Full glazing of balconies and loggias has long been the norm in the construction of apartment buildings. This can be seen in the photo of new microdistricts, but in old houses you have to do all these works at your own expense. Moreover, not all buildings of the construction of the last century are designed for the weight of modern PVC frames that have the maximum level of thermal insulation among all possible options. Especially this problem becomes relevant if the balcony in Khrushchev should be glazed. After all, the reference remove plate in the homes of this type has serious weight limitations that it can withstand. Therefore, many owners have to do with cold aluminum frames and partial parapet insulation.
Glazing with removal
Since most of the typical balconies in Khrushchev have a small area, the glazing option with the removal of the frames per plane of the parapet allows you to slightly increase the useful amount of the finished room. In this case, the frames are made for a parapet by 25-30 cm, which turns out the windowsill that does not cut the balcony area. Frames can be carried out either only in front of the front side or from all three sides of the balcony.
The carcass is usually performed from a metal corner and is attached to the parapet using welding or anchor bolts. After insulation, it is trimmed with the same material as the rest of the design. But in the case when the windowsill is attached to the railing, it is possible to use only light aluminum frames that have a low heat insulation and protecting the room only against precipitation.
Most companies involved in the glazing of balconies have a photo of several options for such glazing in their catalogs. Therefore, even if you wish to independently perform all the work there, you can choose a ready-made option that will suit the specific balcony or the facade of the building.
It is also possible to take place over the entire height of the balcony, that is, from the floor level. Such a design requires a thorough calculation of its mass, since the support remove plate can be collapsed. This is especially risky in cases, if the balcony is not glazed below, as it creates a small but strengthening.
Frame glazing
In order for the balcony in Khrushchev to withstand more weight than it is provided for by the technical parameters of the remote slab, it is possible to create a metal structure that will be attached not to the balcony itself, but to the carrier wall of the Khrushchev.
As a result, the box is obtained, the weight of which is also on the carrier wall, and on the remote slab. Therefore, it becomes possible a full insulation with the installation of PVC frames or warm aluminum. The photo of such a frame frame can be found on sites dedicated to the insulation of balconies.
The frame can be made both with removal, so without it - in a vertical plane of balcony fences. But in any case, this option requires additional costs for the material and work. This significantly increases the total cost of the insulation of the loggia, as well as thorough calculations, in which the parameters of the remote slab should be taken and the total weight of materials, including the trim and insulation.
Last Floor
Balcony Finish on the top floor
Since the balconies on the last floors of Khrushchev are open-air and do not have any canopies, when they need to create a visor. It must have approximately the same operational parameters as the roof - that is, to provide reliable thermal insulation and protection against precipitation.
In addition to the fact that the visor increases the total cost of glazing, it also increases the load. Therefore, its device requires either the creation of a small frame, or a decrease in the mass of other materials used in operation.
If a full insulation is planned and the creation on the balcony of a warm room Khrushchev, it is best to use a full-fledged frame even without removal of frames. After all, the plates of balconies of the upper floors are usually more susceptible due to severe wind and precipitation. A visor is insulated, like any other roof, and it can be sifted by a slate, ondulin or a straightener. Such balconies look quite pretty, especially if you take into account the overall design of the house when they are outdoor. You can see this by looking at the photos in thematic catalogs.
Cold and warm glazing
In addition to differences in the design, the standard options for frames used for the glazing balconies in Khrushchev are divided into cold and warm.
Cool glazing
Inner view
This type of glazing is used when it is not necessary to make a warm room from the balcony or if there are some restrictions, for example, financial or technical.
Among the advantages of this option, the following points can be distinguished:
- Small mass. Cold aluminum frames can be installed without additional strengthening of the outlet balcony. They also do not need to create a carrier frame.
- A variety of design options. The use of an aluminum profile allows you to create sections of the most different shape and sizes - both sliding and standard swivel-folding.
- High level protection. The presence of hermetic gaskets prevents the dust and precipitation to the balcony. In addition, condensate is not going to such windows.
- Wide selection of spraying options. The profile of aluminum window frames can have any color and shade - just choose its photo in the catalog when making an individual order.
But there is cold glazing and disadvantages:
- First, it is the lack of thermal insulation. On the balconies with aluminum glazing in winter, the temperature of the slightly higher outdoor is only 5-8 degrees.
- Secondly, freezing. In severe frost, the mechanism responsible for opening the window can freeze. It is also possible to face the flaps to the frame itself.
Warm glazing
An example of a finished balcony - roof installation
Full-fledged balcony insulation involves the use of frames with double double-glazed windows or having special insulation gaskets inside the design. It can be windows of PVC profile and from aluminum with a thermal depth.
This type of glazing has a number of advantages:
- Heat. Modern frames for balconies are no different in terms of thermal insulation from those that are installed in apartments. Therefore, they allow you to create a full-fledged small room on the balcony, the temperature of which in the winter is maintained at the same level as in the whole house.
- Reliability. Warm frames with proper care and observance of operating conditions can be served by several decades, protecting the space of the balcony and the apartment not only from the cold, but also from any other external influences, including street noise.
- Variability. PVC profile, as well as aluminum with a thermal master, allows you to create balcony frames of sliding and folding type, including the presence in the sfolders and any other auxiliary windows.
This type of balcony attracts attention from afar
With all the advantages, warm frames have two disadvantages that often become an obstacle to use:
- Weight. All kinds of warm frames due to the characteristics of the design and the use of double glass package in them, and not every balcony can withstand them. Therefore, the warm glazing requires the creation of an additional reinforcing frame, which allows to reduce the load on the remote slab.
- Price. Warm frames are much more expensive than cold. In addition, the total price of work increases due to the need to create a frame.
