Why Bother with Privacy Measures?
Whether the season’s opening out into long, bright days, or drawing in to the short and cold, privacy is an important consideration to make with regard to your home. But after a period of spending more time at home than usual – and a corresponding reduction in robbery-related offences – it’s possible that the British public are getting a little complacent about their home’s safety. With life returning to normal for many communities, now is the time to ask: what could somebody learn about my lifestyle by looking through my window? Is anything valuable on display, and am I running a risk of inviting burglary? If the answer to any of those questions concerns you, it’s time to look at some solutions for improving your home’s privacy.
Curtains & Blinds
According to a survey of 2000 taken aby Burton Roofing, 80% of Brits have admitted to snooping through a neighbour’s windows. If this statistic alone isn’t incentive for you to review your curtain situation… The way in which you cover your windows is crucial to your privacy, and especially the privacy of your living spaces. Be sure to close your curtains as it gets darker, and keep them closed overnight.
If your curtains don’t do a good enough job, consider installing a second net curtain layer or using blackout curtains – or, alternatively, and perhaps more conclusively, you could install blinds to create a hard partition between public and private.
Skylights
If you’re looking at extending your home, and are looking for privacy-conscious solutions with regard to your new extension, skylights are an excellent option for letting light in without providing a line of sight into your new space. Depending on the kind of skylight you choose and how many you can fit, you may be able to avoid installing any windows on your exterior walls.
Greenery
Foliage is an elegant and fetching solution to improving the privacy of your home, both inside and out. Well-placed leafy houseplants can obstruct views into your home’s smaller windows or into landing spaces, while judicious growth of hedges and well-placed trees can make it hard for neighbours to peer in via the garden. Use bamboo against south facing garden boundaries, supported by a lattice, to provide a beautiful-looking boundary that also lets the light in throughout the day.
Fencing
Your garden fences are the extremities of your land, and with the correct choices you can keep your land for your eyes only. High fencing is key to keep neighbours from tiptoeing over garden fences to gooseneck, though opting for basic fence panels might not inspire you with much confidence as far as security is concerned. Spending a little more on slatted panels made of sturdier woods or a vinyl fence from illinoisfencecompany.com designs not only give you an edge of safety, but also make for a border that’s easy on the eye.
