Balcony in the house

Today, a balcony is not only a place for smoking and contemplating beautiful views, but many other possibilities. So, today there is the possibility of combining a balcony with a room, thus getting additional meters of usable space. The balcony can also be insulated for year-round use for various purposes. However, this all applies exclusively to apartments.

In a country house, the balcony does not perform practically any functions, because the house is already equipped with everything necessary to meet all needs. Only lovers of beautiful views occasionally come out onto the balcony.

If there are pipes on the balcony, then the calculation of the pipe surface is here.

Most of the owners of country houses honestly admit that they practically do not use the balcony. And really why? There is a courtyard to breathe in the fresh air, a porch for smoke breaks, and you can sit in the evening with a cup of tea on the terrace.

However, it so happens that a balcony in a country house is not something that the owners of the house do not like, but even brings problems. So we can talk about those cases when the balcony was built in violation of technology and the use of unsuitable cheap building materials. If you do not follow the rules of construction and save on building materials, let alone a balcony, any structure will not last long. In the case of a balcony, this is what can cause leaks and other inconveniences in the future.

In addition, according to the owners of balconies in country houses, using a balcony in a wooden house is quite problematic, since wood tends to deteriorate from water. Therefore, in wooden houses, balconies have to be glazed "tightly" in order to avoid permanent problems and greatly simplify your life.

Bedrooms are usually located on the second floor. And for smokers it is not always convenient for smokers to run to smoke on the porch;

Convenient for recreation, especially when there are several of them and many guests arrive, who are subsequently divided into interest groups. Having a balcony, there is no need to think about where each group will rest, just everyone goes to their own balcony;

In summer, linen is dried on the balcony in the fresh air, it is also possible to "fry" pillows and mattresses on it. So the balcony definitely has a practical use.

The balcony perfectly complements the aesthetic appearance of the country house, making it more attractive and elegant;

The location of the balcony is important. So, those who have a balcony overlooking the front of the house rarely use it. But ate a balcony was built on the back side, then they use it more often, because they do not feel themselves in full view.

1 A portable open balcony is the simplest option. This type of balcony is easy to design and build. It takes as its basis a reinforced concrete slab or beams made of various materials. This type of balcony is not associated with the structure of the house in general and with the roof in particular, since it has its own supporting frame. This type of balcony does not cause any problems associated with waterproofing in the future. However, if a mistake was made during construction or design, then rain and melt water flowing from the balcony can spoil the appearance of the facade in the future. In addition, such a balcony must be regularly cleared of snow in the winter season, otherwise the entire structure may collapse;

2 A built-in balcony is constructed directly above the living area on the ground floor. Although it is possible to build a balcony over a non-residential area. For such a case, it does not matter whether the room under the building is heated or not, although cold rooms are still a priority among specialists. A similar state of affairs is associated with waterproofing, which is easier to do over a cold room due to the absence of warm vapors going to the top. In addition, the construction of a balcony above a non-residential premises protects the owners of the house from untimely repairs in the event of a balcony leak. This type of balcony is most often completely glazed or covered with other materials from all sides, but even this is not always able to save from problems from the operation of the balcony.

Thus, a lot of disputes on this topic have been and are being conducted, and each side in the end still has its own opinion, and each side has more than enough arguments. In fairness, it should be noted that most of the problems associated with the presence of a balcony in a country house are not associated with the balcony itself, but rather with the fact that during the design all planning features were not fully thought out and mistakes were made directly during the construction.