I can advise anyone: Don’t do these 5 designs for your balcony, you’ll regret knowing it’s too late

The balcony is a special small world.

Simple, but full of possibilities.

It can be your secret garden and a good helper for your storage. It can also be transformed into a romantic viewing platform.

However,The balcony is also a high-risk area for decoration \”thunderstorming\”If you are not careful, you can easily ruin a good thing.

As someone who has been there, Sister Shi sincerely recommends that everyone\”Don\’t install Balcony 5\”, It\’s not that I\’m stubborn, it\’s just that it\’s really hard to live in.

No matter the size of the balcony, avoid these \”pits\”, You can turn it around beautifully and become your ideal home.

01.

Not traditionalDarkmodeSliding door

Nowadays, many owners recommend that the living room is connected to the balcony. Without the balcony door, it is indeed more beautiful visually.

However, considering the issues of thermal insulation and sound insulation, there are still Many people choose to install balcony sliding doors.

However, the thick track of the traditional sliding door divides the floor of the living room and balcony into two pieces, which is really bulky and ugly.

Disadvantages of traditional sliding doors:

Unsightly, easy to hide dust, difficult to clean, stumbling and so on.

So, Sister Shi recommends two other ground rail installation methods: Self-adhesive and Grooved.

Self-adhesive floor track:

Protrudes about 5mm from the tiles, and the stability is good , easy to clean

Slotted floor track:

Groove directly on the tiles and place the track Embedded in, the construction requirements are higher.

Let’s briefly summarize the advantages of “invisible” track.

① Good stability.

Compared with hanging rails, it does not Easy to swing back and forth, safer and cheaper.

② Not easy to accumulate dust and easy to clean

PhaseFor ordinary floor rails, they are less likely to accumulate dust and are more aesthetically pleasing.

02.

No panoramicFloor-to-ceiling windows

The panoramic floor-to-ceiling windows are a large piece of glass that almost \”falls\” to the ground, maximizing the view outside the window, which is indeed very attractive.

If your home has a sea view, lake view, or forest view, you can consider it.

But Sister Lion is here, let’s focuson the panorama Disadvantages of floor-to-ceiling windows.

① Poor thermal insulation

The beautiful panoramic floor-to-ceiling windows have a particularly prominent problem, which is cold in winter and hot in summer

In winter, when the living room balcony is connected, due to the thermal conductivity of the glass, a large amount of indoor temperature will be lost, resulting in increased heating costs.

In summer, the large area of ​​glass allows the sun to shine in from the balcony, which also increases the burden of air conditioning.

② Poor privacy

Panoramic floor-to-ceiling windows are suitable for buildings with no residents opposite. If it is on the first floor or the buildings are too close, it will almost be a live broadcast of daily life.

If you use curtains to block it, it will affect the lighting and vision, and lose the meaning of floor-to-ceiling windows.

③Poor ventilation

Panoramic floor-to-ceiling windows usually have small windows on both sides for ventilation.

However, even if the house is transparent from north to south, air convection will definitely be affected, and it will definitely not be as cool as traditional windows.

④ High installation cost

The glass of the floor-to-ceiling windows is huge and weak, and even weighs a ton. It cannot be moved up by elevators or stairs, so a crane can only be used.

Installation is also very troublesome, requiring the cooperation of multiple people at the same time, and the lifting and labor costs are much higher than installing ordinary windows.

⑤ High maintenance cost

Big glass is beautiful, but there is a prerequisite, it must be clean

Everyone who has done housework knows that cleaning glass is a big project, and floor-to-ceiling windows can almost only be solved by housekeeping. Just two words: expensive.

⑥ Poor security

French windows are very heavy, and the balconies in some communities may not be able to bear the load.

Glass also has the possibility of self-exposure, and it is more difficult to replace than traditional windows.

03.

No floor installation

The design of the floor seemed quite novel when I first moved in, but after I moved in, I found it was full of pitfalls.

From being an internet celebrity to being “disliked” by everyone today, what exactly did the platform do wrong?

About the \”impracticality\” of the platform, here are a few simple summaries:

① Excessive decoration

I think \”sit on it, drink tea, read books, and play\”, but in fact it loses the freshness after a while

The installation process is also labor-intensive and material-intensive. Pure over-decoration.

② Heavy cleaning tasks

Whenever the balcony window is open, there will be a layer of dust on the floor. No matter how beautiful the picture is, it will only be scrubbed hard in the end.

③ Safety hazard

Due to the platform It\’s 10-15 centimeters above the ground, and someone might trip over it if they\’re not careful.

04.

No King Kong Network installed

As for screen windows, the market is now basically divided into King Kong mesh, high-definition mesh, and high-transparent mesh. /p>

Why is it not recommended to install King Kong Network?

① Does not protect against small-sized mosquitoes

Although King Kong mesh is strong and has good anti-theft and anti-impact properties, due to its large mesh holes, small mosquitoes can \”freely travel\” indoors and outdoors.

And most people have only one basic requirement for screen windows, That isanti-mosquito .

Owners who have installed King Kong mesh windows all complain with laughter and laughter:

Jingang Net is truly “windproof but not mosquitoproof”.

②Poor vision and poor ventilation

The mesh of the King Kong Net is thick, and when viewed from a distance, it has a matte effect. After looking at it for a long time, you will feel dizzy.

Some owners reported that their house has a transparent north-south layout. Before the King Kong mesh windows were installed, It\’s very cool. After the installation was completed, the house was extremely hot.

Compared with King Kong mesh,HD mesh/high-transparency mesh has finer wire diameter and more mesh numbers, and has better ventilation, light and mosquito protection effects.

Mesh number: refers to one inch in length and width (about 2.54cm) The number of holes in the area. Generally, the greater the number of meshes, the finer and denser the holes.

The larger the mesh number, the more holes, the finer the gauze, and the texture. The softer it is, the better it is at blocking mosquitoes.

Common mesh numbers include 14 mesh, 16 mesh, 18 mesh, 20 mesh, 32 mesh, etc.

③ Easy to accumulate dust

The diameter of diamond mesh is generally 0.5-0.6mm, which is 2-4 times that of traditional screens, so its dust accumulation effect is 5-7 times that of ordinary screens, and it is more difficult to clean.

Summary:

Whether King Kong is still a high-definition network/high-definition network, but the name is different.

It doesn\’t matter if you can\’t tell the difference. Let’s look for 304 stainless steel, fine square holes will do.

05.

No small bricks

The first thought of many owners after handing over a house is to connect the living room with the balcony.

Open this up. The biggest advantage of the two areas is that the home looks larger visually.

The existence of small bricks will destroy this visual sense. The disadvantages are as follows:

① Strong sense of segmentation and small space

The small tiles on the balcony are definitely different from the floor in the living room. From a distance, the space is obviously divided, so naturally it is not as big as the full tiles.

② Too many gaps, troublesome to clean

Walls and floors of the same size will have more gaps if they are laid with small bricks. Over time, they will trap dirt and make it more difficult to clean.

③ Paving is expensive, but beautiful seams are expensive

Compared with ordinary size ceramic tiles, the labor cost for laying various small tiles is extra

In addition to the labor cost of paving, seams are another additional expense.

What other designs do you regret about balcony decoration? Come and chat in the comment area