Using a balcony to increase living space

Each owner of a one-room apartment often wonders how to increase the area of ​​his property. This can be achieved in various ways, for example, to issue an apartment as a studio, removing unnecessary partitions, or to make a redevelopment of the hallway in the apartment. However, recently another option has become popular - this is the arrangement of the balcony.

What is a balcony? This is a certain area in the apartment, used to store various things, sometimes necessary, and often even those that are simply a pity to throw out. In many apartments, a balcony is equated to a warehouse. Such irrational use does not allow the owners to get the benefits of having a loggia in a one-room apartment. There are 2 ways to increase living conditions due to the balcony:

1. Making a separate room on the territory of the loggia.
2. Joining a room

Balcony room

The first way to transform a balcony is to equip a room on it. This is a practical and fairly simple option that does not require large financial costs. Nevertheless, it is necessary to approach this issue very carefully and responsibly.

First you should consider the design of the balcony room.. It is important to determine what you are missing at home. Maybe a study or a gym? If the loggia is large, you can install a computer on it for work and games, put a table and chairs, or arrange several exercise machines. If it is very small, then it will be right to make a dressing room there or buy plants and arrange a garden in your own apartment.

Having chosen the desired design, you should clear the balcony from any rubbish accumulated there over the years.

The next step is to insulate the loggia in order to feel comfortable on it even in winter. Now that repair technology is at a high level, having a warm balcony is not a problem. This effect can be achieved by warming the outer walls, connecting batteries, installing underfloor heating, using carpets. Then it is already possible to realize the planned design, having previously bought all the interior elements of the balcony room.

Most often on the loggias make out a place to relax. Here you can have a good rest, taking care of any of your personal affairs. The design of the balcony room completely depends on your desires, the most important thing is to decide on the design.

Joining a room

The second option, how to increase the area of ​​the apartment due to the balcony, is to attach the loggia to the room. This option is much more complicated, since the redevelopment process requires special coordination with the housing and operational office.

However, expanding the area of ​​a one-room apartment due to the balcony area is a very popular idea, which has obvious advantages:

• Increase in living space in odnushka;
• The original design of the apartment;
• The increase in daylight due to the large number of balcony windows.

Unfortunately, but such an option to increase the living space will not work if the wall between the balcony and the room is a load-bearing one. There is only one way out of this situation: you can remove the window-door block without damaging the wall. Then you will only have a mini-partition, which can be entered into the design.

Thus, the transformation of the balcony zone into a separate living room or combining the loggia with the room are effective methods of expanding the room space. These are the ways in which your apartment will become more spacious, functional and comfortable.Use the help of design studios or come up with a project yourself, and boldly implement it.