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Unlike a simple glass, which can run yourself or with firms that specialize in this connection loggia - the process is rather complicated and requires treatment in a major repair and construction company. By the way, these companies are helping to shape and legal issues related to this: The fact that such alterations require the consent of IAC (Interagency Committee) at the prefecture of the district. Typically, the customer has no time for negotiation and to the same well-executed project in a position to do just a professional designer. The first idea is to attach a loggia arises from the owners of those apartments, where every inch counts, and where it is simply necessary to use every opportunity to increase the living area. In these "babes" is not always possible to get rid of unnecessary barriers due to the fact that they usually carry. And then the only option as you increase the space becomes the union of loggias and living quarters. If you decide to take it, then work must begin with the fence, which can be made of brick or reinforced concrete slabs. Most frequently under the fence there is a place to drain. So, before you insulate the loggia, you must close all the gaps at the bottom and the sides if necessary. You can do this by laying their bricks. The next stage of work - installation of window units. Glazing of loggias with this kind of redevelopment is most often used hollow profile of rigid PVC (polyvinyl chloride) with thin septa. This profile wear-resistant, it is difficult to ignite, does not conduct electric current, and retains heat well and provides the necessary mechanical strength. To this end, the wall profile are not made thinner 3 mm, and placed inside a steel galvanized power of 1,5 mm, 2 mm or 3 mm. In the Russian market can find a variety of such profiles, in our opinion the choice you need to stop production at German firms VEKA or REHAU. For example, the system of window-door profiles made of PVC VEKA allows companies to collect a large amount of various types of structures, not only in the catalog company, but also invented by you. You can choose the width of the frame, the number of valves and opening the way each of them, the number of parts of the Deaf, the type of glass (one-or two-chamber). We suggest that two-chamber (three glasses), which greatly improves heat and sound insulation. Only after the completion of works associated with the outer wall, you can begin to dismantle the windows, balcony doors and expanding the resulting gap. The greatest difficulties arise in the solution of the third problem, since it is not always possible to achieve a desired result. In the panel houses the exterior walls, usually made of hinged concrete panels. They can only cut part of the parapet, and then only under the condition that is not damaged by operating valves. In brick houses outside the wall may be carrying and self-supporting. The first option can be removed only part of the wall under the window of the former, the second is to expand the opening through the side piers. Maximum precision and accuracy requires very warming lodge. We will cover this in stages. First mounted frame (wood or metal), then fit vapor barrier (polyethylene foil), then the insulation and waterproofing (plastic, roofing felt, mastic). In contrast to the walls and ceiling, where you can apply a light insulation (mineral wool), the floor must be rigid insulation to insulate ("Formglas" or "Stirodur"). Use for insulation foam is prohibited, as is the flammable material and also for combustion emits toxic substances. Finishing materials resulting space are selected on the basis of whether you want to see it visually combined with the room or not. Typically, the surface of the side walls and ceiling are sheathed gypsum, which can be painted, wallpaper or okleit oblitsevat wooden panels. For floor coverings and fit parquet, and ceramic tile, and carpeting. Best set at the former loggia floor heating, it will replace you with all the necessary space heaters. Functional use of the resulting space can be varied. For example, in this case, the lodge has turned a cozy bedroom. Prior to redevelopment the owners who love to receive visitors, were forced to combine in one area features private rooms and living room, that they really did not like. In order to make the bedroom, they decided to join the loggia to the kitchen area. The result was a kind of alcove, to accommodate a bed and convenient shelf for personal items. But in doing so, they have not stopped, and taking part in the kitchen area, arranged next to the bedroom closet, separated by sliding doors. For separating the personal from the kitchen area had to erect a wall. Redevelopment has also touched upon other areas: the rest of the kitchen area was merged with the room. On the resulting area was a place for the consumer area, the dining room group with a bar and recreation area. Now, once a small apartment magically increased by one room. Such projects do not occur often, but they are very clearly characterize the potential designer. More common variant, when the balcony does not create an additional room, and seamlessly merges into the existing room, increasing it. In this case, by the addition of a loggia managed to create a dining area in the living room. The kitchen could not accommodate a large table, and placing it in a separate room was too uncomfortable. After redevelopment dining table raised on a podium, comfortable fit around the large window. In each case, the space loggia can be used differently, depending on how close to the premises it is located. Most often, the neighbor is a bedroom balcony, combining that with balcony, you can get a great boudoir, or a cozy place for a romantic conversation dvoem. Busy people can organize a new territory office, fencing off of the room with sliding panels, or just curtains. Library, dressing room, gym - all of this if you want you can create an area of ??the former lodge. If you have a balcony adjacent to the kitchen, you can create a space for a bar, mini-dining room or use it as a small seating area, where a beautifully cleaned windows you can admire the sunset or sit with friends over a glass of wine. If you and talk about cons of such connections, then they are likely to design and relate to differential levels of sex, a portal formed by the ledges of the old wall and the lintel above the old window. But they are easily converted into pluses, one has only to beat a skilfully forced zoning. Beautiful curtains, columns, bars, stages are ideal for this. Central to this redevelopment is that the balcony was an organic part of the total housing space.