Content
- Use a wall as a screen to increase the recreational value of a terrace
- The stone wall as a sight, sun and wind protection
- Thorough planning of a wall creates long-term stability and security
- Various variants of walls as terrace sight protection
- Tips
A stone wall protects against looks and casts shadows
Use a wall as a screen to increase the recreational value of a terrace
To protect a terrace from the prying eyes of neighbors, sight-hedges can be planted or raised beds skillfully placed next to the terrace. In many cases, however, many good arguments for the erection of a wall as a privacy screen for the cozy garden terrace.
The stone wall as a sight, sun and wind protection
Although the construction of a stone wall is generally associated with a higher cost than the installation of screens made of boards or pallets and the planting of living screens, but a stone wall provides a life of usually several decades even with relatively low maintenance costs. In addition, a closed wall protects better from other side shields from side gusts of wind, so that the terrace invites you to rest outdoors in spring and autumn even in low sunlight. Depending on the orientation of a terrace and the correspondingly high privacy wall, the wall can also partially serve as a sunscreen.
Thorough planning of a wall creates long-term stability and security
Before setting up a wall, you should consider the following topics in the planning so that there is no rude awakening after the start of construction:
The weight of a stone wall should never be underestimated, the texture of the materials requires accurate planning prior to the construction of a privacy screen. While the widespread stone baskets can ensure a good stability even with a relatively high wall height, natural stone walls are subject to a fundamental limitation in the possible overall height of the wall. In any case, you should check the stability of the subsoil on site and, if necessary, take precautions to exclude serious accidents during or after the construction of the wall.
Various variants of walls as terrace sight protection
There are very different ways to protect a terrace with a stone wall from the view from the outside or next door. Most types of privacy screens are typically constructed of the following materials:
Tips
A closed stone wall front can be more constricting after the completion of the construction work as intended in the planning. Remedy can create along the wall mounted mirrors, which are provided with a deceptively real-looking window frame. Thus, residents and guests on the terrace a certain openness to the outside world is suggested, although an absolutely opaque stone wall protects the terrace from foreign eyes.