To make orientation easier, FassadenGrün rod systems are classified into 3 ‘series’. The first series is particularly slender and is based on 6 mm rods.
The first and most delicate series is based on rods with a diameter of 6 mm and is only designed for very narrow, small wall surfaces. It is ideal if ready-made wall grilles from FassadenGrün do not fit or if a different design is desired for design reasons, e.g. a diamond structure or a plug-in grille.
6 mm rods are available in lengths from 30 to 315 cm. You can use bar clamps to build grids, either in advance on a base or directly on the wall, see below. You will also need grid holders, all types up to 8 mm slot width are suitable.
Small to medium-sized ‘meshes’ can be formed, but the mesh size should not exceed 30 cm x 30 cm or 25 cm x 40 cm, otherwise too many wall brackets will be needed to achieve sufficient rigidity. The 6 mm series is therefore ideal for clematis and annual climbing plants. In the overview below you can see which of our 54 ‘cable systems’ can also be used as rod systems with 6 mm rods. You can also check whether a basic shape you have selected harmonises with the growth of certain climbing plants or whether the respective basic shape is recommended there.
You can combine as many horizontal and vertical bars as you like. However, only angles of 90 degrees or rhomboid shapes of 45 / 135 degrees are possible, and a maximum of 2 rods may cross at each crossing point. For stability, EVERY crossing point should be fitted with a bar clamp. The overhang of the bars should be small to prevent injuries. We recommend an overhang of approx. 1.5 cm outside the imaginary axis. This means that with a 50 cm wide grille as shown in the photo, the imaginary axes of the two vertical edge bars are 47 cm (50 cm - 2 x 1.5 cm) apart. The grille supports are therefore 47 cm apart horizontally.
It must be determined whether the vertical bars or the horizontal bars should be ‘in front’, i.e. further away from the wall. The visible side for the rod clamps must also be specified: Tamper-proof ‘knob’ look or a more technical look with visible grub screw. Please refer to our tips on the quantity and arrangement of grid holders.
Modular grilles can be completely assembled before wall mounting, e.g. on a large table or on the floor. It is advisable to place cardboard or similar underneath to prevent scratches to the stainless steel. On the wall, individual bar clamps are then loosened again to insert the grilles exactly into the grooves of the grille holders mounted there.
A modular grille can also be assembled on the wall. To do this, the grid holders are first placed at the planned locations and individual rods are mounted in them, usually vertical rods. The bar clamps are then threaded onto the horizontal bars. Finally, additional vertical rods can also be fitted, which then only sit on the horizontal rods with rod clamps and do not require grid holders.
You can also build small plug-in grids with 6 mm rods, namely flat grids with 2 x 1.0 m rods and spatial grids with 3 - 4 x 1.0 m rods. The 1 m long rods are used for insertion, e.g. in a flower pot. Additional vertical rods, e.g. 60 cm long, then complete such a grid above the surface of the ground.
