![]() We’ve planted beds full of knock out roses and butterfly attracting plants. Traditional lattice would work just fine. I just wanted the screens to fade into the house, so I didn’t need anything fancy. I had to carefully design a screen that would hide the units while letting them work properly. If you block off air flow with screens or plants, your A/C could overheat and break or plants could clog the unit. When you start putting units together, like my 3, you may need to add more free space. ![]() Usually you need 5 to 6 feet above the units to be clear and 18″ around. The 2 key design factors for my screen were proper air flow for the condenser, and something easily removable when the A/C’s need servicing or replacing.Īs the daughter of an AC guy, I have to say it’s important to follow the airflow guidelines for your units. I know it was probably more noticeable to me than anyone else, but I had to do something about it. Suddenly, that side of the house seemed to stand out as the focal point for the longish approach to our house. We live on a corner near the start of our street. Removing the tree unexpectedly put a spotlight on our 3 air conditioners, the really scruffy shrubs, and weedy flower beds. In fact, not much would grow there and the shade sort of made the whole area unnoticeable. This tree was so large, it shaded the whole side yard. It was constantly attacking our roof and we just couldn’t safely keep it trimmed anymore. Last month, we had to cut down a very large tree in our side yard. ![]() But sometimes they just stand out too much. Here’s how to hide an air conditioner unit outside…the easy way.įirst, I want to say, you don’t have to hide an air conditioner unit outside. You can easily have this project done in a weekend. I made these easy and lightweight lattice screens to hang on the posts. ![]() My removable ‘outdoor air conditioner screen fence thingy’ will hide those air conditioners, allow proper air flow for the condenser, and make the AC guy happy when he sees how easy it is to remove. ![]()
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