ᐅ French balconies

Created on: 22 Mar 2014 20:02
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Masipulami
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!
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Baugreenhorn
26 Apr 2021 20:40
Hello everyone,

I have a question regarding French balconies. They were just installed on our new build. I had assumed that they would be anchored into the facade, but they have now been screwed to the window frames. Is this proper practice (considering the nice new windows)?

Thank you very much for your advice!
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Bookstar
28 Apr 2021 13:35
How was it commissioned? There is certainly no standard for that. Both options are possible. However, in 95% of cases, it is screwed into the reveal!
11ant28 Apr 2021 15:24
Bookstar schrieb:

In 95% of cases, the frame is actually fastened into the reveal!
At most in 95% of cases where a solid reveal is still available around the window.
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Tolentino28 Apr 2021 19:15
My stair builder, who will probably also provide the fall protection I need, said it is safer not to anchor it sideways into the reveal but rather from the front into the facade. This requires a bend in the railing, but it is not much more complicated.
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MM1506zzzz
28 Apr 2021 22:19
It is also possible to anchor the railing bars of French balconies into the facade, but then integrate them into the external thermal insulation composite system (ETICS); this looks very subtle and unobtrusive:

Window of a white building with horizontal metal bars as grille; reflection of sky.
11ant28 Apr 2021 23:48
MM1506zzzz schrieb:

You can also anchor the balustrade bars of the French balconies into the façade, but then work them into the ETICS; it looks very subtle and unobtrusive:

... you forgot "labor-intensive" ;-)
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