Conclusion
Modern technologies allow glassy balconies and lightweight, and heavy ram. Moreover, when it comes to the balconies, it is possible to use several constructive solutions that allow the installation of heavy frames. Such options provide partial increase in the volume of the internal space or the creation of a visor, without which it is impossible to glae a balcony on the last floor.
Photos of any options for design solutions can be found in online directories or even just when studying urban landscapes.
It seems that it is open there throughout the wind, but it seems he is there. Because in the summer you can still sit there with a cup of tea or hang suit to dry. But in the fall and even in winter they will have the same rainwater and snow cover as in the yard. What is the tea?
Therefore, sooner or later the idea is as follows: "Close and isolate!" In addition, the glazing of the balcony with their own hands is a viable task.
Heating windows require a responsible approach and compliance with all requirements. You can read about it in this article.
A bit of theory
Before deciding on such a responsible step, you must make sure that the status of the balcony panel allows you to create your own plans.
Since deep chips and, moreover, cracks, they can prevent their sinister air, which is unlikely that the old plate will withstand a new, rather complex design.
Of course, you can warm the balcony with a problem base, but only using specialized companies that will fulfill the necessary engineering calculations and strengthen them.
If everything is in order, and you are confident in your abilities as a builder of repair, you still decide which types of glazing is best suited for your family and its budget. All expenses should be calculated in advance, so there will be no problems in the future.
Consider all possible options offered by the market.
The most economical way of glazing the loggia or balcony is the most economical way of glass with a single glass.
They are commonly used with brackets and bolts.
Everything is easy and accessible. This is a plus. But even there limitations:
- The tree requires special attention and regular circulation.
- Balcony or loggia, closed in this way, can not fulfill the role of full-fledged residential premises. Because in the cold season, the temperature is almost equal to zero. But from wind, precipitation, dust and ruins from the upper floors you are protected. And the use of wooden eurowindows, although it will provide peace and heat, is the most expensive option for glazing.
The next popular method is a PVC frame with single glazing or double glazing with double glazing.
With the right approach to the target and the materials used, you can get an additional living space.
And it rarely is unnecessary. And if you do not just want to iron, but also isolate the balcony, the choice of double glasses will be the best choice.
PVC frames are more durable than wood.
They are much easier to worry: they often wipe enough, dust and lubricate fittings and seals. It is important that these balconies look more aesthetic. Plastic or metal-plastic frames are optimal in terms of price and quality ratio. The choice of windows is not too complicated, but you will have to spend some time
The following way to improve the appearance of the apartment and is more comfortable is glazing with aluminum frames.
This method is much more expensive than the previous one.
Glazing balconies - it's easy to do yourself
Its advantage is the small weight of the design, which allows in some cases not to strengthen the carrier part.
Low thermal insulation values \u200b\u200bdo not allow it to be a full-fledged way of heating rooms.
In harsh frosts ice can also form on frames.
A small tightness makes glazing with hands with hands using aluminum frames, an absurd task to protect against outdoor noise. This applies to remote balconies.
Among the urban residents who often have not only sunlight, but also daylight, the popularity of glazing without glazing becomes popular.
It can be performed on the basis of existing fences or parapets and completely panoramic.
The last option is very attractive for the organization of the Winter Garden. At the same time, it will not allow you to change the balcony for some place to store household items or just old things. Colorless glazing is the least suitable for self-realization.
When choosing for one or other glazing method and, in fact, the type of frame, it can proceed to the next stage
Preparatory work
As a rule, glazing the balcony with their own hands consistently includes such work:
- dismantling of old buildings
- clamps,
- strengthening supporting structures (if necessary),
- installing a new frame and direct glazing,
- thermal insulation
- external and interior decoration.
Regardless of the diversity of future loggias or balconies, you should know what size before they are made or ordered.
For this purpose, the distance from parapet to the ceiling is measured by a measuring tape.
Then for balconies - from one corner to another and for the loggia - from the wall to the wall. In this case, if there is glazed, the whole structure must be removed before removing the measurement, otherwise it may be incorrect. If you place a new fence, it must be done to avoid distortion when installing the entire structure.
Installation of wooden frames
If you decide that it is best to clean a log or a balcony with a tree, then such a framework cannot be ordered, but also on your own.
Another economical option: Find or buy used products.
All wooden parts must be previously processed by special protective equipment. The first is a wooden box with a 50 × 50 mm profile. The rods are attached to the fence or parapets, to the ceiling, on the sides.
The bottom can be dismissed immediately. The distance between the rays is frozen. The prefabricated frame is then attached to the box. This is done using simple screws.
After that you can get started. The external envelope is most often done with plastic plates or side sides.
They can be all colors. After that, insulation is performed: the external fence is covered with foam, mineral wool or other insulation. Interior decoration that hides the insulating layer, gives the room a beautiful view.
Installing the profile frame from PVC
If you prefer modern plastic, and then glare your own loggia or balcony, you need to know some shades.
Depending on the heavy weight of the design before installing the frame in the hole, you must remove the hinge door and remove the windows with double glazing from the deaf. Extension, glass frame, glazing can be unpacked.
Then you need to check that the subfolders are located at the bottom of the frame. If this is not done, it is in the grooves. Special mounting plates are attached at a distance of about 15 cm from each of the corners of the frame.
Then it is better if the assistants, the frames without glasses and the flaps are open in the holes and are attached to self-closing screws to each other in a homogeneous form.
It is necessary to check the installation in terms of level. The attached frames are attached to the ceiling, walls and parapets using an anchor. Then you need to hang security to fill all cracks. After that, double-glazed windows can be installed in places where they are installed and hang them. Rear window frame installed.
Since self-service balconies from PVC PVC is a novelty, we suggest see the following video to better understand all the important points.
For glazing a loggia or balcony, most may be forced by everyone.
