By the end of the autumn, people prepare their country buildings to wintering. You need to close the windows with shutters or wooden shields, strengthen the front door.
It remains to prepare a balcony to autumn and winter periods. How to close the balcony from the rain with your own hands? How to protect it from snow? We will try to answer these questions in this article.
Types of balconies in the country
How to close the balcony on the cottage? The solution to this issue depends largely on the types of fence:- outdoor area with lattice and railings;
- Roof and grille with railings;
- roof and deaf parapels;
- Gloomy room.
Outdoor area with grille and railings
Wooden frame fastening with wire to metallic fence
In this embodiment, the racks from the bar are installed in the corners of the balcony. Racks fasten with nails with a horizontal timber. Wooden frame is fixed with wire to metallic lattice fence. The entire outer surface of the frame is covered with a dense polyethylene film. Instead of film you can use any tarp tissue.
One of the best options is to strip the frame of plywood sheets.
So that the woody material is not scattered from moisture, the plywood must be painted in 2-3 layers of oil paint.
Frame can be seen plywood or rubberoid
Then the wooden shield from the boards is installed on top. Before installation, the outer surface of the shield is covered with a tool or rubberoid.
Check the temporary fence for the presence of slots. If such are discovered, they are compacted by mounting foam. In such a building established for the winter, it is possible to reliably protect your balcony from cold wind and atmospheric precipitation.
Roof and grille with railings
If the playground has a roof, then only vertical pads of the site are closed.
Wooden frame can be installed both outside the lattice and the inner side of the fence.
Frame mounting work is similar to the works described in the previous version.
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Close the shoes with wooden shields or trim plywood. Polyethylene or tarpaulin tissue will also fully perform its protective function.
Roof and deaf parapel
The opening between the parapet and the roof can be closed with polyethylene
Parapedens can be of an asbetic sheet, a metal profiled sheet, polycarbonate, either from reinforced concrete panels. Options for fences There are many, as well as ways to protect the outermost area of the house.
Since the roof racks are already available, then it does not represent the roofs between the parapet and the roof. Close the pastes with polyethylene or tissue for the awnings. If conveniently, the loops can be closed with wooden shields or plywood sheets. About how to insulate the balcony to in the winter he remained residential, see this video:
Gloomy room
The opaque film will shut from outsided views
The glazing of the balcony from modern double-glazed windows in the country's cooperative is not worth doing with weak security. No special work on winter protection of glazed external premises is required.
It is enough to hang tight curtains or on a glass from the inside to stick from the street opaque film.
Safety technique
The closure of the balcony for the winter is in many respects with the production of work at height. As a rule, balconies in summer houses are sites located on the 2nd floor. For external work on the fencing of the balcony, you will need a reliable staircase.
In order to ensure the safety of work, it is necessary to use mounting belts. In such works, at least 2-3 people should be occupied.
In the spring, all the fence neatly dismantle. All materials are folded in the barn until next winter.