When the weather is nice, a terrace can become an “extended living room” in the fresh air during the warm months of the year. However, in densely populated residential areas or in a terraced house, you should consider suitable privacy screens to ensure some privacy in the midst of curious neighbors.
How can I build a privacy screen for the terrace myself?
To build your own patio privacy screen, you can use prefabricated wooden elements, build gabion stone walls or use flexible solutions such as plant troughs and side awnings. Always observe locally applicable building and safety regulations.
Flexibility through plant troughs and side awnings
Some terrace owners are spoiled for choice as to whether they would rather enjoy undisturbed privacy or the sideways morning or evening sun on their own terrace. In such a case, you can rely on flexibility and, for example, decide to install a side awning made of PVC fabric. Depending on your needs, you can then stretch these along the side line or simply leave them retracted like an awning (€119.00 on Amazon). Plant troughs with climbing frames for decorative climbing plants are a natural option. These can be rearranged and crazy on a case-by-case basis if they are not too large and heavy.
Make the terrace more comfortable with a stone privacy wall
The desired privacy protection along a terrace can be achieved particularly permanently if a stone wall is built. Particularly in the terrace area, it would also be a good idea to integrate a brick barbecue into the course of the planned stone wall. However, before such a construction project, detailed information about the local approval and safety regulations must be obtained. In some cases it can be a little less complicated to have a stone wall made of gabions built up in prefabricated form. Stone privacy walls have the advantage that they also effectively shield cool gusts of wind from the terrace and, when facing south, can act as heat storage for the sun's heat.
Build your own wooden privacy screen for the terrace
With prefabricated privacy screen elements from the hardware store, you can create an aesthetically pleasing privacy screen for a terrace within just a few hours. If this is to be built above the ground, it is advisable to drive iron ground sleeves into the ground. These give the square timbers to be placed between the wooden elements a secure hold and protect them to some extent from rotting. If the privacy screen is routed over paved ground, appropriate screws and metal brackets should be attached with a special drill, as the paving stones themselves then serve as a foundation for the privacy fence. Privacy screens made from pallets look particularly decorative when the patio furniture itself is made from pallets.
Tip
Raised beds with wooden side walls are generally not subject to any special construction or spacing regulations. These represent an elegant emergency solution to effectively shield a terrace in a small garden from prying eyes.
