DIY Project Turned Business
Have you ever wanted to transform the look of an outdoor space? Covering an A/C unit or trash cans? Increasing privacy for a patio or yard?
In our case, we wanted to redesign the part of our side yard that was not very functional or aesthetically pleasing. We wanted to create a unique entrance to transform the space from an under-utilized side yard into a backyard sanctuary. So down came our fence and up came the entrance to our backyard.
Gary, EZ Louver’s founder, is an awesome handyman. He’s turned our house into a home by making thoughtful renovations. He’s also a serial entrepreneur and incredible online researcher. He looked extensively for an easy way to build a louvered fence but couldn’t find one. Our friend, Tom, had built a louvered privacy screen for his back porch by hand, so he also went this route.
As he began building our fence, many of our neighbors stopped by to comment and ask if he’d build one for them. He would always laugh and say they couldn’t afford his rates. For a personal, one-time project, the laborious process was fine, but it would certainly be cost prohibitive to hire someone to do. After the fence was finished, he kept thinking about how there should be an easier way to make a louvered fence. This small idea grew into test designs, several product iterations, and eventually a patented final product that we named EZ Louver.
We hope EZ Louver brackets make adding louvered fences into your project not only a real possibility, but much easier than you’d ever imagined!
Karen and Gary O’Neal