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# Fiberglass Lattice & Privacy Panels ## Overview Lattice and privacy panels serve a practical need — screening views, defining boundaries, creating enclosure — while contributing significantly to the architectural character of outdoor spaces. Traditional wood lattice deteriorates quickly, goes out of square within a few seasons, and looks worn long before it is structurally failed. Fiberglass lattice panels hold their geometry, maintain their appearance, and last for decades without the maintenance demands of wood. Baldwin Pergolas designs and manufactures custom fiberglass lattice and privacy panels for residential and commercial applications. Our panels are produced on CNC equipment to precise dimensions, mounted with HDPE plastic blocks positioned by CNC-cut plywood templates, and finished in our climate-controlled paint booth to the same standard as every other Baldwin product. For the first time in the history of outdoor structures, anyone can purchase a high-quality lattice panel with the potential to last forever. With 30-year paint and a fiberglass substrate that does not age as long as it is protected, these are permanent architectural elements — not seasonal products. ## Key Concepts - Lattice members are 2"×3" FRP purlin stock — the same material as pergola purlins - Horizontals are unnotched structural members. Verticals are notched 1.5" deep in two CNC passes — 0.970" overlap absorbs the 0.030" kerf margin — the fit is intentionally tight - Hollow members are mounted to HDPE plastic blocks — no fasteners visible on the face of the panels - HDPE mounting blocks are positioned using CNC-cut plywood templates sized to the exact column — 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 8×8, 10×10 — for perfect placement every time - Fasteners: 1/4" stainless steel self-tapping screws with 3/8" hex heads attach blocks to the vertical support - Panels slip onto the blocks and are trapped by the geometry — no rattling in the wind - Pricing approximately $15 per linear foot of material - Every project is custom — CAD design shared as PDF before production - Production is highly automated once design is approved --- ## The Construction System ### The Members Baldwin lattice panels use 2×3 FRP purlin stock — 2" wide (thick) and 3" tall, the same hollow pultruded fiberglass profile used for pergola purlins. This is not decorative lattice strip material. It is a structural member with 1/8" wall thickness, CNC-machined to precise joint geometry. **Horizontal members** run the full width of the panel and are unnotched. They are the structural spine of the panel — the members that carry the load. **Vertical members** are notched on the CNC router. Each notch is 1.5" deep — half the total height of the member. The cut is made in two passes to achieve a controlled overlap of 0.970 inches. The 0.030" difference between the notch depth and the overlap absorbs the kerf width of the cutting pass. The result is a fit that is intentionally an
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