Combining a balcony with a room

Gone are the days when balconies and loggias were used only for storing unnecessary things and all kinds of rubbish, which it is a pity to get rid of. Today the owners of apartments and houses make such premises functional and useful. A similar effect is achieved due to high-quality interior decoration and the combination of the block with the rooms.

The main advantage of such a combination is the increase in free space in the apartment. This technique is able to make the home more spacious and bright. This is an excellent solution for those tenants who own small-sized apartments with a small area.

After competent planning and various installation work, you can get a very interesting and comfortable interior.

One cannot fail to note the excellent lighting in apartments with such a layout. The rooms become not only large, but also light. Correctly selected curtains and light-colored furniture can completely transform a home and make it very hospitable.

But such a construction solution has some drawbacks.

• Carrying out such work is very difficult. On your own, you are unlikely to be able to combine a balcony room with a residential one, so you will have to turn to specialists who will ask a considerable amount for their work.

• Obtaining all permits for such redevelopment will take a long time.... You will have to stand in lines to resolve all bureaucratic issues, so you need to stock up not only free time, but also patience.

• If you are going to carry out a complete dismantling of the threshold and the window sill, then you will need to coordinate your actions with the BTI.

• In a balcony decoration, a very important stage is insulation.... Quality and safe materials are expensive. When combining a room with rooms, you will have to do additional insulation, which can hit your budget.

If you are ready for all the tests and are determined to update your apartment, then you can start work, which includes four main stages:

• Create a redevelopment project. To do this, it is worth contacting specialists on this issue.
• Agree the plan with the BTI.
• Dismantle existing floors.
• Decorate the interior space.

It is allowed to combine the balcony room with the room only upon completion of all preparations. The following work should be done in stages:

• Glazing the balcony... It is recommended to give preference to high-quality plastic windows with two or three-chamber double-glazed windows. To maintain a warm climate in the room, it is worth leaving a single opening sash. The ideal solution would be to eliminate side windows.

• Next, you need to insulate the balcony... Consider the fact that you will need additional insulation. If you do not want to move the radiator to the balcony block, then you can install a wall-mounted convector under the window or turn to the popular system - warm floor.

• It is necessary to start installing props from the walls to the edges of the base of the balcony made of concrete (like a triangle)... This is necessary if you are going to place a lot of furniture on the balcony that will load the block with its weight.

• Be sure to find out if the wall in the opening is load-bearing. If so, then its dismantling will be impossible. The problem can be solved by removing doors and windows. The window sill needs to be designed in the form of a small table, bar counter or regular shelf.

If you are going to dismantle the wall between the balcony and the room, then you need to draw up some documents. With a competent approach to this issue, you have a great chance of a positive response from the relevant authorities.

• They can refuse redevelopment if the elimination of the exit to the balcony block can lead to dire consequences in the form of the destruction of the house.
• Another reason for the refusal may be the fact that the building is an urban architectural monument.

• Such a combination of premises requires reliable insulation. You can get a refusal to redevelop if the thermal communications in your house do not meet these requirements.

• Balcony rooms and loggias are necessary for evacuation measures in various accidents (for example, in case of fire). Their transformation into living rooms can significantly reduce the possibility of prompt evacuation.

The main condition is the absence of the first two points. If in your case this is the case, then there should not be any special problems with redevelopment.

• After obtaining all the necessary permits, you should contact your local BTI. There you must be given a special registration certificate for your home.
• Next, you need to draw up a redevelopment project. It will have to be coordinated with the author of the project of the house itself.
• To do this, you can contact a special construction and design organization. But be sure to make sure she has a license. A backup option is the design institute that developed the project for your apartment building. If it no longer exists, then the approval of the plan can be made in an expert firm.
• In some situations, permission for an already completed project can be obtained from various departments. These include the Ministry of Emergency Situations, Sanitary and Epidemiological Supervision, UK (management company), etc.
• With the documentation ready, you need to go to the housing inspectorate to obtain a permit.