We tried to tell about the basic points of the choice of materials, about the shades of the assembly of the most common types of framework, isolation and interior decoration. We hope our article will be useful.
Glazing balconies
I decided to glacify the balcony by windows from the aluminum profile, as it was quite satisfied with the "cold" glazing of the balcony.
And the price compared to plastic windows is two less.
Aluminum windows were installed independently. And the source of inspiration to install the aluminum window is your own hands is the price of installation.
It was almost half of the cost.
What happened, all the nuances of installation, with which I had to face when installing the aluminum profile, when the balcony is glazed, it is shown below with photos.
When ordering the window, the size of the opening point is less for a couple of centimeters on the left and right (under the installation foam), and the bottom of minus 2-2.5 centimeters under the windowsill.
One important point, to simplify the installation in the manufacture of the aluminum profile from the reverse side (for its installers), the marker is applied labels (left, right, top, bottom, or denoted by arrows).
Ask for you to do the same, since in the absence of these, you can easily confuse the profiles and you will have to disassemble the entire design, and it will not be taken again, since the frames will not be in place.
On the glazing of the balcony with an aluminum profile, approximately 4 hours (with smoke).
The balcony was glazed earlier, a lot of time took dismantling the old, rotten, wooden frame.
Installation is starting from the assembly of an aluminum frame (photo 1,2,3,4), twist the profile with self-draws (moving in the kit), do not forget to glue self-adhesive seals in the corners.
1 aluminum frame jacks.
Photo. 2 We glue the seal.
3, 4. We collect aluminum frame.
The assembled, aluminum frame set immediately to the windowsill (exhibiting in terms of level), the top, the side profile and the bottom on the anchor bolts, fill in the mounting foam (photo 5, 6, 7, 8).
Photo 5 mounted frame.
Photo. 6, 7 Crepim aluminum frame on anchor bolts and pass foam.
Photo. 8 Installation of an aluminum frame: 1- Aluminum profile; 2-window sill.
Balcony glazing Ramami from aluminum profile is almost completed, it remains to insert frames and adjust the latches.
When installing frames into an aluminum frame, 99% of the latch in the frames will not coincide with the response plate, and the adjustment will be required.
First adjust the window block, by level using the hexagon (photo 9), it should be vertical.
9 Adjustment of the window block of the aluminum frame.
Then adjust the response bar (photo 10), hexagon release the bolt in the middle of the response plate and move the bar to the height you need, the lock-latch lock (photo. 11) Installation and adjustment is completed.
10 Adjustment of the response plate lock-latch aluminum frame in height.
Photo. 11 Adjusting the latch lock aluminum frame.
It remains outside to fill and install a mosquito net (if ordered).
The sampling is attached to the preszhaba for metal, the place of contact with the frame we pass sealant.
12 Fastening the mosquito net on the window.
Mosquito mesh, with glazing balconies with aluminum windows, attached from the inside, use a special guide profile for fastening, which is also attached to presses (photos.
Modern balconies are a place of recreation and storage, so they should be warm enough and isolated from bad weather. But the services of designers and builders are quite expensive and not always qualitative, so you can spend glazing balconies with your own hands. The main thing to deal with the type of material.
Cold and warm: What is the difference?
In the glazing, the terminology "Cold" and "warm" is often used.
This indicates the temperature to withstand the frames. The tree is more environmentally friendly, but it does not keep warm. Therefore, aluminum and plastic options are advised for low temperatures.
The glazing of the balcony is not only the installation of directly glass, but also the construction of strong support for them, so try to do everything as much as possible and securely.
For cold glazing, conventional designs are used, and for warm - double frames and often insulated floor.
The difference between options is several degrees, but at the same time they will have to spend much more.
Aluminum profile
One of the most popular options. With the help of aluminum, remote frames can be made (with increasing additional space) and generally visually dispense without frames.
Even with a cold way on the balcony, warm and dry, and at the price it is one of the cheapest options.
Immediately decide on the number of frames and the opening method: to swallow or move.
Acquired accessories depends on this. They advise you to combine these options with fixed, then you can easily wash them, and ventilated the room. Competent installation will also be insulated from noise and cold.
This design is quite durable, and the aluminum frames do not take much light.
Service life - about eighty years.
The glass themselves can be mirrored, plexiglass, bulletproof and armored.
Step-by-step installation
Let's start with the selection of the manufacturer and accessories: stay only on high-quality versions with certificates.
- Measure exactly the size of the balcony, draw a sketch and calculate the amount of material.
- Make sure the framework and reliability of the frame, make sure that it is not necessary to strengthen or rebuild it.
- If you decide to dismantle old glasses - make sure that no one will suffer below.
Put the barrage.
- Glasses stuck with a scotch. Clean the old visor.
- I am conducting measurements again and make sure that the calculations are true.
- Railings remove or close them with steel apron.
- We establish a frame on a concrete barrage or a bars, fixing it with anchors (in the walls we attach special plates, screw the bolts from below and on top).
- Fill with mounting foam.
- Installing low tide.
- Installing sash (all check by level).
- Correct fittings.
- Seal joints from moisture and unnecessary gaps.
The glazing is completed, as a last resort, contact the specialists so that they checked and adjusted your work.
PVC frames
PVC, mainly suitable for a warm glazing option.
They provide tightness and noise insulation. This option suits you if you are going to make a balcony with a full-fledged residential area.
They do not need special care, only regular cleansing. The smooth surface looks very aesthetic.
Wooden Rama
This is the most eco-friendly option, but there is a stereotype of their shortgath.
Glazing and decoration of balconies. Installing a frame. FEATURES OF MONTAGE
With wooden frames, there really is a problem that they are breathing and crack due to improper operation.
But it is enough to cover them with the right varnish and periodically tint.
