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What about putting some hedge type plantings around it.
As much as the design of the track is critical, you may want to decide on the kind and amount of privacy shade you want first: fully opaque or light filtering, screen or solid? Do you like a breeze when you're in the spa? Are insects a problem? This may affect the the track that you choose.
For instance, for the last few years we had a patio "tent" from Cabelas which was 12'x12'. it had fabric and screen walls that ran on a metal rod on rings very much like shower curtain rings. Each side was divided into two parts which met in the middle and could be zipped together. When we wanted open space, we just slid either end back to the vertical post and tied them back. I'm sure you have seen the same design on most of the patio houses that they sell in the big boxes.
There are many of those barn door track types available.If you build a fixed panel and a movable panel hung off a barn door track.
If you have one track and one big panel and on one side you set the wheels in 3 ft so it will slide the one way 3 ft for a door opening.There are many of those barn door track types available.
The problem I see with them or similar with nothing arresting lateral movement of the slider, is that they leave the bottom of the sliding panel free to swing in a wind.
It is possible that there may be hook like retainers that hold the door when at the extremes of its travel: open and closed.
I think I remember seeing something like that on real barn doors.
I have seen plastic guides similar to what are used to keep a sliding closet door from swinging out. I do not have much confidence in those doing the job reliably in an outdoor setting.
There is a way to deal with it.
All I have to do is find it.
So far a track seems to be the best way.
But, I'm still open and still looking.
Although, I seem to be running out of alternatives.
Hi Voyager,
I will be following responses because I will be needing something for my new deck once this old tree comes down. Have you considered one or two of those wide bamboo straw like shades you can purchase in the Home Depot. They act as screens or shades and might be heavy enough to be breeze proof and have a pull up cord or roll up cord. You can waterproof them with some shellac spray.
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