CLOSED BALCONIES: WHY DO IT?
You must have thought: “Why close the balcony? If the intention is to have a more outdoor and open environment?”
What happens is that in many cases closed verandas help to improve some factors. And they are:
- Decrease the incidence of natural light in the environment;
- Decrease the amount of winds;
- Decrease the noise coming from the outside of the building;
- Have more privacy and;
- Expand indoor environments.
Each of these reasons helps to make better use of the interior environment, removing what can get in the way and making an improvement to the whole house.
HOW DO I DECREASE THE AMOUNT OF NATURAL LIGHT AND WIND CLOSING MY BALCONY?
Some places suffer from a greater amount of natural light and in some cases the sun is so strong that it lights up the whole house and even reflects on the floor, bringing an extra and uncomfortable glow to the interior of your home.
To work around this problem, you should close the balcony with tempered glass that is not translucent. These glasses prevent the sun from completely invading the environment, since they have a kind of film that retains excessive lighting, you can also choose glasses with Factor K Zero, the closer to zero this value is the less energy losses the glass will have, in addition to protecting your goods from UV rays.
Maximizing comfort and energy savings.
As for the wind, if you live in an area with little wind, you can opt for a glass curtain solution. This solution allows you to have a comfortable environment in the summer, with the use of your completely open space by collecting the glass curtains to one side of your balcony and a comfortable environment in the winter allowing you to use your balcony. with all comfort. But if the area where you live is very windy, then the best solution will be to close your balcony with PVC window frames. There are several window opening systems that will allow you to have a space with all the comfort and excellent thermal insulation.
DECREASE THE NOISE
Large city centers have a lot of noise, most people feel uncomfortable with the excessive noise produced in the streets, namely by traffic. When you are going to close your balcony, check if the chosen glass is suitable to reduce this excess of noise, some are so thin that they vibrate and end up not having the expected effect.
INCREASE THE SPACE OF YOUR HOME
This tip is followed by many people who want to integrate the living room with the balcony, this attitude makes the living room gain the space of the balcony and this space becomes a continuity of the decoration of the room. In some cases, decorators like to make large “gourmet porches” so that the porch becomes the main attraction of the house.
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