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Balcony - Mtce Issues?
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mjlb (
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Thu, Sep 20, 12 at 11:47
| I like the idea of a balcony, but at least in apt. bldgs, they seem to be a maintenance nightmare. If you wanted a projecting balcony in your home, what type of construction or materials would you use? |
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| Wood or engineered lumber that had been properly specified after the structure of the house was inspected to be certain that it was even doable and a complete set of architectural drawings complete with a PE stamp was completed. |
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| Thanks, millworkman. Your comment seems to be more for adding a balcony to an existing home. Would you broaden your options for a new-build? While I love wood, I really don't like the mtce that goes with it (have that for deck at my current house). |
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| I have a 30ft long wraparound balcony that cantilevers off the house by 6ft. It's a reinforced concrete construction. |
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| "While I love wood, I really don't like the mtce that goes with it" What? |
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| mtce = maintenance I believe.. |
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| Yes - sorry -- maintenance. |
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| LOL I clicked on the thread because I thought you had mice issues on your balcony. Sorry I'm no help, but thanks for the giggle. |
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| "mtce = maintenance I believe.." Sounds like you have neglected routine maintenance if you associate mice with balconies. |
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| eek!... I'm off my desk, feet on the floor... Now, class, let's get back to the subject matter! :)) Re: reinforced concrete mentioned by jrldh. My husband's old condo had that, and it was a maintenance (note: spelled out fully!) nightmare. The condo assoc. was repairing, patching, painting every other year. Similarly, wood requires pressure washing, staining, and eventually rots. I was thinking perhaps something metal. Is wrought iron still used? That rusts, tho', doesn't it? |
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| Why would you paint concrete? Of course then it's a maintenance nightmare... Maybe you should go with stainless steel? |
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| You need to use something like this.... http://www.neuwoods.com/ |
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mjlb,
Would it be covered? |
RE: Balcony - Mtce Issues?
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| houseofsticks -- No, I was thinking of a balcony that projects from the building, so uncovered. |
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