Today, more and more often you can see the flat or house, which have panoramic windows balcony. It is thanks to this design space is achieved in the room, while ensuring functionality and security. This is a popular trend, which is used in modern architecture.
Glazing is carried out not only to the balcony, but the room's walls. Panoramic balconies are the adornment of modern multi-storey balcony facades. The construction of such window structures is costly and expensive, as the glazing occupies a large area. Also, the cost affects the fact that, thanks to the glazing has a beautiful view of the city.
Although through the stained-glass windows and plenty of natural light, however, they also cause significant heat loss. The question becomes even more acute in winter, when the room is heated, but a substantial part of the heat just goes away. Therefore, without properly conducted heat insulation can not be dispensed. Otherwise you'll enjoy spectacular views of only the warm season. How to insulate a balcony stained glass? There are various methods.
Is it possible warming?
First, you need to explore design loggia. Typically, a balcony or a loggia occur have the following devices:
- Front parapet height of 70 centimeters.
- At the top end of the parapet are design-to-ceiling windows, as well as the side of the deaf.
- The front part, which performs two functions: security and thermal barrier.
If there was a desire to eliminate the parapet and create a window for the review, which will be equal to the area of the front side, it is necessary beforehand to think about energy conservation. When it comes to insulation panoramic balcony, there is a problem, because the main source of heat loss - a surface made of glass.
In this situation it is necessary to focus on the following indicators:
- The first indicator - translucent structure formula (glazed). What is included in the formula? This amount of glass and the distance between them, filling probable noble gas (inert). heat transfer coefficient of resistance must be appropriately current standards. This figure should be 0.8 m2× C / W or more. In this case the same coefficient for the outer walls is 3.3 m2× C / W, however it should be understood that the window structure will not provide energy savings without an external heat source.
- The next indicator - profile. Although the profile and does not occupy a large area in the window, however, part of the heat loss are just across the profile. Frame thickness in the plastic parts must be equal to 80 millimeters or more. If you are installing aluminum windows, the profile should have a polymer insert around the perimeter of the framework. This provides an excellent indicator of thermal transfer resistance.
- Mounting. Mount Panorama structures should be carried out by means of dowels. Thanks to this method of installation, you can get excellent durability and tight clamp frame to the balcony wall.
A feature of the panoramic loggia insulation is that the glazing is made by means of systems with a profile which has a thickness of 70 millimeters. The most popular brand - it TROCAL, VEKA, SALAMANDER.
How warm the glass balcony?
There are several ways to help solve this problem. Consider the most effective.
Technology "warm" glazing
Before the procedure, thermal insulation loggia necessary to understand what to do with a "cold" glazing, which is already installed. It is necessary to carry out its dismantling, opening the window to be cleaned from the old finishing product. Next, the installation of the new "warm" frame, and then begins the installation of glass.
The lower portion of this material must be supported on a rubber profile. The upper part of the glazing unit must have the insert in the H-shaped guide. Then the glass attached to the vertical arrangement of muntin bars. Fixing is carried out by using the profile pieces, the length of which 20 centimeters. Then held their final mounting using gasket seals made of rubber.
Profiles of rubber provide reliable fastening of glass. In addition, they are effectively insulated and sealed stained glass balconies.
Thermal insulation of walls and floors
How warm the glass balcony with the help of thermal insulation of walls and floors in a new building? At the outset it is necessary to understand - whether the balcony needs insulation. To understand this is difficult. Window settings to improve anymore.
The only way to maintain the internal temperature is to carry out the relevant work to improve the properties of the walls, floor and ceiling.
But in this situation, you may encounter a limitation. This limitation is the height of the frame profile. insulation layer thickness should not be greater than this parameter, that is not greater than 63 millimeters.
Finding the optimal material that will meet the goals - quite a difficult task. Such material should have the following characteristics:
- The product should have a low thermal conductivity.
- The following property of the material - a high mechanical strength. Set additional structure is impossible, therefore, the selected material should be mainly flooring.
As such materials can be purchased polystyrene which has a thickness of 50 millimeters, and a high strength coupler 10 millimeters thick.
Thus, the insulation of walls can be made using expanded polystyrene foil.
For mounting this material are used:
- polyurethane adhesive;
- dyubeli- "plates".
Areas, where the joints of panels heat-insulating products and materials to the floor and the window elements of the system, it is necessary to glue with aluminum adhesive tape.
The next layer "insulation cake" is polystyrene large thickness.
