I need an idea for a privacy panel for a deck, can’t come up with anything really different. Anyone have any new ideas?
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half inch plywood on edge. goes fast and you can paint it to match house.
Our own deck pro is Pro-Dek. Bob Simonson.
Have a look at his website...
http://pro-dek.com/index.html
He also has several deck projects documented in pictures in the gallery here, and at quittintime.com
If you need a design, I am sure that if you provided him some pictures of the existing, he could design something for you.
I would suggest a nominal fee. Don't take advantage of the guy. He's one of the best people you'll ever meet.
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Built some a few years ago, bottom 46" was solid cedar layed up to look like reverse board and bat and the top 2 feet or so was framed up and filled with lattice framed into the middle.
Never be afraid to try something new. Remember, amateurs built the ark, Professionals build the Titanic.
Living fence if you like greenery. Posts maybe every 4-6 ft, connected across the upper and lower end with 2x4 laid and let in, between the posts. Apply 2x6 wire grid to panels, plant evergreen ivy....3years, pretty nice green and flowered privacy fence. Sorry, no photo's handy. The last one had copper bent in consecutive arches, applied single stranded wire through holes for the ivy to grow on. That look was light and delicate, around a sandstone patio area.
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I did one many years ago that allowed free ventilation and somewhat of a view out, but very little view in.
I rabbeted the 2x4 top and bottom rails with 1/2 x 3/4 inch rabbets on a 45 degree angle. The leading edge of one rabbet lined up with the trailing edge of the next. I then ripped 1x6s on a 45 degree angle to fit in the rabbets. Applied a 1x ripped to 2 inches with a chamfer on the upper edge of the bottom rail and the lower edge of the top rail to hide all the dado cuts. Installed a 2x6 top cap also with edges eased.
Setting on the deck you could see out in one direction. From the adjacent ally the only time you could see in was after you passed the deck and looked back.
It was a lot of work on my radial arm saw and table saw, but the effect was exactly what the home owner wanted. Ended up with two 30 gallon trash bags of saw dust.
Dave
dave... here's a deck we're building now...
one end has a privacy screen that will be 4 columns with lattice screen between..
the columns are supported by 4x4 sunk into the ground and framed to the deck
Mike Smith Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore
Why do you have that boxed joist pointing at the camera in upt5 ? And only the outer half?
Do it right, or do it twice.
elcid & bob... it's a boxed 4x6.. it's to give us enough framing width so the decking can meet on a herringbone lap instead of a mitered butt..
and it only goes halfway because the innner end is a covered shed with a balconey overMike Smith Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore
Mike-
What's with the built up joist down the center of the long side of the deck?
Colored canvas panels with a grommet every foot or so can be lashed in place with brass eyes and high-quality cord from a boat chandlery. A railing frame could be designed that looks good with or without the canvas so, if appropriate, the canvas could be put away to save wear.
Lance
Coolest design I ever saw had louvers for the upper 1/2 of a hot tub surround. They were oriented horizontally and you could open them up for ventilation/view or close them for complete privacy, (or somewhere in between). Louvers & frame were wood, very nice looking. Bottom half was board/batten or similiar. I don't have any pix or a link unfortunately, but I often thought if I ever got around to a hot tub, that's what I'd want. Maybe you don't need anything that fancy though, if it's a deck and not a hot tub.