Stabilizing a Decorative Garden Wall

fixit_fiona

I am planning out a zen garden, and wanted something to block the view of our elevated patio, so if you are sitting out in the garden it will really be like being in a different world. I saw this design and really like the idea. Honestly, with my level of DIY experience, this is probably too ambitious of a project anyway, but how would one keep a large, decorative wall like this standing upright and stable in wind?

Originally asked by awestover89 on Stack Exchange (diy) (CC BY-SA 4.0).

uphilltech

Great question — answering as the UphillTech team:

Put a solid wall behind the bamboo screen. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lx_gHhgqZZE You can build a cinderblock wall. It will not blow down. Then mount the bamboo screen on the wall. The linked video assumes you already have such a wall and wish to conceal it with the bamboo. Given that you don't really need a cinderblock wall, you could put up a lesser fence chosen for stability and low cost. Mount your bamboo on that. The idea is that the bamboo can just worry about looking good and the wall or fence can do the work.

Full answer by Willk: https://diy.stackexchange.com/a/242245 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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