The tree looks really stylish and cozy in the interior, it is well preserved heat if we use sealed compositions during installation.
A tree can be easily colored in any colors: see that it looks aesthetic. Here, by the way, a vivid example of those responsible and not very owners. 
Balcony glazing with your own hands - it's easy
The glazing of the balcony or loggia is a difficult task that often requires collaboration of masters.
Before glazing balcony or loggia, it is necessary to prepare for this process.
Obtaining
If you have an apartment that is not with a balcony, with a loggia, then your task is very simplified. In the end, the supporting panel of the balcony performs from the wall of the building from three sides, so the structure simply cannot resist the heating process.
But do not give up. Today there is a large number of materials on the market with which the glazing of the balcony can be done with a sufficient degree of security for you, as well as for the balcony itself and for the neighbors from the bottom.
So let's start.
First, check the design - the stove and balcony rails should be in good condition. This means that in the structural elements there should be no damage or other flaws. Otherwise, the error must be corrected.
It should be understood that the glazing of the balcony is not only protection against wind and precipitation.
This creates a complete space that can be used for different purposes. Therefore, this problem should be taken on all responsibility.
Before you choose the material and type of design, you need to measure the parts of the balcony that must be glazed.
The next step in the preparation of the balcony for its transformation is the choice of a suitable material and type of construction.
If winter in your area is sufficiently harsh and the temperature often falls below thirty degrees, think about isolate a balcony and a double glazing window to select a two-or three-dimensional chamber.
If you do not have such frosts, but you will still heat the balcony, you will need a two-color design. You can choose a double glazing window.
When you take into account all the nuances, you can order windows that will use a glazed balcony or loggia.
Learn more about the preparation of work from the glazing balcony with your own hands. You can learn from the video.
Methods of implementation
There are several ways to unlock a balcony or loggia:
- Cold glazing.
- Panoramic view.
- Sliding.
Cold glazing
The first way is suitable for those whose plans should not use a balcony as a home.
This glazing can protect against wind and various types of precipitation, but not cold.
Popular version of windows with double glazing
This method is associated with the use of wooden or aluminum frames with one glass.
Three types valves:
- Rotor.
- Turn over and fall.
- Sliding.
The cheapest wooden frames with swing doors, but prone to rust. In addition, they should be regularly updated with coloring.
At the same time, the processed tree can take a long time.
And in this case, the fulfillment of all the work is pretty simple.
Panoramic glazing
As for panoramic glazing, it includes the installation of glass fencing without frames at the height of the balcony. At the same time, the fence seems completely absent. Although in some cases, the frames are still installed.
Panoramic glazing ensures the attractiveness of the balcony, as well as the penetration of more light into it.
Panoramic glazing uses glass treated with metal oxide. The thickness of this material is 6-8 millimeters. These two indicators determine the fairly high strength of the product.
In addition, glass has good thermal insulation properties that keeps heat on the balcony.
Panoramic design scrolls can open in the form of a book, climb or move using the roller mechanism. The execution of this kind of glazing with your own hands is a bit more complicated than in the previous case.
Sliding glazing
Solid glazing
Sliding glazing is used if the balcony surface is relatively small, and another option is simply unsuitable.
Although it depends on the aesthetic tastes of apartment owners. In this case, you can use panoramic glazing and aluminum frames.
Roller mechanism allows you to open the door indoors. But do not decide what to do to start working independently without consulting with experts. This is due to the fact that the use of sliding balcony glasses is sometimes impossible.
For details on how to iron balconies and magazines, see video.
Materials for work
Today we use different materials for glazing balconies.
Frames are wooden, plastic or aluminum structures. It is also possible to glare an exclusive glass plate without frames.
The cheapest material is plastic. Plastic frames retain heat on the balcony.
In addition, they are equipped with sound insulation and excellent seals.
This material does not require regular care and looks attractive. However, such frames also have weaknesses - from an ecological point of view, they are very complex and dangerous.
Operating procedure
The picture is exacerbated by the fact that the popularity of plastic windows caused the release of a huge amount of fakes in the market, which, together with a high price of very poor quality.
Therefore, be very careful when choosing this product.
Aluminum frames have much smaller weight than those that have been described earlier, which simplifies the glazing work with their own hands. In addition, such a design is completely safe from the point of view of ecology, and also has a high degree of sound insulation and thermal insulation.
There are two types of glazing balconies using aluminum profiles:
- Cold.
- We warm.
The first includes the use of one glass, and the other - the presence of double glazing with thermal insulation insert.
If we talk about the benefits of aluminum frames, their low weight should be taken into account. But the aluminum product has a rather high cost.
The most favorable view of the wallet is glazing a balcony with windows in wooden frames. However, such glazing will not protect from cold and noise.
Glazing balconies
Comfort and toilet
Thus, we came to the stage of the work itself.
After you have collected all the necessary items, you can start.
- First, double-glazed windows must be twisted from frames, and then remove frames from frames. In the lower part of the frame and fasteners, a special metal stand is fastened.
- Then the frame is inserted into the desired hole.
Glazing of balconies and loggias
You can do it with your own hands without calling the owner if you have a couple of assistants. This is due to the fact that the frame is quite large and cannot be mastered by itself.
- When the frame is set to the level, it must be defined. This uses special screws that are screwed into fasteners.
- All available frames are collected in one structure.
It is important to constantly check the correct installation using the design level.
- The frames fix anchors on the ceiling, walls and parapets. Slots are filled with special foam. Also, do not forget to install a visor.
When the tops are completed, the installation of windows and sleeves with double glazing is performed. At the end, outside the balcony neatly, and inside - threshold.
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The glazing of the balcony will protect this design not only from wind, precipitation or autumn leaves, but also from sometimes garbage leaks from the upper floors.
