Last updated: November 2026

Slat privacy walls for patios and pergolas

A wall of horizontal slats on the side where people can look in. It blocks the view and lets the air through. We build it on one side of a pergola, or on its own posts beside the patio.

Privacy walls: Quoted after we see photos free written quote, no visit needed to quote

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Price: Quoted after we see photos
Quote: Free, in writing from your photos
Where: On a pergola or on its own posts
Slats: Horizontal, with gaps for air

A screen for one side of the place you sit

A privacy wall is a run of horizontal slats between posts. It stands on the one side where you need it: toward the window next door, the street, or the house behind you.

The slats have gaps between them. Air moves through, and the patio does not feel boxed in.

It screens one side. To close in the whole yard, or to add a gate, talk to our sister company Carolina Fence Works.

A privacy wall fits when

One side of your patio faces a window or a yard next door.
You want the view blocked and the breeze kept.
You have a pergola, or plan one, and want one side closed.

It is the wrong tool when

You want no gaps at all. These walls have gaps on purpose.
You want it taller than your HOA or your town allows.
You want shade from above. That is a pergola or a pavilion.

Three choices shape the wall

Where it stands, what holds it up, and how open it is.

On one side of a pergola

The slats run between two posts of the pergola. The wall and the frame read as one piece.

On its own posts

The wall stands by itself beside the patio. Each post needs a real base: a concrete footing in the ground, or a sound slab to anchor to.

The gap between the slats

A small gap hides more. A wide gap lets more air and light through. The written quote gives the gap, so you know it before anything is built.

How tall, and how close to the lot line

How tall a privacy wall can be is not our call. The limits come from your HOA and your town.

Many HOAs in Union, Mecklenburg, York and Lancaster County want to approve anything you build outside before work starts. Height is on their list, with size, material, color and position. Plan a few weeks for the answer.

So ask two questions before you plan it. How tall can it be? How close to the lot line can it sit? You get a drawing from us to attach, with the sizes and the materials on it.

If your project needs a building or zoning permit, the written quote says so, and who files it is agreed in writing before any work starts. The HOA and the town have the final word. Read what an HOA asks for.

Swipe the drawing sideways to see all of it.

A site plan shows the house, the property lines, the setbacks and where the pergola sits. Your town, county or HOA sets the distances and has the final word.

Show us the view you want gone

The most useful photo is the one from your own chair.

The side you want closed: Stand where you sit and take the photo toward the view you want gone.
The same side from the yard: So we see the ground and what stands there now.
The pergola, if there is one: The posts on that side, top to bottom, and where they meet the ground.
The rough length and height: In feet. How long the wall should run and how tall you want it.
Any rule you already know: A height limit from your HOA or your town.

From photos to a written quote

We read the length, the height and the ground from your photos, and we send a free written quote for the wall.

If your project needs a visit before we can price it, we'll tell you up front, before anyone drives out.

If you say yes, we check the exact sizes on site as part of the job. Slats and posts are ordered after that, not before.

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How a privacy wall is priced

Every privacy wall is quoted after we see photos. Length and height come first, and the written quote is free.

Length and height: More wall means more slats and more posts.
Pergola posts or new posts: A wall on a pergola uses posts that are already there. New posts need footings.
The gap: Tighter gaps take more slats for the same wall.
What new posts stand on: A sound slab, or footings dug in the ground.
Approval and drawings: What your HOA or your town asks for.
Access: How we reach that side of the yard.

Our workmanship warranty terms are being finalized. The written quote states the warranty that applies to that job. The pergola cost page lists a privacy wall among the things that move the price of a project.

What a slat wall will not do

It hides you from one side. It does not seal the patio.

It has gaps: Air passes. Some light passes. From a sharp angle, a little of the view passes too. It is a screen, not a solid wall.
Someone else sets the height: Your HOA and your town limit how tall it can be. We build to the limit they give you, not past it.
An old pergola may need work first: If a post of your pergola is soft at the bottom, it gets a repair before any slats go on.
New posts need a real base: Loose pavers cannot hold a post. A wall on its own posts gets a footing under each one, or stands on a slab that is thick and sound enough.
Approval can add weeks: An HOA approval or a permit can add weeks before the build. We cannot promise either one.
No lights in the wall: We do no electrical work. Wired lights need a licensed electrician. Plug-in string lights need no wiring.

How the wall goes up

Send photos of the side you want closed

Send a photo from where you sit toward the view, a photo of that side from the yard, and the rough length and height. If a pergola is there, add photos of its posts. We send a free written quote. If your project needs a visit before we can price it, we'll tell you up front, before anyone drives out.
Height approved, sizes confirmed

Ask your HOA and your town how tall the wall may be. The drawing we give you shows the sizes and the materials. Once you accept the quote, the exact sizes are checked on site as part of the job, and then the slats are ordered. The build date goes in the written quote.
Posts first, then the slats

We set new posts on their footings or bases, or we use the posts of your pergola. Then the slats go on, level, with the same gap all the way up.

Common questions

How tall can a privacy wall be?

Your HOA and your town set the limit, so the answer changes from one street to the next. Ask them first. We draw the wall to the height they allow, and you get the drawing to send.

Can you add a privacy wall to a pergola I already have?

Yes, when the posts and the beams are sound. Send photos of the posts on that side, from top to bottom. If a post is soft at the bottom, that comes first. See pergola repair.

Will a slat wall block the wind?

Only some of it. The gaps between the slats let air through on purpose. The wall is there to block the view.

Can a privacy wall go all the way around my yard?

No. It closes one side of a patio or a pergola. To close in a whole yard, or to add a gate, talk to our sister company Carolina Fence Works.

How much does a privacy wall cost?

Every privacy wall is quoted after we see photos. The price moves with the length, the height, the gap between the slats, and whether the wall uses the posts of a pergola or needs posts of its own. The written quote is free.

Do I need HOA approval for a privacy wall?

Often, yes. Many HOAs in Union, Mecklenburg, York and Lancaster County must approve an outdoor structure before work starts, and that can take a few weeks. Our guide HOA pergola approval shows what to send. The HOA has the final word.

Send one photo from your chair.

Add one from the yard, and tell us how long and how tall. We send a free written quote for the wall, with the gap between the slats written down.

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