Many people today want to turn a balcony into a room where they can not dry clothes and store various rubbish, but spend time pleasantly doing something interesting thing, or just drink tea with friends. To do this, you need to make a quiet, warm corner out of a cold, windswept space. No idea how to achieve this. Naturally, the balcony needs to be insulated. Today there are enough insulation materials on sale that can be used to insulate a balcony. But, before laying insulation and covering the walls, it is necessary to install energy-saving windows. This is the main requirement. Without it, insulating the balcony is pointless.
Modern technologies provide the opportunity to turn a balcony or loggia into a real masterpiece. From balcony design you can make a summer terrace, or you can make an imitation of it, so that in both winter and summer you are on a balcony or loggia, as if on an open, uncluttered terrace.
Glazing a loggia with your own hands is not an easy task. If you do not have skills in this matter, then it is better to seek the help of specialists. Balcony is not inner space apartments where errors in work will not be noticeable. The balcony requires skill and skill.
In order to properly glaze the loggia, it is necessary to install a strong fence that will withstand heavy double-glazed windows. In addition, the material from which the windows are made should be as light as possible and as energy efficient as possible. There are several types of glazing for a balcony or loggia, all of them differ in both the result and the installation process.
Types of balcony glazing:
The first option is the simplest. This is a long-known and cheap glazing of a balcony, when a wooden frame is inserted into the existing cladding, but you will not insulate it in this way. Panoramic glazing is an excellent way. The view from the window increases, much more light enters the room, it has stylish design, but it’s impossible to do panoramic lighting yourself.
In order to glaze a balcony, you need to have a strong and reliable base for installing frames. The balconies of houses that were built in the last century went according to plan with only a fence made of metal rods covered with boards. TO today these fences turned into bent, loose, rusted reinforcement elements.
Glazing a balcony with your own hands must begin with preparatory work. If you see that there is simply nothing to put your new windows on, then you need to arrange a solid foundation for them.
If the fence is relatively new and durable, then perhaps it can simply be reinforced with additional metal supports. Do not lay out the fence from bricks or other heavy materials. The balcony slab may not hold up and collapse.
Work that needs to be done before glazing the balcony:
If you have a small balcony in a Khrushchev-era building, it may be worth considering the option of installing a fence with remote glazing or the entire perimeter of the balcony.
Glaze the balcony yourself, like the loggia plastic windows quite possible. To do this, you just need to correctly calculate required size windows and place them correctly in the prepared opening.
If you decide to increase the area of the balcony, then do not increase it aluminum profile. A steel profile pipe welded to the fasteners is better suited for this. When carrying out repair work on the balcony, do not forget about the safety of your family and friends.
Materials and tools you will need when installing plastic windows:
Installation of double-glazed glazing begins after removing debris and waste from the balcony building materials and dust elimination. It is not good to bring new glass onto a dirty balcony.
After all the preparatory work has been completed, you can begin the process of glazing the loggia or balcony. With loggias the situation is simpler. It is much easier to glaze one front wall than the entire perimeter of the balcony. But the result will be different. The loggia receives a lot less light than on the balcony, and it looks smaller.
Glazing a balcony, like a loggia, with your own hands is not easy. To do this you will need an assistant and some Building tools. Work must be performed carefully so as not to damage the profile or scratch the glass.
Take your time, check the quality of the work after each completed stage. If the seal is broken, cold and dampness will enter your balcony.
Step-by-step instructions for installing windows:
Preparing a balcony for glazing takes much more time than installing windows in ready-made openings. When we glass metal fencing from scratch, it takes a little longer.
Having glazed your balcony with double-glazed windows, you can safely continue to insulate it, and create on your balcony a completely acceptable environment for living in. winter time temperature. If you cover it with clapboard or plastic profile and equip heating, then you can make for yourself a tiny office, an arts corner or a place to relax.