And it will give a balcony a certain aesthetics.
Fenster SPb collected 5 simple tips to help you order glazing for the balcony a little cheaper.
So, here are 5 excellent free tips that will save on the glazing of the balcony to 10,000 rubles:
1. Choose for glazing inexpensive window designs, for example aluminum sliding windows or inexpensive plastic windows of the class "B". 
Cheap glazing options do not mean that when they are manufactured, not high-quality components are used, opposite all the window systems are manufactured in compliance with the guests, have certificates of quality and manufacturer's warranty.
Glazing of the balcony with your own hands: Step-by-step instructions
Savings are achieved by simplifying the design and use in the manufacture of not expensive domestic raw materials.
2. Use in glazing accessories of domestic manufacturers.
Due to the growth of the dollar and the euro, the cost of imported fittings increased by 30-40%.
As a result, the difference from one opening window can reach up to 2000 rubles. Domestic fittings can yield to an imported analogue in design, convenience of use, the differences in the guaranteed period of operation are minimal.
3. Maximum simplify designIe:
- minimize the number of imposses (achieved by increasing the width of the deaf sesters), the number of opening flaps;
- If possible, use less frame connector (use one big window box instead of two small).
4.Order glazing not in season, for example in winter.
In winter, there is a decline in orders for glazing balconies, installation of windows, so that it would not lose customers at all, the window companies lower prices or with the total price of raw materials, until the latter does not raise prices for manufactured products.
5.Follow up shares and discounts.
For example, in our company when ordering windows from three pieces, a 25% discount is operating, and if you order an internal balcony finish, then 50% discount on the window will add a discount on the windows!
When installing windows, we do not recommend saving on accessories for glazing: waterfronts, platbands, mounting foam.
We do not recommend ordering glazing in dubious window companies offering unreal low prices. It may be fraudsters or firms using low-paid and few skilled labor workers from the republics of near abroad.
The consequences are not compliance with the glazing technology of the balcony, such as: leaks, jamming - rubbing opening flaps, cracks in glass, condensate, difficult to eliminate and require significant financial costs.
Accommodation in the conditions of the urban apartment has certain features, one of which is the lack of useful space indoors. Its expansion is possible by attaching the balcony. However, this is not always possible, since often this part of the apartment is an open space. In this article we will talk about how to make the glazing of the balcony, consider the glazing options for aluminum profile, as well as wooden frames, we will give step-by-step instructions, photos and video materials.
General points of work
First of all, it is worth noting that before making a decision on independent work, a number of factors should be taken into account.
- Immediately need to evaluate your level of qualification. Since the glazing of the balcony is associated with a considerable risk, and also require a sufficient level of preparation, it will not be able to cope with them. In case there is no complete confidence in the successful implementation of the task, work is better to trust the specialist.
- Before glazing the loggia, you need to hold a number of measurements. If the workselves can be implemented independently, the manufacture of frames and frames will still be engaged in a specialized firm, which will require detailed information about the size of the room.
- Glazing is not always possible, as old balconies, for example, in Khrushchev rarely meet the requirements for work. In particular, the parapet can be located with some protrusion relative to the main plane or racks may lose the rigidity, which will affect the strength of the structure.
Glazing options
It is important to note that several separate options for performing work can be distinguished.
So distinguish:
- Cold glazing. In this case, thin single-layer frames are applied, and the balcony can be fully used only in the warm season. From dust, wind and to some extent noise, such glazing will protect, but here the thermal insulation of the room in this case will be minimal. In winter, such a balcony can only be used as a chunnel.
- Warm glazing. Here we are talking about the use of full-fledged frames with double or more glasses. In this case, the balcony turns into a full-fledged room that can be used as you like. Often, after such insulation, the hosts decide to expand the area of \u200b\u200bthe room through the full connection of the balcony area.
It is worth mentioning various technological aspects:
- Wooden frames. This type of framework for glazing is characterized by environmental safety, availability and most suitable for self-installation.
- Metal-plastic windows . In the case of the installation of plastic windows to the balcony, you can achieve maximum insulation of the room from outsiders, dust, wind and heat loss. This option is suitable if it is planned for year-round use of the room. However, it requires some skills, although with proper attention is possible and independent installation.
- Frameless option. Another option, thanks to which the panoramic view is achieved. Strictly speaking, the frames in such a design are, but they are replaced by an aluminum profile and are made according to the type of guides and practically invisible from the side.
Due to the complexity of the installation, a frameless type of glazing is rarely used in self-implementing task.
To decide which type of glazing to choose, it is necessary individually, while it is necessary to soberly assess your capabilities and qualifications. Errors made during installation can lead not only to the occurrence of dangerous situations. Whatever the glazing option was selected, the approximate action algorithm will be approximately the same. Actions can be divided into several separate steps.
Preparation
Start as always, it is necessary to prepare. The balcony needs to be released from all items, stored there. After that, it is necessary to inspect the balcony room for compliance with the requirements necessary for glazing. So, in some cases it will require a strengthening of the structure, and in some you will need to completely replace or shift the parapet. It is important to understand that the glazing will entail an additional load in itself, and wind exposures will be also on the glazed balcony.
At the preparation stage, careful measurements should be carried out for glazing. This should be given to maximum attention, as the miscalculations will lead to additional difficulties in the future. Here it is necessary to conduct insulation, and alignment of surfaces, preliminary finishing works and other actions, which will be fulfilled in the future.
It is important to understand that the step-by-step instructions are impossible in this case. More precisely, it will differ significantly in each case. However, you can give some overall description of actions.
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- With cold glazing, lightweight wooden frames with single glasses will be more suitable. The frames are installed in the prepared opening and are fixed. All the cracks are blended by mounting foam, after which the glasses are inserted and you can start the finish finish.
