General apartment buildings don't have a yard, so private outdoor space is the dream of most people living in city apartments-even if it's just a small balcony. A lot of people like to spend their time on the balcony. If you're fortunate enough to have a wide balcony, will you want to enclose it? Read on to find the ideas and inspirations of the enclosed balcony, as well as some tips on how to enclose the balcony and how to make full use of the enclosed balcony.
Should you close the balcony first or install the tiles first?
First, we should enclose the balcony, and then lay the tiles.
First, after the balcony is closed, the waterproof will be better.
More beautiful than that. (Because expansion screws or slots are needed in front of the balcony enclosure. It will damage the wall, so that it can be repaired by tiling).
Use silica gel for waterproofing, if you first enclose the balcony, and then when you install the tiles, you can cover the area with a large gap, and the waterproof aspect is better.
If the balcony is high inside, low inside, the first tiles are laid, water can be avoided. So when laying the tile, mend outside high inside low, after sealing the balcony like this, there's no reason that the water can't drain out.
The balcony, if inside is high, outside the low type, the first tile, can avoid water. So when you stick ceramic tiles, you mend outside high inside low, after enclosing the balcony, you won't have the circumstance that the water can't drain out.
Why are you enclosing a balcony?
1.Safety
First of all, with the closed balcony, the protection level is going to be even better. It can prevent thieves and other criminal acts and has a higher level of prevention. Many instances with dropping items may also be stopped. Reduce accidents, especially for families with small babies. The balcony is a good choice for such a family.
2. A high level of cleanliness
The enclosed balcony can make your house clean and tidy. Particularly in cities with more sandstorms. The balcony is closed, you can reduce a lot of dust, it's easier to clean.
3. Large use of space
The enclosed balcony makes the interior space larger. The balcony's flexibility is often mirrored. You can design the balcony as a studio or a gym. Make your space a lot bigger.
Small impact on the environment
The open balcony is more easily affected by the surroundings. Relatively speaking, a closed balcony with waterproof, anti-ash and sound insulation will be much better than an open balcony.
There are also many people who will feel that the closed balcony has many weaknesses, ventilation is going to be much worse than the open balcony. If you want to enjoy the beautiful scenery on the enclosed balcony, you can choose to install a folding panoramic window. The super large field of vision can combine comfort and generosity, widen space and make life more comfortable.
Enclosed Balcony Ideas-How to Enclose Balcony Make Beautiful And Practical?
The selection of window frames is important for creating a beautiful enclosed balcony. Choosing the material of the window frame has an impact on the beauty and practicality of the enclosed balcony. Window frame materials are generally made of aluminum alloy, solid wood and plastic steel. It's better to break the bridge aluminum window, because the sound insulation and sealing effect of this material is better. The most popular choice is a frameless balcony window, which is directly all large areas of glass, which does not hinder the viewing of outdoor beauty at all.
Wooden window frame: the frame made of wood has a better sound insulation effect than other materials, and the value of appearance is also higher. Patterns and texture can give you a full sense of advanced home decoration. However, the price of better quality wood materials is relatively high.
Normal aluminum alloy window: The heat insulation of aluminum alloy is relatively poor, and it's easy to transfer heat from outside, so it's not very popular right now.
Broken bridge aluminum alloy window: a broken bridge aluminum alloy window is used to place a heat insulation strip in aluminum material. This is a good way to avoid thermal conduction.
Plastic steel window: Plastic material has many advantages and is relatively light in weight. It's also better in heat insulation, but a lot of people are worried about aging. However, as long as it is a high-quality plastic steel window, the service life can be longer than 100 years.
Frameless window: Frameless window made of high-strength tempered glass, mainly made of hardware accessories and a large area of aluminum alloy. Frameless design, so that each window can be opened at 90 degrees, you can also open it all, lighting, visual has great advantages.
There are also many disadvantages of frameless windowsill, so it's hard to install. Because all glass has to pass through the designated process port before it can be opened. And before you open the window sash in the middle, you have to open the front one, so the cost is relatively high.
Enclosing tips for balcony
Before the balcony is closed, clear all the sundries around.
The size of the window is smaller than that of the balcony. A space of 2 cm should be reserved at the bottom of the window. It is filled with elastic mineral wool or special foaming agent. In this way, the window frame is not easy to deform, and rainwater can be prevented from entering it.
All around the window shelf, after all the filling, to make a layer of waterproof layer. You can apply the finish after it's dry, but you can't block the overflow hole.
After installation, make sure that there is no resistance to opening or moving doors and windows.