Tsugunov Anton Valerievich
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The modest dimensions of most apartments force their owners to use each square as rationally as possible. The most attractive option for increasing the useful space of your home is glazing the balcony. In the process of modernizing it, you can get a convenient place for summer recreation or a full-fledged living space, available all year round for comfortable use. It is quite possible to glaze a balcony yourself if you have at least basic construction skills.
On initial stage It is worth deciding on the nature and scale of the work being carried out. Depending on the time period in which you plan to use the balcony, you can choose a cold or warm option for glazing the loggia.
Balcony windows may differ, which serves as the frame for the entire structure. They can be:
Aluminum profiles, which play the role of a frame in this design, are practically invisible. These frames are very easy to use. But there are also a lot of disadvantages: very high cost, DIY installation is almost impossible due to the complexity of the work, poor thermal insulation. In addition, over time, the glass in the structure begins to rattle due to a decrease in the rigidity of the frame.
Remote glazing of a balcony can be considered a separate type, in which effective area increases due to the removal of window blocks beyond the plane of the parapet. Naturally, such glazing requires serious changes in the design of the entire balcony.
When choosing an option, you should take into account the design of the parapet: if it is made of brick or concrete, then all glazing methods are available. A simple metal balcony fence will have to be strengthened if installation is planned plastic double glazed windows. If the glass is from floor to ceiling, then the parapet is removed.
Before you start glazing a balcony with your own hands, you need to take care of obtaining permission for this work. Installing windows on a balcony is not considered a redevelopment, but is equivalent to it. Therefore, complications after changes made to the loggia design are inevitable. At a minimum, in the absence of the necessary approvals and permits, it will not be possible to sell the apartment. Unauthorized glazing may result in a fine, after which you will have to legalize the changes made or dismantle them.
In addition, an increase in the total weight of the loggia can provoke its complete or partial collapse, which will lead to much more dire consequences. So it’s better to take care of permission and approval, as well as instructions for upgrading your balcony, in advance. This is quite long and tedious, but necessary.
To begin with, let’s highlight general points that will be relevant for glazing a balcony of any configuration with any type of frame:
All work on leveling the surface must be carried out before installing the frames. Otherwise, it will be inconvenient to produce them, and there is a chance of damaging the windows during operation.
Insulation and final finishing It’s better to postpone it until the balcony is glazed. Delivery and installation of frames may take a certain period of time. Moisture that gets onto the balcony at this time will ruin the interior decoration and worsen thermal insulation characteristics insulation.
Since wooden windows are most often installed from start to finish with your own hands, we offer you instructions for glazing a balcony using a wooden frame.
A couple of years ago I decided to glaze my balcony. I wanted to give it a cozy look, put a chair, coffee table. But without glazing this was impossible. I decided right away that I would carry out all the installation work myself, because I have little experience, and glazing a balcony with my own hands is a labor-intensive process, but quite realistic.
Just a couple of decades ago, all apartments had only wooden windows, but nowadays in the modern world there are several options for glazing residential premises. They have different characteristics, composition, and each has its own price policy. Therefore, everyone can choose the most suitable option.
DIY balcony glazing
Since I wanted to give my balcony a cozy feel, the main task for me was thermal insulation. Therefore, I immediately chose the “warm” glazing option. But I’ll write more precisely about each one.
So, there are three types of glazing for balconies:
French glazing of the balcony using transparent mirror windows.
All that remained was to choose the glazing option for your balcony.
The most popular option today is glazing with PVC windows, but there are also:
Aluminum profile glazing refers to cold balconies
The option of glazing with an aluminum profile immediately became impossible for me. This type of glazing refers to cold balconies. The material is not thermal insulating - it is used on those balconies that do not need to maintain room temperature. The aluminum profile serves to protect the room from wind, rain and snow.
However, this form also has its advantages:
Balcony glazing - wooden frames
Wooden windows are made from two types of materials. If homogeneous wood is used, then the cost of windows is relatively low. If the material is laminated veneer lumber, then the price automatically increases and is already on average 60-80% higher than the cost of similar PVC windows.
