The Production of Reed Screen Walls
Before we can start with the production of reed screen walls the raw material has to be harvested. After the harvest the reed bundles are piled up in pyramids and left to dry.
Illustration 1: Drying the raw material for the production of screen walls.
Illustration 2: The individual reed stalks can have a length of more than 4 m. On demand, Hiss Reet can produce screen walls of more than 3 m in length.
The dry stalks are sorted and cleaned by hand according to the length of the screen walls. Then, the reed bundles are passed through a reed comber. In the next step the spike of the reed stalks is cut and the stalks are tied together to bundles.
Illustration 3: Cleaning the reed stalks.
Illustration 4: Bundles of reed stalks, later on these bundles will be tied together by a machine to form a screen wall.
Then, the bundles of a certain length are brought to the production hall with the machines. Stalk by stalk is inserted and tied together. Nylon or wire is used to join the individual stalks. Thus, bit by bit, a longer screen wall is produced. After about 6 metres the rolled-up screen wall is cut and taken from the roll. A band is tied around the finished screen wall to prevent it from opening. Then the screen walls are made ready for the transport to Germany.
Illustration 5: The reed stalks are inserted into the machine one by one.
Illustration 6: In the width the screen walls are cut with a knife.
In Germany, the finished reed screen walls are sold mainly to DIY stores. However, you can also order reed screen walls directly from Hiss Reet. If you want to buy a larger quantity of reed screen walls you will get them at Hiss Reet for a particularly favourable price. DIY stores only rarely offer first-quality screen walls (made from peeled reed). If screen walls are to be used as decoration, for example at a beach bar or in a garden, it is advisable to use screen walls of good quality which offer a high durability.
For aesthetic as well as for environmental reasons we would not advise to use plastic screen walls.
Illustration 7: The finished screen walls, packaged on a steel pallet.
