Privacy planning guides
Practical, geometry-based guides. Each one explains a specific situation with worked numbers and links straight into the planner.
Calculators
Interactive tools that compute exact numbers from your measurements.
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Privacy Screen Height Calculator
Calculate the minimum screen height from the viewer’s eye height, distances and what you want hidden.
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Privacy Screen Distance Calculator
Already have a screen of a certain height? Find every position where it still blocks the view.
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Privacy Fence Sightline Calculator
See how much of your yard a boundary fence actually hides — its “privacy shadow”.
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Backyard Privacy Planner
Plan a whole yard with several neighboring windows, balconies and seating zones.
Common situations
Worked examples for the privacy problems people run into most.
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How to Block a Second-Story Neighbor’s View
Why tall fences rarely stop views from upstairs windows, and which placements do.
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Privacy From Upstairs Neighbors
Balconies and windows directly above: when vertical screens stop working and overhead cover takes over.
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How High Should a Privacy Screen Be?
Worked examples for common situations, from a neighbor’s patio to a third-floor window.
Planning decisions
Where to put a barrier and which kind of barrier suits the geometry.
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Privacy Screen Placement: Where Should It Go?
The height-versus-width trade-off of moving a screen between the viewer and your seating area.
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Privacy Fence vs. Privacy Screen
A geometric comparison: fixed boundary line versus a screen placed where it works best.
Understanding the geometry
The principles behind every result in the planner.
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How Sightlines Affect Privacy
The geometry behind privacy: similar triangles, privacy shadows, view cones and elevation.