You have added an new outdoor pergola or patio to your home. It will be the perfect place to sit and relax or to use an outdoor dining area. You have protection from the sun and the rain..But what about from the neighbours? With Australian backyards getting smaller and smaller - The quest to create an outdoor living area that is private is paramount! Boundary fences are often within metres of where you want to sit and chill. So how do we keep the neighbours from looking in and not feel like we are in a prison. Creating privacy screens can be as simple as adding an extension panel on the top of an existing boundary fence. If you keep the panels on your side you will not have to ask for permission - But you will have to wera the cost. A green screen with plant screening plants like clumping bamboo or a quick growing lillypilly might be another solution. This will create a softer and more natural feeling private area. All plantings will take a couple of years to establish before they can be fully screening. You may want to add some temporary panels onto a fence till the plants have filleed out. Today's privacy screens come in all sorts and styles and are not only to keep some privacy for you and your family, they can also work as a landscaping feature plus they come in handy to to screen eyesores such as rubbish bins, pool pumps and filters or air conditioning units.
What Sort Of Privacy Screen Will Suit My Patio Area?
Slatted Screening or Movable Shutters
Create a feeling of privacy and minimise the view from neighbouring homes with a more modern take than using something like lattice. The slatted privacy screen allows in filtered light and more importantly it still allows for airflow. You can have them fixed and these can be made out of wood or aluminum Both materials can be painted/powdercoated to suit. You can have horizontal or vertical slatted screens. There is also the movable or shutter style screens and these are usually aluminium. They add an instant resort feeling to an outdoor area and they can be vertical or horizontal . The louvered screens which allow you to open and close the screens to give you control of the sun, wind and view depending on the day or your mood.
These can add a real value to an outside area.
The fitted slat screens also work incredibly well to be placed in front of eyesores such as rubbish bins, pool pumps and air conditioning units and you can make them any height or length that you need. Laser-Cut Metal Panels
Becoming more available these artistic screens make an impressive impactand are super practical. They are easy to fit and install and look great as part of a garden design and work perfectly to enclose a patio or pergola side area. They can also be free standing in the garden to create smaller screen walls and can be an artistic touch around a water feature or even spa. You can also use them as wall art against a blank wall that needs s feature piece.
Freestanding Partitions
Partitions work in an office and they work extremly well in a garden design! The partitions can be solid panels but instead of creating a solid wall they can be staggered in their placements and heights so that they can be strategically placed to bloc a view but keep the rest of the out door area open and not fenced in. They also help to block the eyesores like rubbish bins, pool equipment and aircon units. Play with the heights of freestanding walls.
It is easy to add a privacy screen when building a patio, pergola or new deck area and the Pergolas Brisbane team we have the experience to know what will work best for your needs
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