Make bamboo privacy screens weatherproof

What you need:

• Possibly. Glaze or wood protection paint
• Possibly. Reason for detention
• Possibly. Hardwood or bamboo maintenance oil

While the natural (and extremely fast!) Renewable raw material bamboo has been used in many areas in Asia for centuries due to its high resilience and hardness, it has only been used on a larger scale in Europe in recent years.

• One of these areas of application is the outdoor and garden area. Bamboo products such as B. a Privacy screen made of this extremely hard-wearing material, virtually predestined.
• Compared to wooden walls, bamboo is characterized by its absolute weather resistance, even without any treatment. Therefore, it can even be used untreated all year round outdoors.

A privacy screen made of bamboo does not actually need any weather protection

• Of course, you can use your bamboo privacy screen, e.g. B. for visual reasons, but still paint with wood stain or weather protection paint. So it stays “like new” longer, because bamboo naturally shows signs of weathering.
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• Ultimately, it is more a matter of taste than necessity whether you treat a bamboo privacy screen or let it age naturally.


Clean bamboo privacy screens properly

Bamboo is one of the oldest useful plants in the world and, from an ecological point of view, is ...

• If you want to glaze or paint the privacy screen, proceed exactly as you would with a wooden fence. You can apply the selected product to the bamboo fence according to the manufacturer's specifications by painting, rolling or spraying. However, you can do without a primer with a wooden base, since the bamboo is weather-resistant by itself. Rather, it might be necessary to apply a primer beforehand (with very smooth bamboo sticks). It is best to test how the paint will hold on an inconspicuous place.
• You can also oil your privacy screen, which looks particularly natural and deepens the color of the bamboo. Use a hardwood oil or a special bamboo care oil (e.g. B. from CLOU).