There is no doubt that we are running out of space and the population of the world grows every single day. There are literally billions of people living on this planet and for us here in Australia, the population grows in a similar way. The days of having privacy and living in a property that is miles away from another is long gone especially if you live within city limits or you live within a large town. There are many new homes being built every single day by building contractors and they are all right beside each other with only a few meters separating one property from another. This means that every time you look out of your window no matter if it’s the front of the house, the back of the house or the side of the house because nine times out of ten you will see a neighbour looking right back at you.
You really do have to take matters into your own hands to create some much needed privacy for you and your family and so you need to come up with affordable and practical ways to cover up your windows and doors when you want to. Some kind of covering is needed and this is where you need to pull out all of the stops to install beautiful and affordable cedar venetianson your windows and doors. These blinds not only look amazing but they will provide you with the privacy that you have been lacking for some time now. The following are just some other things that you can do to provide yourself with privacy around your home.
1. Potted plants
This is a very affordable way to block out the gaze of your neighbours and people who are just walking by your property. You need to purchase some large flowerpots as a home improvement and then plant trees and shrubs that you know will grow to a reasonable height and that are very easy to take care of. The reason why you put them in pots and not in the ground is that you can easily move them around the property to provide you with your privacy at certain times of the year and in certain situations.
2. Install a fence
This is a great way to let your neighbours know where they are boundary line ends and yours begins. Generally speaking, you do not need planning permission to erect a wooden fence and you can have it built to head height so that neighbours cannot look into your property. Contact Timber Ridge Fence Company for your fencing installation needs. This means that you can invite friends and family around for a barbecue and some cold beverages without neighbours inviting themselves in.
There are other ideas that you can put into place to create some much needed privacy and it just takes some out-of-the-box thinking to make it happen. We all are in need of some much needed privacy after the past three years that we have gone through and so you should do everything in your power to make it happen. Do not worry about offending your neighbours because they too will be trying to come up with ways to get themselves some privacy as well.