and reliable, like any outdoor system, they require regular maintenance to ensure optimal performance. Cleaning the fabric and checking the z-LOCK™ system for debris can help prevent operational issues. Using a simple garden hose to clean out the side tracks and top roll will work wonders for keeping this operation smooth.
Whilst marketing material online suggests high wind tolerance, reality differs. From experience, the Aurora Team have seen many many service calls to homeowners over the years to ‘pop’ the fabric back inside the channels. This is why we recommend not having the Zipscreen blind down with winds greater than 25 km/h, and installing a cost effective and reliable wind sensor. Alternatively, look to the Alpha M or eZIP products which provide much much higher wind tolerance.
