ᐅ Fall Protection for Floor-to-Ceiling Windows with External Thermal Insulation Composite System (ETICS)

Hello everyone,

Does anyone have a tip or idea which system could be suitable for the mentioned window issue or has already implemented something like this?
I would like to have a proper pre-installation done before attaching the external thermal insulation composite system (ETICS) / external wall insulation, to avoid thermal bridges or any other problems later on.
PS: It should be a French balcony. Ideally without (hard to describe) fastening where water continuously runs down the facade and over the years causes black streaks. (I’m against facade attachments). ;-)
Two terrace windows, each 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) wide, need protection, and no, I don’t want fixed glazing on the lower part (that’s difficult to clean from the outside).

Well, a grille matching your taste will be installed in front, which meets all legal requirements. I don’t quite understand what the exact issue is?

If I’m not mistaken, with monolithic construction you can simply anchor dowels into the wall, but if you have external insulation (ETICS) in front of the masonry, you might get thermal bridges or condensation around the anchors.

There are special wall anchors that are thermally broken for this purpose. Something like Fischer Thermax.

Install a fall protection system inside the window reveal instead of mounting it on the facade. This way, you avoid the risk of "runoff streaks."

Alternatively, you can forgo the balcony door and install a window with a transom, or mechanically limit the opening width.

guckuck2 schrieb:

There are special wall anchors available that are thermally separated, like Fischer Thermax.

Install fall protection inside the window reveal instead of on the façade. That way, you avoid the risk of streaks.

The potential window manufacturer with Rehau profiles can only offer installation in the reveal (with glass balustrade), which we do not want.

For cleaning reasons (especially as we get older), these terrace windows should be fully openable and are therefore deliberately designed without a fixed bottom section or transom.

These Fischer anchors are quite expensive, which is why I also wanted to proactively explore an alternative outside of the external thermal insulation composite system (ETICS).