Adding privacy around your hot tub has many benefits, like reducing outdoor noise, adding seclusion from closely neighboring homes, blocking out unsightly views or roadways, and enhancing your spa area. There are a lot of great options for creating privacy in your backyard oasis, whether you’re planning for your first hot tub or looking to enhance your current spa setup.
Privacy Screens
This option is one of the most immediate solutions for privacy around your hot tub. There are many DIY privacy screen projects online, or you can find privacy screens at your lawn and garden center. Most privacy screens are made out of wicker, bamboo, resin, or wood and are designed to be portable so that you can move them. They provide visual privacy, but do not offer much in the way of blocking noise.
Outdoor Curtains
Hanging curtains from an existing structure is a great way to add cozy privacy to your hot tub area. This option is popular because they create a cohesive flow from your home to your outdoor space. Curtains are a trendy fresh-air option for warmer climates and provide some visual privacy and shade.
Shrubs and Tall Plants
If you’re integrating your hot tub into your landscape, you may decide to create living fence around the spa using thick shrubs and tall, bushy plants. These can offer visual privacy and help in buffering some sounds. They will require patience, as it will take time for the plants to grow enough to provide adequate privacy. However, the finished look will beautifully tie your yard and hot tub area together.
Privacy Fence
A privacy fence has tightly spaced fence boards that offer good noise reduction, a windbreak and complete privacy. Wood and polyethylene are the most popular options for privacy fencing materials, and the options for integrating the fence into your existing yard design are virtually limitless.
Privacy Enclosures
The optimum privacy comes from an enclosure built around your spa. This option is ideal for those who don’t want to fence their entire yards or who have very close neighboring homes. Privacy enclosures are similar to gazebos, but they are usually enclosed on all four sides and have a full roof or a pergola-type slatted roof for shade. This option provides an excellent windbreak and is a great solution for those living in cold, windy climates.
When choosing your privacy option, consider how close your spa is to your home, the distance between your yard and your neighbors’, your climate, and what solution would tie in the best with your home, yard and current spa setup. This will help you decided on the best way to build privacy around your hot tub that will meet all of your needs.