For me, the option with wooden windows was not suitable due to the price. Even though it's beautiful, it's still financial side I was no less interested in the question. My choice settled on PVC windows. Good value price/quality, warmth and sound insulation properties have brought this material to the forefront in demand.
In addition to glazing the balcony, I was interested in the option of external cladding of the balcony. And for this I chose siding. This material is the most optimal, it is durable, consists of PVC and is not afraid of sunlight and precipitation. In addition, it enhances thermal insulation on the balcony. Siding has a large color scheme, and the manufacturer claims a service life of no less than 50 years.
DIY balcony siding
Advice! For those who decide to carry out all the work on glazing the balcony themselves, you need to know that it is better to complete the outer cladding of the balcony before glazing. This will save time and money. After all, after glazing the balcony, it is not so convenient to carry out external cladding, and calling craftsmen who will do all the work with the help of climbing equipment will cost a lot of money.
It is quite possible to do siding work yourself, but only if you are confident in your abilities and have skills in such work.
Otherwise, it is better to entrust all work on covering balconies with siding in apartments to qualified specialists who have professional equipment.
Finishing the balcony with siding
I have described the sheathing instructions below:
Balcony siding
After all the work has been completed external cladding balcony were completed, I proceeded directly to glazing my balcony.
Next, I will write step-by-step instructions with which everyone can try to glaze a balcony with their own hands.
Advice! Start the glazing by installing the canopy - then you won’t have to guess where to attach this canopy so that it doesn’t fall off with the first strong wind. It will be enough to screw it to the ceiling using dowel nails.
Glazing of balconies with plastic windows
Installation of low tide and window sill on the balcony
Finally, I installed a drip sill on the outside of the balcony and installed a window sill on the inside.
Although I spent quite a lot of time completing all the work, and then cleaning the entire room from construction dirt, I was satisfied. Self-glazing of the balcony allows you to save a decent amount of money. In addition, I gained valuable experience and new skills in construction work, A outer skin balcony siding is doubly pleasing. Now the balcony looks perfect from the outside and this is due not only to the siding manufacturer, but also to me.
Technologies and types of exterior cladding for balconies
When the renovation reaches its peak, there is a desire to equip your balcony. Currently, there is a wide variety of these services on the market, which, in turn, confuses the consumer. Everyone certainly wants to glaze their balcony quite cheaply, but also with high quality. Or maybe you should consider arranging your balcony yourself? Therefore, today, together with the portal, we will try to figure out how to glaze a balcony with our own hands. This will help us step-by-step instruction, which was created to answer all questions.
Stage one - preparation . First you should start preparing the balcony. To ensure that it does not collapse under the total weight of the structure, and that your windows cannot fly out during gusts of strong wind, and that the outer cladding of the facade does not come off, it is necessary to correctly install the balcony. Technological analysis is the main component of the initial work. You must first conduct a competent assessment of the balcony design, taking into account how dilapidated it is and how old the building is. The listed features will allow you to understand what percentage of the load will be placed on the building structure when glazing your balcony. In order to make sure that your balcony will not collapse, you should start strengthening its parapet. This work is carried out by strengthening with metal or foam concrete blocks.
What material should you choose?
This question can be answered only when you have defined all your goals and design features your house. The best option in in this case is metal. How should this work be done? In our article you can see this in the photo. The diagram is clearly drawn on it. The strength of this structure, as a rule, is ensured thanks to the parapet, which will take on part of the load after glazing the balcony. If it is strong enough and wide in width, then it is quite possible to use foam blocks. This material is heat insulating. In this case, it is necessary to strengthen the structure with reinforcement. Or you won't get the desired result. After preparing the balcony, you can begin the next stage of work.
Stage two – choice of design. This work is not difficult, but one should take into account the fact that almost any man has some knowledge in the field of construction. But, nevertheless, when glazing a balcony without experienced specialists in this field, you should know that you will have to do this rather dirty work yourself. Now we begin to choose a design. We start with the choice of glazing. It can be either cold or warm.