- If it is decided to heat the glazing, then the metal-plastic windows with two-chamber windows are suitable. This option requires a solid foundation, and during operation, special attention should be paid to the observance of horizontality and verticality. First, the frame is installed, in which the glass is inserted.
- If a frameless option is selected, then the aluminum frame is mounted, and then the glass is set. As mentioned above, this type of construction is the most difficult for independent exercise and its device is better to entrust professionals.
After the frames are installed, the final finishing of the room is performed.
As can be seen from the stated material, the work can be performed independently only under the condition of sufficient qualifications, as well as compliance with all necessary technological conditions. If there is no complete confidence in the successful outcome of the work, then they are better to entrust professionals.
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The glazing of the balcony allows you to turn an open dysfunctional platform into a comfortable room. Under the condition of competent glazing and the balcony can be a continuation of the room, which will significantly expand the living space.
Independently cope with glazing balcony possible. To do this, it is necessary to familiarize yourself with the features of existing varieties of balcony structures, select the appropriate option and perform the main stages of the work in accordance with the instructions.
Varieties of balcony structures
To date, there are 3 basic methods of glazing balconies: using wooden frames, using metal-plastic structures, as well as a frameless glazing method.
Wooden balcony systems of the modern sample are distinguished by high quality, reliability and long service life. Such frames largely exceed outdated analogs, effectively coping with the suppression of street noise and thermal insulation.
Significant drawbacks are manifested only in the case of using sliding wooden frames. They are designed so that water can penetrate into the sliding elements. When the temperature decreases below the zero mark, this will cause icing the window system, which will not be better reflected in its condition.
Metal plastic systems
Modern metal-plastic systems are famous long-livers. The average service life of such structures is 40 years and more. The risk of fire freezing is excluded due to the presence in the design of the drainage opening system.
Frameless glazing, despite the seeming lightness and airiness, ensures reliable protection against atmospheric precipitation, muffles street noise and passes more solar heat.
Glazing order Next:
- install lower and upper guides for window sash. In this case, the functions of the guides take on aluminum profiles;
- the guide is fixed tempered glass, characterized by very high strength and resistance to different kinds of damage.
However, the frameless glazing has a significant disadvantage: the temperature on such a balcony will be only 2-3 degrees above street, so it will not be possible to fully use the balcony as a residential and equipped room in cold weather.
Concepts of cold and warm balcony glazing
Cold balcony glazing It is performed using single glasses installed in lightweight window frames. In the summer, this room will be quite comfortable, but in the winter this balcony can be used except as the storage room.
It is important that the carrier frame for such glazing is reliable enough. It is not necessary to save on this structural element, because It is the framework that takes on the bulk of the wind load.
Warm balcony glazing, equipped with all the rules and requirements of technology, allows you to comfortably use the room at any time of the year.
When performing such glazing it is important to create conditions under which the dew point could not be shifted inside the room. Otherwise, condensate will begin to fall on your balcony, which will reduce all efforts to increase the useful area to not. In addition, the dew point should not penetrate the installed glasses. This condition is particularly difficult to observe if the balcony is behind the contour of the structure.
To avoid problems to which condensate loss can lead, 4 main conditions must be observed, namely:
- provide quality moisture and and parapet. Any kind of slit or thermal paths outside the room will lead to condensate;
- install the frame with double double glazing and as high quality seal. In the case of use of ordinary wooden frames, it is necessary to create a double seal when installing swinging flaps and close all the slots in the deaf elements of the design;
- provide the possibility of providing regulated natural ventilation. Balcony systems of a modern sample from metal plastic are usually equipped with dampers initially. In the case of installing wooden frames, the valve is shutd up in parapet;
- provide the necessary level of air exchange between the balcony and residential premises. To this end, the design window associated with the balcony is complemented by the exhaust fan. In addition, a special ventilation grille is installed at the bottom of the door.
After completion, perform the necessary measures to protect the design from the penetration of atmospheric moisture. To do this, fill out the existing cracks of foam and sealant.
Qualitatively performed sealing contributes to an additional increase in the thermal insulation characteristics of the structures.
Good job!
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Video - glazing balconies with their own hands
When the repair reaches its right, a desire to equip your balcony appears. Currently, there is a wide variety of data services in the market, which, in turn, the consumer puts in a dead end. We certainly everyone wish to glall the balcony is rather cheap, but also qualitatively. And maybe it is worth considering the option of arrangeing your balcony yourself? Therefore, today, together with the portal, we will try to figure out how to produce balcony glazing with their own hands. Here we will help a step-by-step instruction, which is created in order to answer all the questions.
Important information
Stage First - Preparation . At first, the balcony should be prepared. In order not to make his collapse under the overall weight of the designs, and your windows could not fly during the gusts of a strong wind, and the external covering of the facade did not break off, it is necessary to correctly make a balcony. Technological analysis is the main component of the initial work. It is necessary to first carry out a competent assessment of the design of the balcony, to take into account as much as it is veterging, and the building is old. Listed features will allow you to understand what percentage of the load will go to the building design with the glazing of your balcony. In order to accurately make sure that your balcony will not collapse, it should be strengthened by its parapet. This work is carried out by strengthening with metal or foam concrete blocks.
What material should be stopped
This question can be answered only when you determine for yourself all the goals and the design features of your home. The most optimal option in this case is metal. How should these works be done? In our article you can see it in the photo. The scheme is clearly drawn on it. The strength of this design is usually ensured by parapet, which will take part of the load after the glazing of the balcony. In the event that it is strong enough and on its width is large, it is quite possible to apply foam blocks. This material is heat-insulating. In this case, it is necessary to strengthen the design of reinforcement. Or the desired result you will not receive. After the preparation of the balcony, you can begin the next stage of work.
