A Pergola can be as open or as private as the designer can imagine. If you need a little privacy, the possibilities are nearly endless for privacy panels, walls, and railings—either solid or lattice. We’ve given you a variety of options, but if you have your own idea, your project advisor will do everything he can to make it work!

A standard pergola has four sides (If you need a three or five sided variety, just ask, by the way), so you have a choice of how to enclose (or not) each space. Square pergolas have four equal sides, but feel free to choose a different wall style for each one! Rectangular structures give you two shorter and two longer sides; a variety that invites unique customization! How about a solid wall on one side, a half wall on another, and a lattice wall on the third? Have another idea? Let us know!

INSTRUCTIONS: You will need to choose a privacy wall (or none) for each of the three of the four sides of the pergola (the fourth side is left open to make sure you can get in and out!). On each side, labeled Side A, Side B, and Side C, simply select what kind of design you want to fill that space!

A solid wall is great if you're are using your pergola to cover your hot tub, as an outdoor kitchen, or place to play a little game of cards, and you know that pesky neighbor (we all have one) is watching... This solid wall extends all the way to the top of the pergola and down to the bottom of the posts. The panel is made of 1x6 tongue & groove planks, built on a 2x4 frame. The planks match the pergola (cedar, treated pine, or vinyl).

You can select just one, two, or all three sections to be covered by a full privacy panel, or, if you want just part of the side of the pergola to have the privacy wall, we can do that too. But all the options would take forever to put here, so be sure to discuss them with your project advisor.

VERY Important Note Concerning all Privacy Panels:

Our Deluxe 4 Beam Pergolas are made so that the posts are stationary and cannot be moved during assembly. Your Privacy panels are built to fit and will attach to the posts.

Our 2 Beam Pergolas give you the ability to move the posts a few inches when constructing them. If you order any of the privacy panels, be sure to discuss in detail the size of the panels, as they will be sent pre-assembled, and will fit fine if you assembled the pergola using standard locations for the posts, unless you specify different dimensions. You may want to have the privacy panels in a knocked down version that will give you the ability to cut and assemble them to fit.