What difference is there between them
Cold glazing is produced by using inexpensive materials, and warm, on the contrary, can hit your wallet quite significantly.
Cold glazing is not able to retain heat inside a given room, and the temperature in it will be the same temperature as outside. Warm glazing, in turn, retains heat in the room and thanks to it it becomes possible to maintain the temperature that is currently present in the room, regardless of the time of year. Currently, these are the only glazing methods that exist.
Once you have been able to figure out the load, you should start choosing materials. PVC, wood or aluminum.
Wooden windows have a short service life, so when choosing these products you should not be upset that they will soon succumb to rotting or drying out due to external influence nature.
Aluminum structures are cheaper and have a light weight, but serve more for cold glazing.
If we focus on the choice of PVC structures, then in this area they are most often used and have a large number of options: thermal insulation, sound insulation, wood imitation or a unique architectural style. They are heavy, unlike aluminum products, and serve for warm glazing. 
How can we decide what the illumination of our balcony should be? It is worth paying attention not only to the frames, but also to the glass. If your balcony faces sunny side, but in your plans to equip it as a children's play room, then in this case, to avoid unnecessary ultraviolet radiation skin of your child, you need to choose glass with tinting or a special film applied, as a rule, to the outer glass of this product.
How energy-saving glass works Energy-saving double-glazed windows absorb almost 100% of radiation. If your balcony will be used as a greenhouse for growing plants, then, as a rule, double-glazed windows with tinting will be installed, which will not allow sunlight to penetrate into the room. And glass such as stained glass or colored products are elements of a certain decor or style that is present in the interior of the room.
And, of course, energy-saving double-glazed windows. In the production of these products, the plant uses the following technology - silver oxide is applied to the inner part of the glass, located in the glass unit itself, which makes it possible to retain internal heat in the room.
Now we begin to glaze the balcony. Therefore, we will consider below how to glaze a balcony with your own hands in a Khrushchev-era building.
You can look around and discover the fact that there is a huge variety of balconies in neighboring houses. But let’s try to figure out what types of glazing there are.
Glazing with a small extension. Internal area The space is increased due to the profile system used for glazing. The area of the room will increase by approximately 25-30 cm. It will be quite possible to install a window sill on the installed frame. 
Frameless glazing. As a result, we will get a window with a panoramic view, without the presence of horizontal partitions and frames. In this case, we will have a very well-lit room. But there are also disadvantages - cleaning and washing these structures is quite problematic. This design will inherently have excellent rigidity along the entire perimeter of the balcony, so a factor such as strong wind Don’t pay attention and worry.
Art finishing. This method takes place where the installation takes place stained glass windows. In this case, you need to use the services of a designer.
If you have decided on the type of glazing for your balcony, you need to install the canopy. The installation of the canopy should be done before your balcony is completely installed, for the simple reason that in the future you will not have to rack your brains about how and where to attach it. The canopy is installed, as a rule, using ordinary dowels to the ceiling. After installing the canopy, we begin to work on securing the anchor plates along the entire perimeter of the balcony, except for its lower part.
Installation wooden frames
Now let's start installation. Naturally, the balcony area must be free before subsequent work. It should be freed from furniture, chairs, and various objects.
Next, we install our frame. To do this, we use wooden beams, the surface of which is pre-treated with a special sealant. Then we begin to build wooden structures around the perimeter of the balcony. Also in this work we use dowels to secure our frame.
Our next step will be installing windows. First, let's unpack the frames. Remove all double-glazed windows, since they can easily break during installation. Installation must be carried out in the required sequence: first we mount the front part of the balcony (frontal) and then proceed to install the side parts.
After installation work, all seams on the balcony should be sealed with sealant to avoid destruction polyurethane foam during further use. After the sealant has dried and the foam has hardened, you need to start glazing. Before performing this work, all frame grooves should be lubricated with special silicone sealant. And the glazing beads should fit snugly against the glass, pressing it against the frame.
