I don’t want to see some views, but I also don’t want to always be seen.
In all cases of lattice work, it’s a little of both.
The specific view in question this time involves a vista of the neighbor’s driveway and the road beyond. Traffic on the road is distracting at night, but what really breaks the tranquility is the cars coming up the driveway. The approach, before turning to their garage, directly points to our deck and the sliding glass door to our living room. At night, headlights from approaching vehicles illuminate the whole area. It is, somewhat annoying. Recurring readers of this blog might have noticed I dislike the runaway trend of increasing lightbulb strength.
It would probably be unreasonable to ask the neighbors to turn off their headlights, so, it was back to an old trick: a trellis.
Using some prior lessons, the work went much faster this time.
A few 2x4s, 1x2s, 1x8s, 1/2″ bolts, and several hundred deck screws; I had successfully created a polite screening, and prime real-estate for climbing plants.
Also, look at this fancy seamless joint on the corner.
–Simon
P.S. I still managed to refrain from putting tools in trucks.