How to Create Privacy for Your Screened-in Porch
A screened porch is a nice addition to a home that allows you to have an outdoor living area without the hassles of flying insects. However, just as with any other outdoor area, you can have an issue with privacy if the houses in your neighborhood are built close together. To combat this problem, there are ways to create a privacy screen to block or partially block a side view of a neighbor's home while still maintaining your outside area. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- Shrubs or trees
- Privacy shade
- Drill
- Wood screws
- Hanging planters
- Real or silk potted tree
- Furniture
Instructions
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Plant tall-growing trees or shrubs along the side of your screened porch. The taller the vegetation can get, the farther away from the porch you can plant it and still create the privacy you want. For example a tall-growing shrub would probably need to be fairly close to the screened porch to block out the neighbors' view, while a Leyland cypress could create privacy from farther away because it grows so tall and wide.
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Hang up a privacy shade. You can get these shades at a home improvement store. Hang up the shade as you would an indoor window shade, except place it along the side of the porch you wish to block. Screw the brackets into the top support of the porch with wood screws and a drill. Use a level to ensure that it is straight. Once it's in place, lower the screen to close off that side. The shade can be raised and lowered whenever you want, so you are not permanently blocking the view.
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Place some taller objects on the porch itself to obstruct the view of others. This allows you to still see out fairly well, but other people looking in from a distance might have a problem getting a clear view because of all the objects in the way. Some examples include hanging planters, a real or silk potted tree or a piece of furniture.
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Tips & Warnings
Always determine a tree or shrub's mature height before planting it close to your house.
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