Outdoor Living

Backyard Deck with Privacy Screen Posts

Ontario • Summer 2014 • Residential Decking

A ground-level deck framed beside a brick home, with tall posts set for a privacy screen and brown decking boards.

Finished ground-level deck with tall privacy screen posts beside a brick house✓ After: Deck with Privacy Posts
Deck frame and tall posts going up in the corner of a fenced backyard⚠️ Process: Frame and Posts Going Up
⚠️ The Challenge

An empty corner of the backyard beside a brick house.

✓ The Solution & Execution

Framed a ground-level deck over gravel and landscape fabric, set tall posts for a privacy screen and laid brown decking boards.

Key Specifications & Materials
  • Ground-Level Frame
  • Gravel & Landscape Fabric
  • Privacy Screen Posts
  • Brown Decking Boards
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Project Photos

Deck frame and tall posts going up in the corner of a fenced backyardProcess
Finished ground-level deck with tall privacy screen posts beside a brick houseAfter

Build Sequence

  1. Deck frame squared against a brick house with a tall post at the corner
    1Frame squared against the house
  2. Deck joists over gravel and black landscape fabric
    2Joists over gravel and landscape fabric
  3. Brown decking boards being laid over the frame
    3Decking boards going down

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