Set up privacy protection panels in the garden

What you need:

• Panels
• Possibly. Concrete for the foundations
• fence
• wire
• Nails
• Screws
• tool

Choosing a decorative privacy screen for the garden - tips 

• If you decide to install a privacy screen made of panels in the garden, wood is the best choice, along with other materials. You can get finished wooden panels in the hardware store, there is usually a brochure there, where you can choose from a variety of different designs and then order this from the hardware store.

• Take a look at the different types of privacy screen panels and then decide what type of wood or what treatment of the wood you want.

• If you want something durable and easy to care for, you should opt for the pressure-impregnated version. The wood then has a slightly greenish tinge, but you don't have to paint or oil it to protect it from the weather.

• You can also choose natural wood, but then you have to apply a coat of paint to ensure that the wood does not rot so quickly.

• If you want to paint the wood, you also have to think about the primer, get advice from a specialist.


Build your own wooden privacy screens for the garden - this is how it works

You can build a privacy screen out of wood in your garden. For this you need ...

Set up the panels yourself

Think about it before buying the Privacy screen-Panels where you want to place them, because it depends on whether they should stand free or whether they can be attached to a wall or a fence.

• If the privacy protection panels are to stand completely free themselves and have to withstand the pressure of the wind, you need small foundations. Depending on the load, these can also be prefabricated foundations. Inquire at the hardware store which foundations are the right size for the size of your privacy screen. You should dig the foundations in such a way that they are no longer visible - they should be covered with soil about 10 cm to 15 cm. You then set up the wooden wall so that the feet fit into the post shoes of the foundations, where they are then screwed together.

• If you want to attach the wood to an existing fence, it depends on whether it is a wooden fence or a chain link fence. In the case of wood, you can drill or nail to attach the wooden walls; in the case of chain link fences, wire is more suitable.

• If you want to fix the wooden wall to a house wall, you should work with angle iron and screws, you will need a drill and the appropriate screws that match the angle.