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Congrats on your deck - it looks awesome! I wouldn't even know where to begin to build one - and you've gone and done it! (I tend to hire someone to do things for me - and then think - gosh for what I spent I should have figured out how to do it myself!).Your 'payoff' is getting closer and closer! Sounds like you've got it all figured out - how to screen the view for your privacy, etc... I love seeing the 'in progress' pictures! We're all looking forward to seeing your 'spatopia' in place!
I don't know Tattoo Lady, I would want at least an eight foot privacy fence on the side that faces the neighbor. It would bother me them looking over all the time unless they are good friends.
I figure on getting some privacy lattice all along the one side, planting 3 rose bushes (bought other 2 today, middle one's gonna be a climber) to give some natural purty to it, along the second side I'm guessing we could get away with a more open style lattice, a little more planting...