Aluminum frame installation
Installation of PVC windows
If you don’t know how to glaze a balcony with your own hands, then you should definitely read the useful information and watch a special video.
A balcony is a multifunctional space in an apartment. Over the past couple of decades, it has evolved from a storage room for winter clothes, grandma’s compotes and outdated items that you didn’t dare throw away, into a full-fledged part of the living space. Of course, this only applies to closed-type options. If it is still blown by all the winds and is regularly covered in knee-deep snowdrifts in winter, glazing the balcony with your own hands will save the situation.
A glazed balcony allows you to intelligently optimize additional square meters in the apartment, turning it into a study, a mini-dining room, a dressing room, a sports ground, and a workshop for creative family members. You can break it winter Garden or set up an area for your beloved pet.
It is quite possible to do the glazing yourself, but you need to take into account some of the nuances of the work.
Firstly, it is important to understand the difference between a balcony and a loggia. Many apartment owners confuse these concepts, and yet the types of glazing for a loggia differ from the types of glazing for a balcony. Glazing a loggia is simpler, since it is bounded on both sides by walls - it is located “inside” the living space. A balcony is a structure protruding from the wall of the facade of a building. It “hangs” over the ground and is placed outside the main area.
Secondly, you need to decide on the glazing method - cold or warm.
The cold one consists of a single layer of glass and a lightweight frame. This method provides relative sound insulation, protects the room from dust, wind and sunlight if the glass is covered with a UV filter, but does not retain heat. It is suitable for arrangement summer kitchen on the balcony, temporary bedroom or office, and in winter - for storing food in the cold.
Warm glazing requires more complex, heavy and reliable design. And more expensive. It consists of double-sealed window frames and double-glazed windows, which make it possible to maintain room temperature on the balcony at any time of the year and use it comfortably.
Installation warm windows requires more time and strict adherence to conditions:
Thirdly, it is necessary to study legal side question, planning to make changes to the design of the premises. The balcony slab is designed for a specific load. Exceeding the permissible weight can lead to its collapse, and this is fraught with negative consequences.
Nowadays, it is quite easy to obtain specialist advice and permission to make improvements of a similar plan that were not provided for during the construction of the house. It is easier to spend a little time studying the Housing Code before starting work than to solve problems that arise after.
The most common ways to protect a balcony from rain, wind, accumulation of street dust, frost and visits from feathered guests are: sliding glazing, panoramic, with extension, on a supporting frame.
Each type of glazing has its own advantages and disadvantages.
Simple (classical) glazing using a wooden frame and single glasses belongs to the cold method and is installed mainly in Soviet-type apartments. It protects from moisture, noise and street dirt, but is not particularly aesthetically pleasing or has great capabilities.
The design is equipped with a special roller mechanism, which allows you to easily move the doors apart and takes up minimal space. The mechanism works on the principle of guide rails: the doors slide one after another.
This type is not suitable for every balcony; specialist advice is required, but for small balconies it is best option. It doesn’t take up even half an extra centimeter, saves space, protects from insects, dirt and precipitation.
TO negative points The fact is that roller mechanisms may not withstand the harsh conditions of the Russian climate in the winter season. If they freeze, it will become impossible to open the windows. The design involves single glass, so at sub-zero temperatures the room will be cold.
This type of glazing implies the absence of any frame. Guides with grooves are installed along the top and bottom into which glass is inserted (using special fastening units). The glass fence occupies the entire space from floor to ceiling, offering a beautiful view from the balcony at any time of the year. In this case, the sections are glazed in various ways: sliding, hinged, folding.
For panoramic glazing special strength glass is used, with a special coating to neutralize thermal radiation. It looks beautiful and can provide maximum sound insulation. Has a number of disadvantages:
The essence of the method is that steel profiles are welded to the balcony parapet, on which it is fixed wide window sill. It is the basis that holds the aluminum or plastic structure for glazing the balcony. This glazing is suitable for narrow and small balconies with a strong parapet.