After you dismantle, you need to call the workers of the housing inspection. They must draw up an act with which they need to go to the BTI again to draw up new documents for the apartment.

There are several options for combining living rooms with balconies.

• You can only remove the door that leads to the balcony area, and with it the window... The walls on the sides and the section of the wall (partitions) under the window should not be dismantled. They need to be decorated in the form of a table or a curbstone. But this option will not allow you to achieve a very large and spacious room.

• There is another way: you need to completely dismantle the door and window block, as well as the walls. After that, you need to level everything. As a result, you should have a very wide opening. This type of combination provides excellent lighting and makes the area more spacious. But to carry out such work, you will have to bypass many instances.

• You can also dismantle the section of the wall under the window, and equip the opening with an arch. With such a layout, the balcony will not become a direct continuation of the room, but it will not be isolated from it either.

With a similar alteration in a panel house, certain difficulties may arise. For example, the stiffness of the floor will be severely affected if the attached sill is removed. In the winter and autumn seasons, this will lead to rapid freezing of the structure.

It is impossible in such dwellings to dismantle the wall between the balcony and the room.

First you need to obtain all the necessary permits and documents.

• After that, you should remove the balcony door, window, window sill and the section of the wall under it.
• Next, you need to glaze and insulate the room.
• The next step is to decorate the floor. The exit to the balcony most often has a step or a slope. Such a surface must be leveled.
• After that, you need to do the interior decoration of the room. Do not skimp on high-quality and beautiful materials, since from now on the balcony is part of the living room.

The appeared square meters can be set aside for a study or a small library. Many owners create real winter gardens or bar zones on such balconies.

The walls on the balcony can be decorated with liquid wallpaper, wide plastic panels and decorative plaster. You should not turn to wooden lining, especially if it is long. Such panels will dry out over time and begin to crack.

Another popular material is decorative stone. It looks very expensive and beautiful.

To finish the floor, you should turn to laminate, high-quality tiles or linoleum. Such materials look decent and are durable in indoor conditions. On top you can lay a rug with any nap.

For the ceiling, plastic panels will be the best option. They do not require complex maintenance and do not lose their attractiveness even after many years. Decorative plaster would be a good option.

The colors of the walls, floor and ceiling must match each other and the interior of the living room. If you want to create a light and cozy interior, then it is better to turn to light plaster, white ceiling, and cream or beige floors.

If you want to form a contrasting ensemble, then the walls can be made light and the floor dark. It is worth complementing such an ensemble with decorative stone inserts.

Dark walls in a small room will visually reduce the space; this solution is suitable only for spacious rooms.

There are a lot of color options. Manufacturers offer finishing materials in both classic and catchy colors. The perfect ensemble of colors depends solely on your wishes.

The connection of the balcony with the children's room will allow you to form another sleeping place if there is more than one child in the family. You can also create a comfortable play area or a school corner where no one will interfere with homework.

You can equip the balcony room with a Swedish wall. So, you get a sports area for a child.

People who turned to such a redevelopment were satisfied with the changes in their home. They celebrate the great visual effect they end up with. The apartment has become more spacious, functional and bright.

But you will have to fight for a beautiful interior. The apartment owners are advised to prepare in advance for the paperwork or immediately contact a company that will take care of all documentary issues. But before contacting it is recommended to make sure that she has a license.

The balcony can be combined with the living room... Decorate the walls of the rooms with peach plaster and the ceiling with white. Against such a gentle background, a corner sofa in the color of milk chocolate will look spectacular.

The balcony and the room should be separated by a small ledge on which decorative objects can be placed (vases, figurines, etc.). The balcony can be equipped with flower vases or a computer desk.

You can divide the children's bedroom and the balcony with a square opening. Place a blue sofa and a TV stand in the room, and place a computer desk and shelves for textbooks on the balcony.

The attached balcony will increase the kitchen area, separated by a large and high square opening. Place kitchen furniture and appliances in the room, and the dining table with chairs on the balcony. The light set will be in harmony with the cream tiles and the light stretch ceiling. Wooden chairs with brown backs and legs are suitable for a light table.