Many consider that to warm balcony, it is enough to put qualitative plastic window which will be kept as much as possible warmly and protects balcony from moisture penetration, noise, and, above all - cold weather.
But at the same time it is forgotten that cold and humidity generally arrives through walls and overlappings of balcony. For this reason, after replacement of old window profiles, take care of warming of other parts of balcony.
For a start take care of providing outer end of good water-proofing. For this purpose usually establish outflow or special drain. These actions will provide to your balcony protection against corrosion and excess accumulation of humidity.
Recently the best warming of loggia its full covering is considered glass profile which besides prolongs service of covering up to forty years, gives esthetic beauty to balcony and does not demand special leaving at all. To warm loggia it is necessary to use timber frame construction. But here it is necessary to be extremely attentive, the framework has to be surely made of dry-through and planed tree. Strictly you watch compliance of the sizes of framework with area of balcony and glass thickness. If you are not going to use balcony during the winter period, then can order framework from aluminum. Such way of warming, kind of it paradoxically did not sound, call cold. The similar design consists of aluminum frame with unary layer of glass which does not exceed also five millimeters. Though it is better to spend superfluous time and means, but to achieve the maximum warming of your additional space. If you have decided to glaze balcony, we recommend to address experts who will be able most qualitatively and safely to carry out all necessary works. Except need to sheathe balcony for its thermal insulation, it is important to take care of its protection against moisture, precipitation, dust and street noise. For this purpose it is enough to close up slots between seams of framework or covering. These actions will also protect from drafts, and respectively and from heat waste. To warm balcony or loggia generally use plastic panels or wooden levels. Though, it should be noted that from practical side it is better to use plastic as the tree is subject to rotting and big moisture pick-up, besides, the tree can crack under the influence of sunshine or temperature drops. To glaze balcony it is in addition possible and it is even necessary to use additional layers. The best material for thermal insulation is mineral wool though sandwich panel or expanded polystyrene can become its excellent substitute. Thickness of insulating layer can be from 50 to 150 millimeters. These parameters are chosen individually depending on weather conditions, level of humidity and average quantity of vypadayemy precipitation in the region. The cheapest way to warm balcony its covering the foam plates which differ from all materials in relative low cost and very small weight became, but such covering is short-lived, it will serve to you from five to ten years. Sandwich panel have not become especially popular as material for warming of balcony. It has occurred because this material is too heavy and whimsical. Besides, buyers are pushed away by peculiar design and rather limited choice of color gamma sandwich of panels. Thus, at material selection surely take care of its ease, durability and simplicity of mounting. At right choice and professional work you can even use balcony as the additional room.