As housing prices continue to rise, many people are beginning to realize that the space at home really cannot be wasted. Therefore, banana has become a must-have option for many people to decorate. It can not only expand the use area of the indoor space while ensuring the safety of the living room, but also effectively avoid noise and dust barriers. The balcony is properly renovated and you can also gain a small garden or a leisure area.
However, sealing a balcony is not a simple matter, it involves many details that need attention. Once you step on a pit, there will be endless troubles. Maybe the property will force you to demolish it, maybe after you seal the balcony, it will not only not keep warm, but also leak air and seep water, maybe your doors and windows cannot be opened or closed after living for a few years...
In order to avoid traps when sealing the balcony, please remember the following 8 decoration experiences:
1. Before deciding to seal the balcony, please ask whether the property allows windows to be sealed. Some communities are not allowed because this may change the facade of the house. Some communities allow it, but the style of the owners sealing the balcony must be unified. If it is violated, it may be that violates the property management convention or related documents signed with the property when buying a house, and is considered an illegal building.
2. Determine the type of your own balcony. The types of balcony are generally divided into concave balcony, convex balcony and composite balcony. Among them, convex balcony should not be sealed. Because convex balcony has poor load bearing capacity, even if sealed, it cannot be transformed too much.
3. Choose the appropriate window sealing product . enclosed balcony mainly consists of three major elements: profile + glass + auxiliary materials (glue strips, glue, hardware). In terms of profiles, the mainstream product is broken bridge aluminum . The model can be considered for the 108 series. The product wall thickness is preferably above 1.8mm and cannot be less than 1.4mm.
glass must be with 3C certification mark . Choosing double-layer hollow glass can play a good role in insulation. The hollow aluminum strips are bent in one piece, with better sealing performance and the glass will not fog.
heat insulation strips should be made of PA66 nylon, with hard strength and flame retardant. If conditions permit, you can consider imported Tylenol wind heat insulation strips. sealant strip choose ternary ethylene propylene rubber material. Hardware accessories are the easiest to be neglected. Don’t miscellaneous brands. You must choose big brands. If you have sufficient budget, choose imported ones, especially handles, so as not to prevent doors and windows from being exposed to wind and rain for several years, and finally they cannot be opened because of poor hardware.
4. Compare all the stores and beware of the pitfalls of merchants' quotations. doors and windows are customized products, and you get what you pay for. So even if you seem to be similar, don’t choose broken bridge aluminum doors and windows for cheap for 300-400 yuan/㎡. Merchants may be tempted by low prices when quoting, so they must ask whether the fees for some hidden auxiliary materials are included in the quotation. For example: the cost of opening windows, the cost of sealant and foam glue , how to charge windows less than 1 square meter, etc.
5. Don’t rush to pay and pay the final payment. When signing a contract with , almost all merchants use fixed contract templates, and must read them carefully. The terms of installation time must be added to avoid delaying the construction period again and again. Some merchants made great promises at the beginning, but in the end they changed their fortunes. For example, when paying the deposit, they said they didn’t like it and could refund them later. In the end, they really asked the merchant to refund the money and said that the time limit had exceeded. In short, you must be cautious when you involve money, and you must write it on the contract. Finally, don’t pay it in one lump sum, and the final payment must be left until acceptance before giving.
6. During construction, you must take time to supervise the work. Doors and windows rely on products and 70% relies on installation, so it is best to take time to check the construction quality of workers, the quality of horizontal and vertical frame splicing, whether they are evenly applied when applying glue, etc. Propose the unsatisfactory areas in a timely manner to rectify them.
7. Be cautious when accepting.The acceptance process of is very important. Check whether there is obvious wear on the appearance of doors and windows, use paper to test the sealing of doors and windows, open and close doors and windows and listen to the sound insulation effect, whether the hardware holds it smoothly, whether the window frames and the ground are vertical, etc. These must be checked clearly.
8. Don’t ignore door and window maintenance. The protective film should be tear off in time when installed doors and windows, otherwise it will be difficult to clean the glue in the future. Regularly clean the dust from window tracks and drainage holes to avoid blockage and affect drainage function.
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