Stage two - Selection of design. This work is simple, but should consider the fact that almost any man has certain knowledge in the field of construction. But, nevertheless, conducting glazing the balcony without experienced professionals in this area, you should know that it is necessary to produce this rather dirty work yourself. Now we start choosing the design. We start with the choice of glazing. It is either cold or warm.
What difference exists between them
Cold glazing is made through the use of inexpensive materials, and warm, on the contrary, can significantly hit your wallet.
Cold glazing is not able to keep heat inside this room, and the temperature in it will be the same temperature as on the street. The warm glazing, in turn, holds heat in the room and thanks to him the opportunity to keep the temperature, which is currently present in the room, regardless of the time of year. Currently, there are only these glazing methods.
After you were able to deal with the load, you should take a choice of materials. PVC, tree or aluminum.
Finishing options
Wooden windows have a short service life, so when choosing these products, it should not be upset that they will soon be decreed to rot or dryness due to the external influence of nature.
Aluminum designs are cheaper, have light weight, but serve more for cold glazing.
If you dwell on the choice of PVC structures, then in this area they are most often used and have a large number of options: thermal insulation, noise insulation, wood imitation or a kind of architectural style. They are severe, in contrast to aluminum products and serve for warm glazing. 
How to decide what the illumination of our balcony should be. Not only on the frames should pay their attention, but also on the glass. If your balcony comes out on a sunny side, but in your plans to equip it as a game children's room, then in this case, in order to avoid excessive ultraviolet radiation of your child's skin, you need to choose glass with tinting or special film applied, as a rule, to external Glass of this product.
How energy-saving glass energy-saving glass windows are absorbed by almost 100% radiation. If your balcony will be used as a greenhouse for growing plants, then, as a rule, double-glazed windows with toning, which will not allow the opportunity to penetrate the sunlight into the room. And such glass, like stained glass or colored products, are elements of a certain decor or style, which is present in the interior of the room.
Well, of course, energy-saving double-glazed windows. In the production of these products at the factory, the following technology is used - silver oxide is applied to the inner part of the section in the glass itself, which makes it possible to hold inner heat in the room.
How to perform glazing the balcony with your own hands. Step-by-step instruction
Now we start to engage in glazing the balcony. Therefore, how to perform the glazing of the balcony with your own hands in Khrushchev, we will consider below.
You can look around and discover the fact that there is a huge variety of balconies in neighboring houses. But we will try to figure out what the glazing methods are there.
Glazing with a small removal. The inner area of \u200b\u200bthe room increases due to the acceleration of the profile system. The area of \u200b\u200bthe room will become more about 25-30 cm. On the installed frame, it is possible to install the windowsill. 
Frameless glazing. As a result, we get a window with a panoramic view, without the presence of horizontal partitions and frames. In this case, we will hold a very well-lit room. But there are also its drawbacks - this designs are cleaning and washing quite problematic. This design in essence will have excellent rigidity throughout the perimeter of the balcony, so such a factor, as a strong wind, is not sieve to pay attention and worry.
Art finish. This method takes place where the installation of stained glass windows occurs. In this case, you need to use the services of a designer.
If you have decided on the type of glazing your balcony, you need to install a visor. The visor's installation should be made before the entire balcony is mounted, for the simple reason, so that in the future you did not have to break your head, how and where it is necessary to fix it. Installation of the visor occurs, as a rule, with the help of ordinary dowels to the ceiling. After mounting the visor, we begin to work on the fixing of the anchor plates throughout the perimeter of the balcony, except for its lower part.
Montage of wooden frames
Now proceed to the installation. Naturally, the balcony area should be free before subsequent work. It should be released from furniture, chairs, various items.
Next, we install our framework. To do this, we use wooden bars, the surface of which is pre-handled by a special sealant. Then begin to engage in the construction of wooden structures around the perimeter of the balcony. Also in this work we use a dowel to secure our framework.
The next to our stage will go to install windows. First we will disparaging the frames. Removes all double glazed windows, since when installing they can easily break. Installation must be carried out in the desired sequence: first I mount the front, part of the balcony (frontal) and then proceed to the installation of the side parts.
After the installation work should be made using the sealant of the grout of all seams on the balcony, in order to avoid the destruction of the mounting foam during further operation. After the sealant dries, and the foam will freeze, you need to start glazing. Before performing this work, all the grooves should be lubricated with special silicone sealant. And the strokes should fit tightly to the glass, carrying out its clamp to the frame.
Installation of aluminum frame
- We begin to eliminate all elements in the design, i.e., make their removes so that our work is easier.
- Then, attach the mounting plates on the frame, with a distance of about 650-700 mm from each other.
- After that, we produce the installation of our frame in the opening, and then we carry out work on its alignment.
- Now we make installation plates in the location you need using a dowel.
- Insert the glass in the frame and mounted the sash to your place.
- Remaining gaps close by mounting foam.
Installation of windows from PVC
If you do not know how to carry out the glazing of the balcony with your own hands, then you need to read the useful information and see a special video.
- In order to produce a glazing of a balcony using PVC, you need to remove from the glass frame. And in order to make it easy to need to first remove the strokes from it.
- If you plan to install PVC windows, there is the same installation scheme here, as in the case of installation of previous structures. However, there are already small changes.
- Just as in the case of the installation of aluminum and wooden windows, we will use the mounting plates that are attached to the frame with the help of self-samples.
- All gaps are also closed by mounting foam.
- And the last stage of our works is to bring into the normal aesthetic state of the facade of our balcony.
A couple of years ago, I decided to glare my balcony. I wanted to give him a cozy look, put a chair, a coffee table. But without glazing it was impossible. I decided immediately that all the installation work would spend on my own, because I have a little experience, and the glazing of the balcony is with my own hands it is though the laborious process, but quite real.
