Balcony windows

Each owner of an apartment in a multi-story building thinks about the need to optimize the balcony space. Increasingly, one can meet the expansion of personal housing space precisely due to the loggia. Balcony windows of various designs provide us with the opportunity to make our stay in such a room as comfortable as possible. In this article we will tell you how to make a balcony a warm, comfortable and beautiful place to relax or work due to high-quality glazing.

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Sliding balcony windows - general features

Only the owners of elite apartments and cottages do not think about optimizing the space on the balcony, while ordinary inhabitants try to save every centimeter of the room. However, often our design ideas and desires are not allowed to come true in the traditional design of windows, whose doors open inside the loggia. Modern glazing technologies offer stylish and, at the same time, comfortable sliding balcony windows.

Such designs will look great both on a large loggia and on a small balcony. Especially practical is the aluminum base, which will not allow wind and cold to penetrate into your room.

Using modern technologies and materials in equipping a balcony will help you to create favorable conditions for growing indoor plants without problems. Not taking up too much space when opening a window, contribute to the optimal use of space in the room and the embodiment of all their design ideas.

Important! Sliding balcony windows can be opened without fear in the most comfortable width, as the mosquito net will not let insects into the room, and the balcony lock will completely protect you from street dust, dirt, natural precipitation and wind gusts.

Modern balcony plastic windows of sliding type reliably keep heat, and therefore are able to provide your loggia with such dreamy comfort. These designs are absolutely airtight, and are also perfect for rooms with insulation, and without it.

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Types of sliding balcony windows

Depending on the type of construction, the following varieties of sliding balcony windows are distinguished:

• Parallel-sliding structures - work on the principle that the leaves move in one direction along the guides and, by the principle of their action, resemble a sliding wardrobe. The shutters move smoothly and easily due to a specially designed mechanism with durable rollers that are not exposed to low temperatures and moisture.
• Swivel-slide or tilt-slide structures are first reclined to the owner, and only then begin their movement parallel to the guide profile. These windows are tight and equipped with a high level of thermal protection, in addition, at any time of the year you can open the window in overhead ventilation mode.
• Vertical sliding structures work on the principle of lifting the frame up, where it is fixed with a counterweight. Such windows are large and absolutely transparent, and therefore are suitable only for rooms of large volumes.

Important! When choosing the design features of balcony windows, you should consider not only your design wishes, but also on real opportunities.When arranging this useful area, be sure to take the size of the room and the safety of the structure as a basis. This is especially true if small children live in your home.  

By the type of microclimate creation, the balcony glazing can be divided into the following types:

• A warm type of glazing is perfect for your balcony if you plan to create a separate living room on its open spaces. You can also use this design in the case of combining the loggia with a nearby room. Best for this type of glazing are plastic balcony windows.
• Cold type of glazing is suitable for standard balcony use. This design will not provide you with the desired warmth and comfort, but it will reliably protect the room from gusts of wind and natural precipitation.
• An intermediate type of glazing is a fairly budget option, which will ensure a decent level of thermal insulation and protect against natural factors. However, in a cold winter, it can still be somewhat cool in such a room.

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Advantages of installing sliding windows

Installing a sliding type balcony window on an external residential structure has the following advantages:

• significant space savings, because with sliding structures you do not have to leave additional space for opening the wings;
• on a balcony glazed with modern materials, you can equip a study or a full-fledged living room;
• can arrange on the loggia with sliding windows a beautiful and fragrant flower garden;
• remote construction will serve as reliable protection for your home from the unpleasant effects of natural factors;
• giving the balcony an attractive appearance and stylish design.

Important! Sliding-type balcony windows today are made of fashionable plastic and durable aluminum. The advantages of the second option are very light weight, which allows them to be used even in old and not very reliable buildings without the risk of destruction of the entire structure.

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Types of double-glazed windows for balcony windows

Despite a wide variety of different designs and profiles, the main attention when choosing balcony windows should be paid to choosing the appropriate double-glazed window.

There are several types of glasses inserted into the window profile:

• a single-chamber package is perfect for rooms located in a mild winter climate, as well as for arranging a cold type of glazing;
• a multi-chamber package usually contains two or more cameras and is great for creating warm and comfortable rooms.

Important! It is the double-glazed window that matters most when designing a window in a room, and not a profile or other factors. After all, it is the number of cameras that can affect the thermal insulation of a balcony. Since such designs have minimal heat loss, it is the increase in the number of chambers that will help get rid of unpleasant moisture on the glass.

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We hope that the recommendations in this article will help you determine the difficult issue of choosing the most practical glazing for your balcony. A room decorated with modern products will be cozy and comfortable.