Anyone have any advice on the best material to use to screen out stray light from the neighbors? I have planted some fast growing bushes in the right spots but that's going to take a long time. I was considering getting some fence extension screening and putting it on posts. Its not a problem all the time of course and waiting till everyone is asleep works fine. What do you do?
Glen
Attached is photo of what I did. Ordinary shade cloth attached to a set of boards screwed to the fence. It is folded in half to improve its light blocking properties. Came in 1800mm width so it is 900mm once folded.
Works well, easily reduces the light from their floodlights etc by 80 or 90%
This is the setup I use to light screen the yard, 3 tarps (2mx3m) and 10 adjustable poles (very cheap from kmart or discount stores) some 15mm pvc tube, ag pipe, plastic garden edging, 10 bricks with holes and cable ties.
The poles are placed in the ground through a brick with holes buried just below the ground, the 3 tarps are attached to the top spike of the poles and bottom of poles with cable ties, a section of 12mm pvc pipe is cut to length,drilled and attached by the pole spikes and placed between each pole and separates the poles at the top, some split ag pipe acts like conduit around the top and 150mm plastic garden edging around the bottom. It is free standing but I use tent pegs and rope for when it in very windy. For comfort I added 3m x 3m tarp cut to fit inside floor and carpet.
Its dimensions are 2m high by 3m in diameter and is very effective at stopping the stray light and keeps the wind out as well.
I use a simple garden umbrella. it's big enough and portable enough, cheep enough to buy two if you need it. And they double as a garden umbrella.
If you buy the type that can be set to 45deg you can block out just about anything.
I use tent rope and pegs and peg them into the ground so they dont blow over.
They work really well.
