Kerrie, I live in Victoria and my pool in completely internal, that is to say it is part of the house and not an addition to the house. I planned to have an external door with the required regulation lock height and seld closing mechanism. Hubby was dead against this door and so I agreed to have a window instead, not long after, we found out that the laws had changed and you are no longer permitted to access to an indoor pool from the outside, so it was just sheer luck that we changed the door to a window. Further, when we purchased the awning windows (2) with regulation restricted 10cm windouts, our building inspector tried to tell us that the windows weren't allowed and that they would have to remain shut and we were also going to have to concrete "bars" into the brickwork on the outside. I argued that regulation pool fences had the same 10cm restriction and after contacting the Victorian Building Commission, I have confirmation in writing, that the windows are deemed to be adequately safe and the inspector has accepted the finding. My access to our pool now, is only from the inside of the home obviously and if that becomes illegal, then we'll just have to sit and look at the pool longingly through the window, as there won't be any access at all ha-ha I'm not advocating that people argue with regulations but if I hadn't investigated my options further, who knows where I would be, having spent $1,500 on these two windows with laminated glass and how beautiful would my brickwork have looked with prisson bars attached. Cheers, Barbara

I agree that one option is as wuff stated. Another option, that is possibly too expensive for you, but that would look really good, is the use of lattice. If you purchase lattice that has the edging to it and erect it so that the height remains the same as the fence on the RHS, this could work. I would not recommend painting it as this would lead to regular maintenance. There are various sorts of lattice that you could consider. Don't put a climber on it unless you want the maintenance. If you wanted this extra care, you could espalier a climber like Star jasmine which is evergreen, or Boston Ivy which is deciduous.

This looks great! We are looking to add a garage the same design as this on our home. Do these forward/outward style garages with the house at the back have a particular name? I have been trying to google garage pics like this for inspiration but not sure what to search for

I'm assuming the deck/pool level is already retained by a retaining wall of some sort? Could the fence be built on that? Or you could mimic the retainer wall and build the fence on that? I'm doubtful you will find a fencing product that can go to 3m. For graffiti proofing you could do just lap and cap treated pine timber fencing- paint your side, leave the other side. Grow a vine-plant on the other side to deter graffiti. There is no 100% way of preventing it. Kids typically don't like spray painting onto timber, it's rough and absorbant (uses lots of paint). Avoid colourbond!. Some photos would be useful if you want more suggestions from others.