Balcony in the apartment, the repair process step by step, the decor and functionality.
Any construction work in your home, start with the planning, budgeting, calculation and purchase of building materials, decoration materials, furniture and other things.
In this article we consider repairing the balcony in a 9-storey building on the second floor.
During construction or finishing work, balconies, loggias and facades, from the second floor and above, it is assumed the hiring of specialists for work at height.
Estimates. Planning
Budgeting is a very important stage in the planning of repairs. If properly approach the issue, warns you against unforeseen costs.
Here on such basic directions and repair sequence is divided on the balcony (or balconies)
- Room preparation for the repair:
- Cleaning absolutely all things, furniture and other things.
- Dismantling window unit directly with the outside and the room, which is bordered balcony.
- Preparing walls and ceilings for subsequent finishing work.
- Siding balcony (this issue should be given into the hands of specialists in high-altitude work, they calculate and make separate estimates).
- glazing:
- Glazed windows directly on the street.
- Glazed windows in the room, with a balcony which is on the border.
- Interior decorating:
- Warming of the floor, walls and ceiling.
- Laying tiles.
- Conclusion clarification, sockets, switches.
- Paneling.
- Installation of furniture and decor elements (optional).
In drawing up the budget, calculated as the required number of building and finishing materials, but still be prepared for what may have to re-buy something.
Warming
Insulation of walls, floor, ceiling, is a very important part of it, or rather the foundation of such repairs. At this point it is impossible to save, especially if you consider the future of the new square footage used for recreation as well.
Decoration Materials
In this case, the hosts apartments stopped in the following embodiment, plating and decorating internal walls of the balcony, namely:
a) projecting balcony walls that border the street, at the level of the sill to the floor, closed MDF panels in bright colors;
b) the ceiling as close MDF panels in light gray;
c) The rest of the walls are plastered, painted in a light beige color;
g) the floor tile is laid in a sand shade.
Light colors MDF panels for walls, paint and tile chosen masters of the apartment in order to expand the space of the future as much as possible. Tile it was decided to make in sandy colors, to make the floor more warm accent.
Furniture, decor
On the windows are fixed horizontal blinds white.
A wardrobe for storing tools, utensils and other household items, which is very important, as always, no matter how great may be the flat, additional storage space are welcome.
Also on the balcony of their place found a sewing machine mistress, which was closed white cover leatherette (handy when cleaning, as opposed to the fabric cover).
Here is a result of the repair from the street and inside.
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