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Posted by Peabody on April 21, 2008, 3:10 pm
Cox won't let me attach pics in a non-binary group, but
I've got pics of everything described here at:
http://drop.io/AHR_Screen
(Anyone can add other pics or notes there.)
We have a pool in the backyard, and in the past it was
pretty well screened by trees and shrubs. But the ice
storm over the winter took out one of the neighbor's trees,
so that now about 1/3 of the pool,including where the steps
are, is directly visible from a second-story window two
houses down.
Anyway, I've been thinking of ways to at least temporarily
screen the pool from this window's view so we can play
naturist from time to time. :-)
So I've figured out that one way to do this is to make a
screen of the right size from cheap muslin cloth.
Actually, I've already used muslin to make a "privacy
fence" really private instead of being able to see right
through all the spaces between the pickets. And it's
really cheap to do this. - $.99/yard at Wal-Mart.
Anyway, from a long-abandoned project I have a couple
stands made of PVC, which can be anchored down with
bar-bell plates, and I thought I might mount the muslin
screen on a PVC frame and mount it on the old stands.
The problem, of course, is that the screen is in effect a
large sail, and even with the stands weighted down, I think
it will blow over. I know that guy wires would be more
stable, but I would rather avoid putting in permanent
anchors.
So I would appreciate any ideas anyone may have for a
better way of doing this, but specifically what I would
like to know is whether there is a way of making the muslin
less of a sail while still being functional as a screen.
I had thought about overlapping strips so that the wind
could get through, but it seems to me that it's the total
area presented to the wind that determines the force on the
mounting stands. And to the extent the screening moves
toward the horizontal as the wind picks up, I lose the
screening. Unless I'm forgetting something. Do the awning
manufacturers have tricks for dealing with that kind of
thing?
Thanks for any suggestions.
By the way, drop.io is a really convenient way to create a
link and store stuff there, and it's free, and you don't
even have to register or provide an email address. Access
can be controlled or not as you choose.
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Posted by Calab on April 21, 2008, 4:06 pm
> Cox won't let me attach pics in a non-binary group, but
Good for them!
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Posted by on April 21, 2008, 4:15 pm
> > Cox won't let me attach pics in a non-binary group, but
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> Good for them!
>
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The area in question isn't very wide at all. And your proposed
screening looks to be about 8' high. If it were me, I'd consider
getting a few tall shrubs or trees that size to do the job.
Something along the lines of arborvites. Plantings that size aren't
going to be as cheap as as 4 ft ones, but on the other hand, you only
need a few and it's permanent and far more attractive.
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Posted by Peabody on April 21, 2008, 6:15 pm
trader4@optonline.net says...
> The area in question isn't very wide at all. And your
> proposed screening looks to be about 8' high. If it
> were me, I'd consider getting a few tall shrubs or trees
> that size to do the job. Something along the lines of
> arborvites. Plantings that size aren't going to be as
> cheap as as 4 ft ones, but on the other hand, you only
> need a few and it's permanent and far more attractive.
When the time comes to replace the fence I'll look at more
permanent alternatives, but I'm looking for something for
this summer that doesn't cost a lot, if I can find something
that works.
Also, fixing the problem with plantings would very probably
also require removing the monster holly, and I'm just not
ready to do a major restructuring at this point.
But I agree - in the long run plantings of some kind would
look best.
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Posted by Calab on April 21, 2008, 4:08 pm
> Cox won't let me attach pics in a non-binary group, but
> I've got pics of everything described here at:
>
> http://drop.io/AHR_Screen
>
> (Anyone can add other pics or notes there.)
>
> We have a pool in the backyard, and in the past it was
> pretty well screened by trees and shrubs. But the ice
> storm over the winter took out one of the neighbor's trees,
> so that now about 1/3 of the pool,including where the steps
> are, is directly visible from a second-story window two
> houses down.
We can't see what's in the corner there, but why not just increase the
height of the fence?
...or put a taller tree in that corner?
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