To make the housing comfortable, sometimes it is necessary to re-equip its interior and exterior. Many people install a visor on the balcony, it is used to protect against rain and direct sunlight.
There are enough options for the choice of materials and design solutions to make your home even more attractive and convenient without any special costs.
What is better to cover the balcony?
The roof is a serious building structure with a powerful frame connected with a balcony and a wall. In addition, under the roof a base of boards or bars is required. It’s easier to make a canopy or visor on the balcony. The first is installed on special supports, and the second is attached end to wall. A visor is much easier to make than a roof. The task is made easier if there is a balcony slab of neighbors on top. With proper design, the visor will be cheap and will have a shape that fits the architecture of the house.
The visor performs 2 main functions. On the one hand, it provides removal of precipitation and covers the balcony from too bright light, and on the other hand, gives it a beautiful view.
Shed visor
The option is the simplest and cheapest. It is characterized by a pronounced slope and is suitable for balconies of different sizes. Precipitation must be removed from the visor. It can be installed independently by anyone who has at least a little deal with tools. There are plenty of materials for this, and even waste from slate, corrugated board, polycarbonate sheets, etc. can come in handy. It can be made of transparent plastic of any color.
Gable
The peak on a balcony reminds a roof a little. It looks good with large sizes. The design will look very attractive if it is decorated with forged decorative items from the sides. As a roof, you can use any sheet material. The coating from the metal tile also looks beautiful.
Arched
The design is used when you need to make a transparent roof. It is suitable for large and small balconies. The form provides effective removal of precipitation. The visor above the polycarbonate balcony looks spectacular.
Dome
The beautiful and voluminous shape fits well on the balconies on the upper floors. The material is colored polycarbonate. The designs are complex, and many do not know how to make a visor on a balcony of this type. For their construction, you can seek help from specialists.
Marquise
The visor above the balcony, such as an awning mounted on a frame, has long been known. But modern systems provide for the possibility of opening and folding the visor. "Marquise" contains an electric drive, a shaft with a tightly wound cloth and mechanical levers. The visor opens when necessary, protecting the balcony from bright light and rain.
Marquises are installed on the balconies of the upper floors, as well as above the porch or window. The web folding mechanism is attached to the wall.
For "Marquise" apply durable acrylic fabric, permeable to air, repellent water and not fading in the sun. The colors are fashionable and light: plain, patterned, striped. The texture is selected smooth or perforated.
Not everyone can do the Marquise on their own. The bearing part consists of aluminum tubes. The frame is the hardest to make. It includes a shaft, rotary mechanisms and hinges. You can install a stationary frame, but then it will be called a canopy.
Materials for the manufacture of visors
The frame is made of wood or metal profiles. For the roof, a steel sheet of the following varieties is often used: metal tile, corrugated board, corrugated sheet, galvanized. They are light weight, reliable corrosion protection and are presented in a wide range of colors. The disadvantage is the tendency to form ice and icicles. In addition, the metal has good sound conductivity, which is noticeable during rain. Now we have learned how to deal with this by pasting a sheet from below with tape sealant.
Slate has good mechanical properties and is inexpensive. He needs good waterproofing at the joints with the wall, otherwise the visor will leak.
Ondulin - a flexible and very light roof. For visors, it is well suited, since the load is negligible. At a low price, the material is resistant to weathering and is not subject to decay. Outwardly, it resembles slate, but during the rain there is no noise from it, as it is made on the basis of bitumen. The disadvantage is fire hazard. In multi-storey buildings, it is better not to use it, since the material can ignite from any cigarette butt.
A visor to the polycarbonate balcony applies everywhere. Translucent plastic has high strength and flexibility. It can be given different forms, which allows you to implement many design decisions. Sheets are made monolithic and cellular - with an air gap.
Installation of a peak on a balcony
- The roof and trusses are bought from the calculation of the installation after 1 m. Anchor bolts about 100 mm long, bars for lathing and screws are also required. Wood processing requires an antiseptic. To close the cracks, you need a cement mortar and sealant.
- Farms are anchored to the wall. First, extreme ones are set, then intermediate ones.
- On the farms installed crate.
- The roof is cut to the desired size and attached to the crate with screws with rubber gaskets.
- Over the roof, a tide is nailed to the wall.
- The cracks between the wall and the visor are sealed with cement mortar and, after hardening, with a sealant.
Note! If the balcony is supposed to be glazed, not a visor is made, but a roof on a frame with racks.
Visor Repair
Repair of a peak of a balcony is usually required when it begins to leak. This occurs when the seal is broken. Dampness should not be allowed, as mold appears, which violates the aesthetic appearance and can lead to diseases.
Flooding occurs when there is a violation of the sealant layer or roof wear. It is possible to eliminate the defect by depositing euroroofing material (bicrost, isobox, etc.). The material is made from a mixture of bitumen with polymer. The lining layer is first deposited onto the prepared surface using a gas burner, and then a roofing layer containing granular powder. After the layers are fused, the joints of the roofing material are additionally smeared with bitumen mastic, and at the junction with the wall, visors made of tin are attached.
To seal plastic sheets, silicone sealant is applied to the wall, then a rubber sealant is applied, and a visor with sealant applied to the edge is applied to it.
If the roof material is worn, it can be replaced. To do this, the old coating is removed and a new one is installed. Farms are strengthened or replaced if necessary. In fact, the same work is done here as when installing a new visor. It is important to ensure reliable sealing at the junction of the roof with the wall.
Conclusion
Most often, a visor is made over the balcony of the last floor or in a private house.
It is a lightweight structure to protect against rain and direct sunlight, as well as a decoration. If the visor is correctly installed, it will last for many years.