Printable Shopping List: What to Buy to Build a Patio Privacy Screen

This wooden privacy screen works as a fence-like barrier between your patio or deck and your neighbors. Read an overview on how to build a patio privacy screen.

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Materials List

ITEM

QTY.

Quick-set concrete (60-lb. bags)

8

Gravel (40-lb. bags)

4

2x6 x 12' treated (below-grade posts)

2

2x4 x 12' treated (below-grade posts)

4

2x6 x 8' cedar (outer posts)

8

2x4 x 12' cedar (horizontal rails)

4

2x2 x 10' cedar (pickets, top caps)*

13

1x8 x 12' cedar (top cap)

1

1x6 x 12' cedar (top cap)

1

1x4 x 12' cedar (top cap)

1

5-lb. box of 3" deck screws

1

1-lb. box of 2" deck screws

1

From The Family Handyman - September 2004
 
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