Modified balconies look beautiful (especially if a greenhouse is placed in them), expand the space practically and visually, and have a functional wide window sill.
The disadvantages are that the dead weight of plastic structures is quite large. It is necessary to correctly assess the current operational condition of the slab and parapet. Aluminum frames have less weight, but they hold heat less well. It will be cold on such a balcony in winter.
The most difficult method, which involves serious changes in the appearance of the outer side of the balcony and requires large quantity time and several pairs of workers. At the same time, it is also the best, since it allows you to glaze a completely open balcony, which does not even have a canopy, and turn it into a warm living space for the next 15-20 years.
This Soviet-style glazing is popular - despite its labor intensity and heavy weight. Its advantages:
The balcony glazing system is represented by a set of window sashes, a window sill, thermal insulation material(most often this is foam), external ebbs and interior decoration.
The choice of material directly depends on the purpose of the balcony room and determines the final cost of the changes made. If the balcony is used as a place for drying clothes and storing preservatives, it makes sense to give preference budget materials: lightweight frames made of aluminum or duralumin and single glass. Such a balcony will not be insulated, and the difference with the sub-zero temperature outside will be no more than 6-7 degrees.
If you plan to set up an office on the balcony, game room for children or a place for receiving guests, it is worth choosing more reliable and expensive materials. This will be “full” or “insulating” glazing, which will allow you to use the balcony as a living space at any time of the year or combine it with a room by dismantling the wall between it and the balcony.
They are convenient because they do not require additional efforts to insulate the balcony. In the case of low-budget repairs, they are suitable simple lungs PVC frames and single glass, massive windows with double glazing. For better sealing, you can foam the cracks.
The choice of type of double-glazed windows determines the final goal of the repair. For any technical specifications, satisfying the requirements, the basis of windows of this type will be a frame-profile made of polyvinyl chloride. The kit includes all the necessary fittings, as well as a single-layer or multi-layer sealed glass unit.
The frame (static element) is mounted in window hole, and you can choose the “filling” at your discretion: in which direction the shutters will open, whether the window will have an impost (transverse slats along a horizontal or vertical line), what kind of slats the glass unit is attached to, what kind of glass the windows will be made of.
The most common material for the production of double-glazed windows is four-, five- or six-millimeter glass. A separate group should include “triplex” - double glass with a layer of transparent tape.
A double-glazed window can be single-chamber or double-chamber - depending on the number and parameters of cameras.
The PVC frame from the inside also consists of a number of jumper compartments (stiffening ribs). Their purpose is to create segments in the profile cavity that are filled with air. The more compartments, the higher the heat resistance.
The number, volumes and placement of air segments inside the profile are strictly defined, since some of them are necessary to ensure rigidity, some ensure the outflow of water, and some are needed for fastening fittings.
The level of thermal protection directly depends on the thickness of the glass unit and the distance between them. The warmest will be a balcony that is glazed with double-glazed windows of different thicknesses and at different widths from each other. An important role is played by the seals that are laid along the edge of the glass unit.
As for glass, its properties can be different:
Their appearance has undergone significant changes over the past few decades, but the trend towards installing wooden frames continues to grow. They have a small amount advantages, if you compare them with the same PVC profile: beautiful, natural, environmentally friendly. However, there are not very many disadvantages either - they require high-quality installation And good care. Wood must be treated with special protective solutions and paints, otherwise it will quickly lose its appearance, begin to rot and crumble.
Any glass can be inserted into wooden frames. A cold single one without a seal will make the balcony beautiful, but unsuitable for use in the winter season. Expensive insulated double-glazed windows with a seal will solve two problems at once - both aesthetically and practically.
Stained or pseudo-stained glass looks beautiful in wooden frames. You can order it from a master or do it yourself. This can be done using a stencil printed on a printer and ordinary acrylic paints on glass. If you don’t have the time or desire to be creative, you can purchase a ready-made film stained glass window on any theme in the store.
