What this guide decides.
This page decidesWhich screening route and wind-review inputs must be coordinated before slats or fabric screens are approved.
This page does not decideA guaranteed privacy percentage, wind speed, post spacing, footing, product life or structural approval.
Define the visual objective.
State whether the project needs partial screening, reduced direct sight, a cleaner background, brand colour or near-opaque privacy. Ask for the manufacturer's declared coverage method and limitations; appearance changes with viewing angle, mesh, slat profile and installation.
Check compatibility with the fabric.
Slat profile and locking method must suit the chain-link mesh opening, wire and fence height. For woven screens, identify material, openness, edge reinforcement, attachment spacing and replacement route. Do not assume one insert fits every mesh.
Reopen the wind-load question.
Open mesh allows substantial airflow. Inserts and screens increase projected area, so the existing posts, spacing, rails, braces, bases and foundations may no longer match the new condition. Provide site wind criteria, exposure, topography, fence geometry and screening properties to the responsible reviewer.
Coordinate attachment and maintenance.
Repeated wind movement, UV exposure, vegetation, contamination and vandalism can affect inserts and ties. The supplier should identify compatible attachment and replacement components; the maintenance plan should include loosened, torn, missing or brittle screening.
Treat later additions as a change.
If privacy will be installed after the original fence, preserve the approved fence record and assess the changed condition before purchase. A fence that appears stable in open mesh form is not automatic evidence for a screened configuration.
Choose the screening route with its consequence visible.
Use the table to expose the next decision. It is not a performance rating or a substitute for project review.
Add privacy through a controlled change.
Keep each output in the same revision-controlled project record.
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Define coverage
Identify runs, height, screening target, product route and future changes.
- 02
Collect exposure inputs
Record wind criteria, terrain, fence geometry, framework and foundations.
- 03
Review compatibility
Supplier and responsible reviewer close insert, attachment and structural questions.
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Record the approved basis
Keep product, drawing, installation and maintenance information together.
Project-input schedule.
Carry these fields into the enquiry and return unknowns as open items instead of filling them with generic values.
What a usable supplier response should return.
A useful response does more than repeat the enquiry. It identifies the exact proposed product and component basis, uses the same units and location IDs as the buyer's schedule, and distinguishes confirmed values from assumptions. Where a field depends on a survey, responsible design input, local requirement or another trade, it should remain visibly open rather than being converted into a silent typical value.
The commercial offer should also state what is included, optional and excluded; which drawing or datasheet revision controls the answer; what evidence maps to the offered configuration; and what must be approved before fabrication. This lets buyers compare like with like and prevents a quotation from accidentally closing a structural, safety, civil or compliance decision.
Questions to close before quotation or release.
- Which exact slat or screen fits the mesh?
- How is privacy or openness measured?
- Which runs and heights will be screened?
- Has the changed wind condition been reviewed?
- How are damaged inserts replaced?
- Will screening be added later to an existing fence?
Technical reference boundary.
These sources define terms and decision scope. They do not certify a XIEHENG product or approve a project.
Keep adjacent intent with its owner.
The framework guide defines the complete component schedule; this page only records the screening change and review inputs.
Return to the framework schedule →