Hello everyone,
Our townhouse will have floor-to-ceiling windows on the upper floor. We are currently looking for suitable French balconies for these windows.
However, we can't seem to find the ones we like online at the moment.
Maybe someone here can help us. We want balconies without posts, so just horizontal stainless steel bars that are fixed to the facade on the left and right sides.
Does anyone possibly have a link?
Thank you in advance!
Our townhouse will have floor-to-ceiling windows on the upper floor. We are currently looking for suitable French balconies for these windows.
However, we can't seem to find the ones we like online at the moment.
Maybe someone here can help us. We want balconies without posts, so just horizontal stainless steel bars that are fixed to the facade on the left and right sides.
Does anyone possibly have a link?
Thank you in advance!
Masipulami24 Mar 2014 10:07We have now decided against the option with the horizontal bars due to the climbing hazard.
We will look into what other alternatives are available. In principle, we have no objections to French balconies. They just shouldn’t be too bulky.
We’ll see...
We will look into what other alternatives are available. In principle, we have no objections to French balconies. They just shouldn’t be too bulky.
We’ll see...
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Bauexperte24 Mar 2014 10:30Hello,
there is the option of "fighting elements" – where 90 cm (35 inches) of the window uses laminated safety glass (VSG) to fulfill the requirement of a secure parapet. As Kisska correctly mentioned, this version is not that easy to maintain, which means there is a risk of accidents!
We then "reduce" the amount of laminated safety glass by building part of the lower section with masonry and then "fill up" to 90 cm (35 inches). For example, instead of a 2.135 m (7 feet) floor-to-ceiling window element, we first build about 38 cm (15 inches) of masonry and then install a window element of 1.76 m (5 feet 9 inches), of which only around 53 cm (21 inches) is laminated safety glass. The advantage is that it is easier to maintain—so there is basically no accident risk—and items like plants or decorations can be placed on the lower section. If the upper sash is opened, the "decoration" at the bottom can remain in place.
Best regards, Bauexperte
there is the option of "fighting elements" – where 90 cm (35 inches) of the window uses laminated safety glass (VSG) to fulfill the requirement of a secure parapet. As Kisska correctly mentioned, this version is not that easy to maintain, which means there is a risk of accidents!
We then "reduce" the amount of laminated safety glass by building part of the lower section with masonry and then "fill up" to 90 cm (35 inches). For example, instead of a 2.135 m (7 feet) floor-to-ceiling window element, we first build about 38 cm (15 inches) of masonry and then install a window element of 1.76 m (5 feet 9 inches), of which only around 53 cm (21 inches) is laminated safety glass. The advantage is that it is easier to maintain—so there is basically no accident risk—and items like plants or decorations can be placed on the lower section. If the upper sash is opened, the "decoration" at the bottom can remain in place.
Best regards, Bauexperte
We also have floor-to-ceiling windows... the lower part is laminated safety glass... the windows in the children's rooms are lockable.
I don’t understand the point of a door you can't walk through. Sure, cleaning is easier, but you can also clean from below with a telescopic pole, or treat yourself to the luxury of a professional window cleaner.
I don’t understand the point of a door you can't walk through. Sure, cleaning is easier, but you can also clean from below with a telescopic pole, or treat yourself to the luxury of a professional window cleaner.
@Bauexperte: We are also planning to have windows like the ones you described, but we haven’t seen a house with such windows here yet, so it’s hard for us to really imagine it. A graphic representation just isn’t the same as seeing the real thing.
Do you possibly have an example picture or a link where these kinds of houses can be found?
Do you possibly have an example picture or a link where these kinds of houses can be found?
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DerBjoern27 Mar 2014 11:37The option of a building expert is not bad at all. It was recommended to us back then, as the 30-40cm (12-16 inches) at the bottom wouldn’t bring any light anyway. However, for furnishing reasons, we decided against floor-to-ceiling windows in the rooms on the upper floor. Only in the front hallway do we have a floor-to-ceiling window, which is divided with laminated safety glass (VSG).
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