Help!! Whats a funky alternative like besser bricks for screening?

7 years ago

My wife and I are working on redesigning our entertaining area around our pool. We are trying to think of a different way to screen the neighbours ugly brick wall. We have dreamed of using besser bricks. To our disappointment the bricks are viewed as climbable so we cannot use them. Does anyone have any suggestions?

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Genus Landscape Architects

7 years ago

It might be worth looking further into breeze / besser blocks. This company in Melbourne - http://www.breezeblocks.com.au/ or this one in Sydney - http://www.besserblockcentre.com.au/bellevue_hill_blocks.html create custom blocks.

The pool safety requirements have certain dimensions to follow, so maybe you can have your dream feature wall while still abiding by the regulations. For example you could have blocks with a vertical or other pattern that did not allow for foot or hand holds.

For example:

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bigreader
7 years ago
Commenting to bump into active. I think you will have very limited options.
Betty Weaver
7 years ago
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I have to disagree with bigreader. Whenever you put your mind to something, you can come up with a solution! How about a selection of tall beautiful plants? Or a hedge! Could work wonders.
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Olivia Kwarda Tuivaga
7 years ago
Damn! Besser bricks are great. I'm not sure of the greatest alternative - but I've always used Brickworks! So many options and you can get pretty creative!

https://www.houzz.com.au/projects/users/brickworksbp
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oklouise
7 years ago
consider steel mesh...there are many different styles including some that are usually used for floors in pig pens
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anewhouse.com.au
7 years ago
I've seen fast climbing plants grown up vertical stainless steel balustrade wire.

See http://allthingsstainless.com.au/stainless-steel-wire-diy-balustrade-kits.html
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Designers by Nature
7 years ago
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what about some lazer cut steel panels? loads of options and now-a-days they can cut just about any image/ pattern into them
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robandlyn
7 years ago
If besser bricks are deemed climbable, I'm guessing laser cut panels will too?
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Designers by Nature
7 years ago
Possibly @robandlyn, I was using the image more as a reference for the lazer cut panels. There are a lot of designs that have a much tighter profile/ images etc. it would come down to the relevant building surveyor/ authority to make the call and approve but it does gives Jackson an alternative to explore.
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MB Design & Drafting
7 years ago
Can you post a picture of the area in question?
LesleyH
7 years ago
Perforated metal screen.
Gallifrey
7 years ago
I have used laser cut screens with perspex sheet behind on a barn door in our breezeway. may be an alternative, and will not be climbable.
cloudpants
7 years ago
Our neighbours have wide wooded vertical slats placed so that they slightly overlap, but with an airflow space between. Hard to describe, but my crude sketch may help....