Adding Privacy Screen To Existing Fence

These photos were taken on local garden tours.

Adding privacy screen to existing fence.

The boards pictured cost 3 85 a board and depending on how tall you need your boards cut one fence board provides approximately three privacy boards. Garden screens are a great idea for homeowners who already own a fence but are looking to improve their privacy. You can even bend vines to grow on pergolas or patio roofing systems. To add privacy and provide stability to an older fence i headed to my local hardware store and bought a few fence boards.

Evergreen hedges such as arborvitae can grow tall in front of your fence to help add privacy to your yard but they thrive in cooler climates. This can add an interesting style to fencing which is already in place or which you have chosen mostly for its durability and security. Instead of starting over with a new fence you can extend your existing fence s height in a. Deciduous bushes such as the rose of sharon do well in many temperate climates but they lose their leaves in winter so you won t have year round coverage.

While trees vines and shrubs are often the best long term solution adding onto a fence or screen is a fast way to get privacy now. Before you build anything check your local bylaws and ordinances to understand the regulations and find out if any permits are required. Most lattices come in 4 by 2 feet or 8 by 2 feet panels that can be cut with a table or hand saw. It takes a bit of time to bend vines to cover a fence or a privacy screen however it could be done when the procedure is total all of it looks remarkable.

Also once they have matured you may even wish to remove the screen or fence. First measure between the existing posts and then move from the top center of the fence post where you will be attaching the lattice. Determine how high you want the lattice to be. If neighbors are farther away a trellis style screen will probably work and generally looks much nicer near a patio.

One way to increase privacy is to erect a new taller fence but that approach costs a pretty penny. Add extension posts to the existing fence posts with a metal tie. A wood fence with space between slats sets one property or area apart from the next but it may not quite add the level of privacy you desire during an outdoor gathering or while relaxing on the. Again establishing some natural barriers likes trees hedges shrubs or vines will add more privacy in the future.