Aluminum profile is the most current option for balcony glazing. This is due to the fact that in most old houses the condition balcony slab and the parapet leaves much to be desired. It is not very safe to install a heavy steel frame on them, but aluminum is quite light and does not put such a load on weak floors.
An aluminum profile is convenient for small balconies. It allows you to save or even expand space by several tens of centimeters (due to the frame with offset). Frames made of this material look aesthetically pleasing and are quite durable. If you paint them with protective enamel, their service life will increase significantly.
The most important advantage is that it allows much more light into the room than a profile made of wood or plastic. And this is especially important if the balcony is used as an additional living space, and not a second storage room.
When starting work, first of all you need to think about how to minimize the risk of injury to yourself and passers-by below. A miniature home coffee shop in the spirit of Montmartre is, of course, good, but safety comes first. First of all, it is provided by a safety belt. The industrial one is considered the most reliable, but for one-time work a high-quality sports one is quite suitable.
When choosing a belt, you need to pay attention to the length of the safety cord (cable). It should not be too short so as not to make work difficult, nor too long so that a traumatic jerk does not occur when falling. The optimal length is 2.5 meters.
It is also necessary to take into account the information on the product certificate. The safety belt and carabiner must withstand a load of up to 400 kg. You should not purchase a product without indicating this information and uncertified products.
During repair work, the safety halyard is secured with an anchor pin with a metal collet. The collet must be firmly mounted into the main wall (at least 15 centimeters deep), and the pin must be screwed into it until it stops - using a screwdriver or pry bar.
“With your own hands” does not mean alone. Glass is not only fragile, but also quite heavy, so it is recommended to glaze a balcony yourself with at least one partner.
Once your own safety is ensured, it's time to take care of others. It is unlikely that compensation for damage caused to health from a mount falling on a neighbor’s head is included in the cost estimate for repairing a balcony. The space below should be fenced off with bright construction tape. It is worth warning neighbors on the upper and lower floors about the planned work.
Balcony glazing requires a careful approach. Preparing for repair work carried out in stages:
Self-glazing of the balcony wooden structure implies a sequence of steps:
The glass is inserted into these grooves, pressed with slats and fixed with nails on three sides.
The most affordable type of glazing without the help of a specialist. During the installation and installation process you will need: drill, screwdrivers, hammer, spatula, knife, self-tapping screws, polyurethane foam.
Algorithm of actions step by step:
You should remove the double-glazed windows carefully, placing them in a row against the wall. For reliability, you can shift soft cloth or thin foam rubber.
To install the profile, you need to rotate the frame 180 degrees, insert it into the groove, and secure it to the underside of the frame with a wooden (not steel) hammer.
After fixing the upper level, the frame will hold quite securely. Then you can fasten the remaining sides, connecting them using self-tapping screws at a distance of approximately 6 cm.
The connected frames are leveled using a level and plumb line.
How to glaze a balcony sliding windows watch in the following video:
Aesthetic frameless glazing is chosen when it is necessary to let the maximum amount of space into the room. sunlight. It represents sliding system made of impact-resistant glass (transparent, tinted or stained glass). There are no frames or partitions, and the glass at the top and bottom is attached to metal rail profiles.
On the lower profile, under the outer sash, there is a fixing tape, which is needed so that the open sashes do not touch each other.
Such a balcony can hardly be warm, because it will not be possible to fit the glass to each other without gaps. The only way to reduce gaps is with acrylic inter-glass seals. They are included in the kit and are designed to be placed over the edges of the glass, like covers.
The system is equipped with rubber seals, which are laid outside - between the doors and the aluminum profile. They are necessary in case of wet snow and rain.
The system seems quite light, but at the same time it is very durable (due to the thick glass) and perfectly protects from precipitation, wind, and noise. The thickness of the glass is selected in accordance with the height of the balcony. For a height of over 200 cm, a thickness of at least 8 mm is required; for a height of less than 2 m, 6 cm is sufficient. The width of the sashes varies between 60-80 cm.
