How to temporarily anchor bottom of pillar balcony screen?

[San_Dee]

I'm renting so need to find a better solution so the shade cloth screen doesn't become a sail in the wind. Balcony is L shaped and faces NNE and ENE. The balcony receives direct sun, rain, and frequent sea breezes/winds so needs to be a solution that is UV resistant and durable. Currently attached with the included poly rope but it doesn't stop the screen becoming a sail in the wind. 

The Pillar screen pictured is too high/wide for the balcony and I can't wrap the screen any further over the top railing due to strata by-laws (or swap it so it's wrapped over the other face). I'd like to lower the screen so it's not wrapping over the top rail and anchor the excess to the tiled balcony floor on my property side rather than over the lip (not allowed). 

Is there some strong but semi-temporary adhesive that could stick some sort of anchor plates outdoors that is reasonably resistant to UV, rain and salt dewy air (ie able to be removed with solvent)? Otherwise, I'm guessing weights of some kind are the alternative but how much weight would I need to stop the screen becoming a sail in the wind? 

 

 

[DIYGnome]

Hello @San_Dee interesting dilemma... the shade cloth I note already has eyelets fitted to it's lower edge, instead of running the rope/cable horizontally along it's length feed it through and under the lower railing edge and back up and into the next eyelet working along it's entirety, this is how Business banners are fitted to frames, have a look the next time you are near a Cafe or Restaurant, the planter boxes are an awesome idea👍

[San_Dee]

Ah yes that's the current setup I have, it just doesn't fit the balcony fence.

I'm not sure if you can see in my photos but it's attached with cable ties to the top rail and with the rope to the bottom rail. The problem is that the screen is too high/wide for the balcony fence so even if I tied it tight it would still catch the wind 😕 Unfortunately I can't wrap it any further over the top rail as its not allowed in the strata by-laws (I'm already bending the rules with how it is right now) 

[Dave-1]

Evening @San_Dee 

Ive been thinking about your issue some more Privacy I get, I built a fort for a privacy screen! lol 

Anyway two ideas come to mind both using this type of timber

2440 x 1220mm 3mm Plywood Pine Premium BC Grade 

First idea

Cut to size from just under your handrail to about 30mm above the concrete. Fix with cable ties tho span them across two vertical pieces of metal. So drill just to the left of one, go two over drill just to the right of the metal pin and then run yoru cable through both holes, keep the head of the cable tie on your side of the rail, cut with side cutters flush up against the head of the tie (note you will need to redo the cable ties every say 2 yers as they will become brital) Oh and paint in an exterior paint that is neautral in colur

Second idea

Same piece of board but you rip it into lengths say 50mm wide (rip means long cut with a circular saw) As its only 3mm thick I would have a hard surface just next to it to make it easy to cut. Once you have cut a bunch of these then you start threading them between the bars of your patio, like weaving a basket or top of an apple pie The metal flowers you may have to use a thin wire to hold it close over the surface but teh rest it should go in and out no worries. I would alternate the weave patten as you work your way up the rail. Paint in exterior paint first

Dave