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Added privacy for metal security screen door?

last year

Hello I am looking for ideas to block the view of my neighbors through my security screen door, especially at night when the lights are on. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

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Fori

last year

Do you leave the main door open so you get a breeze? Most things that provide privacy will reduce airflow a lot. (Waiting for someone to tell you to just shut the door. :P )

What is the room like inside? Can you create an entry area with a freestanding screen?

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April Myers
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last year
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April Myers
Original Author
last year
Yes I leave the main door open for air. It opens into my living room. I live in a small one bedroom condo.

Yes I could add a free standing screen but since the room is already small I was hoping to find another option :)

Thank you for the suggestion.
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AiFL
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You could paint the screen in the door like they do in some Baltimore neighborhoods (Baltimore’s Painted Screens on YouTube or similar google search will show tons of examples).
jackowskib
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Maybe consider a mesh panel that can cover the middle 2 sections. That should at at least block the view when lights on at night.
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Patricia Colwell Consulting
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I alwyas want to know why people think other people are spending time looking at what you are doing and what are you doing that someone else can't see. I trully believe that privacy is non item I live in a house with huge windows and patio doors everywhere and I never even close my drapes who cares if someone passes by and glimpses you sitting on the sofa . If you want the air then you need to put up with the preceived issue of your privacy . IMO a painted screen is pretty much useless in my hea since the paint will block most of the air. Maybe leave the door propped oped 1/2 way and get a fan.
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Norwood Architects
last year
Most anything you do is going to impede air flow to some degree. Would you consider adding an exterior curtain attached to the bottom of the beam of your entry porch? Not sure this would even be allowable if you have a condo association but it is the first thing that popped into my head.
April Myers
Original Author
last year
Thank you everyone. For the moment I have put up a tension rod with a lightweight material. So it doesn't completely block the air.

@Patricia Colwell Consulting I looked up Creston and we live in very different areas. Where I am in LA it's heavily populated and I can almost reach out and touch the neighbors on the sides of me. Some neighbors can be nosy. There are video cameras pointed in my direction from the neighbors house. I like to be naked in my house but still enjoy the air. 🙂

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