Areas where the joints are also glued with a metal tape. For thermal insulation and inner side walls of the panoramic balconies you can do these two insulating layers. For thermal insulation of external walls must use the third layer. The third layer is also expanded polystyrene foil.
Important! Regardless of what kind of architecture has a balcony (rectangular, semi-circular, complex), special emphasis should be placed on the sealing areas where the abutting insulator to the frame structure window.
An ideal variant is to fill the gaps with foam and the mounting finishing with a metal tape.
Proper internal insulation balcony
Generally, a French balcony type balcony, which does not have a private balcony area. Fencing is located in the opening to the outside before the door. The site can be narrow. This option can be found in France, Spain and so on - in countries with warm climates. But we need to be sure to hold the insulation.
There are also ways to eliminate the problems that are alternatives.
We must understand that a reliable method for heat preservation of stained balcony simply does not exist. Therefore, to solve the non-standard methods can be a problem.
How to insulate a balcony stained glass with the "hot" sex?
This method can only approach in the event that heat losses are negligible. Setting up the system "warm" floor great, if not most of the area for carrying out procedures for stained glass. Film heating elements can be attached to the side walls and even the ceiling.
Consider the advantages of using a film heating elements:
- Installation procedure is quite easy. To film sex work, it need only be connected to the mains.
- Little inertia in the system functioning. The heating process is rapid. But if the floor "warm" system to turn off, the surface is also within a short time it becomes cool.
If the balcony or loggia area is large, the required temperature level will be a small air gap, which is located at the surface of the walls. The remaining space will be cold, especially acute problem manifested in the winter. Before installing, you must immediately think of mounting thicker floor. The thickness of the floor should not be greater than the height profile. If this condition is not met, then you will just spoil the outer appearance of the street.
Before the heating cable is laid, it is necessary to hold the floor insulation. As the heat insulation device use penoplex. Then pouring screed produced which has a thickness of 5 centimeters.
Another option is laying penofol foil. This material is slightly raise the floor, which is its immediate advantage. Nevertheless, its insulation properties much worse when compared with Penoplex.
Then the floor is necessary to expand the mounting tape. It will be located the heating cable, which has a pre-set path.
In addition to heating cable installation, the installation is carried out a temperature sensor, which is specifically designed Corrugated. Installed as "cold" wire, which are then carried to the site, where the temperature control is set. When you lay out the heating cable, remember that it must deviate from the walls by five centimeters.
After installation of all communications is completed, you need to fill the screed. The thickness of the balcony tie around the perimeter must be 4 centimeters. Then at the bottom wall is carried out to mount the damper tape which has a thickness of one centimeter and a width of ten centimeters.
After drying screed needs to check. All parameters of "warm" floor must comply with safety regulations. This test is conducted using ommometra. Ommometr determines the resistance of the heating cable. If the figure is correct, it is possible to finish the work of insulating the balcony. The final floor covering held flooring.
Compound with location
Stained balcony insulation can be carried out by combining it with the room. This option - the best, because the space balconies will be included in a common heating systems. But there is one drawback - the cost of heating will be more. In addition, you need to think about the design documents granting permission (if you live in the building). This whole process will take six months, so you have to spend a sufficient amount of effort and money.
Before you decide to carry out thermal insulation balcony, reflect on this option. This can be done during the overhaul of premises, advance planning for the overall design.
Can I glass, stained glass balcony to make the inside warm? More often than not - no. Therefore, the most efficient option is its association with the adjacent room. In this case balcony will be included in the total thermal circuit.
Especially in new buildings
Features are that it is necessary to legalize the panoramic windows with relevant organizations. If an agreement has not been reached, and the glazing was carried out, the balcony will be demolished.
Agreement can be reached, but your balcony must be combined with the rest of the facade of the building. You will need to focus on other balconies.
As for insulation, then the best option would be a compound of a living room. The use of other methods and materials will not achieve the desired result.
Output
In conducting glass insulation loggia necessary to take into account three main factors:
- Insulating window units characteristics.
- Properties of thermal insulators, targeting the lateral walls, floor and ceiling.
- Restrictions on the load on the bearing plate of concrete.
We have to admit that the use of most of the best thermal insulating materials do not eliminate the need for electrical heating.
The best products for thermal insulation works panoramic loggia - a two-chamber or three-chamber double-glazed windows, combined with windows that have low emissivity. Low-emissivity - is the ability to heat transmission. It is also one of the best assets include extruded polystyrene. This Mother enables to make a thickness of the insulating layer is less, thus reducing the pressure on the supporting structure.
