How to Hide Air Conditioner Unit Outside | Backyardscape 

Good luck with the project and congratulations on the house!

Yes, definitely, but you have to wait for it to dry before painting. To tell if it's still wet, spray water on it, if the water beads, it is still wet. If you spray water on it and it doesn't bead, but absorbs the water, it is dry enough to paint.

Backyardscape thank you very much 👍

great question, i recently took the screens up to pressure wash and saw that the wood posts had some moisture issues. I fixed the issue by placing a couple of inches of pea gravel in the pvc so the wood posts don't sit on top of the water anymore. Good luck with your project.

@@Backyardscape Thank you!

Awesome. Yeah that's probably the hardest part.

Funny enough, I actually built a pool filter pump cover for friends over a year ago. They wanted a more permanent installation so I installed gates on each end to access the equipment. In the post below, scroll down to see "hide pool equipment" to see the pics that we added. backyardscape.com/how-to-hide-air-conditioner-unit-outside/

@@Backyardscape Did you use the PVC pipe to install the pool pump enclosure as well?

@@jesselopez862 No, they wanted a more permanent structure. But we did build two gates for access to the equipment.

we live in florida, so the ground isn't super hard and is easy for us to pound in the pvc using a mallet. if your ground is really compact, you might need to use a spade tool to dig a smaller hole first. They also have auger drill bits that you could try as well. Let us know how the project goes!

Backyardscape its currently 114-116 degrees these days sooo I work on it when I can.

Glad you liked it. Several HVAC does reference 12-36 inches of clearance. Here's one that goes into detail www.staycomfy.com/blog/how-much-clearance-should-i-leave-around-my-central-air-conditioning-unit

Hi, thanks for the question. You might try soaking the dirt with water to loosen it up for digging. Or wait till after a big storm to try to dig.

Thanks for the comment. Cypress unfortunately is only located in the southeast, where we live. You should be able to find cedar in most home depots and lowes stores. Cedar, redwood and cypress are very similar. We purchased the cypress from a local sawmill. You can google search local lumber yards or sawmills and ask if they have cypress if you live in the southeast.

Hi there, milled lumber is actually less than the size they say. A 2x2 is actually 1.5x1.5 and sometimes even less. You could always get the 2x2 and then go over to the PVC section and see if it fits inside. Good luck and would love to see pics.

@@Backyardscape Okay I will 😊 Thank You!

With it cut at an angle, I hammered it in the ground at least 2 ft

Backyardscape did you just use like a shop vac to remove the the dirt out of the center of the pvc?

We were able to pull the PVC out of the hole with the dirt in it and remove the dirt. Then put the PVC back in the hole.

Backyardscape Got it thank you! I really like this layout you’re the only one I’ve seen use it this way with the PVC pipe 👌🏻

We hammered the PVC in first. Then you can pull out the PVC and the dirt will come with it, then hammer it in the rest of the way. Hope that makes sense.

Backyardscape perfect thank u

❤❤❤❤❤ finally someone in life with common sense vs judging things by looks😅 I know someone that just did this and went in there basement put hand on high pressure return line it's definitely hotter burns🎉🎉🎉 there's a reason these units can be located somewhere else vs a hang in window unit let the unit do what it built for vs suffocate it over judging your house looks damage to the unit will take time and the bill to replace will cost between 10,000-15,000 or just throw the ugly thing in your trash and your yard looks great without bulky thing now you suffer heatstroke😅