A couple of dozen years ago, only wooden windows were standing in all apartments, but in our time in the modern world there are several options for glazing housing premises. They have different characteristics, composition, and each has its own pricing policy. Therefore, each can choose the most suitable option.
Glazing balcony with their own hands
We choose the material
Since I wanted to give my balcony comfort, the main task for me was thermal insulation. Therefore, I immediately stopped in the "warm" version of glazing. But I will pay more accurate about each.
So, there are three types of glazing balconies:
- Cold - does not hold heat indoors, used for glazing balconies that do not need to maintain room temperature
- Warm - supports room temperature at any time of the year, does not miss the cold. From the cold species is characterized by a set of materials used and their characteristics
- French - the balcony is glazed around the perimeter and height. Used high-strength and tinted glasses
French glazing balcony using transparent mirror windows.
It remained to choose the glazing option for your balcony.
The most popular today is the option of glazing PVC windows, but also exist:
- Aluminum profile
- Wooden windows
Glazing by aluminum profile refers to cold balconies
The glazing option by an aluminum profile for me immediately became impossible. This type of glazing refers to cold balconies. The material is not thermal insulation - use it on those balconies that do not need to maintain room temperature. The aluminum profile is used to protect the room from wind, rain and snow.
However, in this form, there are also its advantages:
- Little weight used materials
- Low cost
- Parallel shifting sash
Balcony glazing - Wooden frames
Wooden windows are made of two types of materials. If homogeneous wood is used, then the cost of the windows is relatively low. If the material is the glued bar, the price automatically grows and already becomes an average of 60-80% higher than the value of similar windows from PVC.
For me, an option with wooden windows did not come out because of the price. Although it is beautiful, but still the financial side of the question I was interested in no less. My choice stopped on the windows from PVC. Good value for money, heat - and noise insulating properties brought this material for the first places in demand.
Siding clamping
In addition to glazing the balcony I was interested in the Outdoor Touching Balcony. And for this I chose siding. Such a material is the most optimal, it is durable, consists of PVC and is not afraid of sunlight, precipitation. In addition, he enhances thermal insulation on the balcony. Siding has a large color gamut, and the manufacturer declares the service life - no less than 50 years.
Siding balcony do it yourself
Tip! For those who decided to perform all the glazing work on the glazing balcony independently need to know that the outer lining of the balcony is better to perform to glazing. This will save time and money. After all, after glazing the balcony, it is not so convenient to perform external trim, and the challenge of masters, which, with the help of climbing equipment, do all the work, will cost big money.
Work on the skin siding is quite possible, but in the event that you are confident in your abilities and have skills in such work.
Otherwise, all the work on the stitching of the balcony siding in apartments, it is better to entrust qualified specialists who have professional equipment.
Filling balcony siding
Instructions on the trim are described by me below:
- First you need to build a belt of fastening from wooden bars - upper and lower. In the future, siding will be attached
- To the wall is kpripim bars using liquid nails. Between them connect with iron corners
- We proceed to the installation of siding - you begin with sides. Screws do not drag, you should leave them in the middle of the hole.
- Upon completion of the installation of siding, hide all the screws of the screws with the help of platbands
Singing balcony siding
Glazing balcony
After all the work on the outer trim, the balcony was completed, I began directly to glazing my balcony.
Next, I will write a step-by-step instruction, with which everyone can try to perform the glazing of the balcony with their own hands.
Tip! Start glazing from the edge of the visor - then you don't have to guess: where to attach this visor, so that it does not fall off with the first strong wind. It will be enough to fasten it to the ceiling using a dowel-nail.
Glazing of balconies by plastic windows
- Before buying windows, you need to know what size they need. For this, the roulette needs to measure the length of the parapet to the ceiling and from the wall to the wall. You need to know if there is a skew on the parapet - the level will help in this. By the way, many glazing sales firms send their master who makes their measurements. It is very convenient and minimizes the option of incorrect calculations. I did the measurements myself, the skip left 1.5-2 cm in both directions, for those who are not sure that the diagonals are smooth, it can be left somewhere 1.5-3 cm. In any case, it will all be foam.
- Next, take out the windows from the windows, for opening sash it does not need. There are a couple of reasons for this action - firstly, together with glass windows, the windows are very heavy, and secondly, it is possible to damage the glass when installing.
- After fasten the coaching profile. We turn the frame and insert the profile in the grooves. Then turn the frame back. It will be convenient to do everything and simply, the frame without the glass package is very light.
- Frames for the frame exhibit with a distance of 15 cm from each edge. The locking plate with a hammer is driven into the grooves, after deploying 90 degrees to fasten to the concrete wall.
- The next step is to install the frame in the opening. I was helped in this comrade. With the help of the level we put the frame exactly and secured in the opening with the help of screws. You are not required to drive them - you need to screw.
- After all frames are inserted along the same principle using the level and self-tapping screw.
- When all the frames were in place, I secured them to the parapet, ceiling and walls using anchors. Deepened them about 60 mm.
- It remains to overlap all the cracks. This uses mounting foam.
- So the smallest thing remained - insert the glass in the frame and return the folding flaps in place. It is enough to hang them back to the loop and check the efficiency of all mechanisms.
Installation of low tide and window sill on the balcony
At the end, I set the tide from the outside of the balcony, and inside the windowsill installed.
Although I spent quite a lot of time on the fulfillment of all works, and then on the cleaning of the entire room from the construction dirt, but I was satisfied. An independent glazing of the balcony saves a decent amount of money. In addition, I received valuable experience and new skills in construction work, and the outer lining of the balcony siding pleases doubly. Now the balcony looks perfectly and there is a merit of not only siding manufacturer, but mine.
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