Planning to build a balcony that will also function as a roof over the patio. How should one build it?
I have a few options:
1. Build a low-slope proper roof with tongue and groove boards and felt, then place wedge-shaped joists on top to screw the balcony decking into.
2. Build the balcony normally and install a sheet metal roof underneath.
3. Build the balcony normally, but before screwing the decking, attach boards between the joists sloping outwards and then cover them with felt. The felt will lie over the joists and down onto the board between them.
4. Like option 3 but with metal sheets intended for this purpose, which I suspect might be expensive.
Are there more options? How is it usually done?
I prefer not to box myself into a corner, and in this case, it would be nice if the solution allows for the space under the balcony to be developed into an insulated sunroom if desired.
I have a few options:
1. Build a low-slope proper roof with tongue and groove boards and felt, then place wedge-shaped joists on top to screw the balcony decking into.
2. Build the balcony normally and install a sheet metal roof underneath.
3. Build the balcony normally, but before screwing the decking, attach boards between the joists sloping outwards and then cover them with felt. The felt will lie over the joists and down onto the board between them.
4. Like option 3 but with metal sheets intended for this purpose, which I suspect might be expensive.
Are there more options? How is it usually done?
I prefer not to box myself into a corner, and in this case, it would be nice if the solution allows for the space under the balcony to be developed into an insulated sunroom if desired.
Was there a balcony? How did you go about it?
Hi!
I'm thinking of building a similar solution and am exploring further here in hopes of learning a bit.
However, I'm mostly pondering the construction. How thick is the longitudinal beam in your balcony? And what is the span?
Thanks in advance!
I'm thinking of building a similar solution and am exploring further here in hopes of learning a bit.
However, I'm mostly pondering the construction. How thick is the longitudinal beam in your balcony? And what is the span?
Thanks in advance!
The glulam beam is 90x315. Perfect with 90 thickness as it matches two 45 studs, which I made into my own glulam pillar with extra decking boards on the outside, creating a fork for the beam that is also glued, meaning the post-beam connection becomes a glulam construction and provides stability against lateral wobble.
The balcony is 4.8m wide (8 sections of roofing sheet at 60cm each), but the beam/main beam is slightly shorter as I wanted the end grain under the roof and away from the weather. In hindsight, it may have been unnecessary to shorten it, but it has worked well. The front beam of 95x225 connects all the floor joists, so the outer joists that don't have support from the main beam remain in place.
The balcony is 4.8m wide (8 sections of roofing sheet at 60cm each), but the beam/main beam is slightly shorter as I wanted the end grain under the roof and away from the weather. In hindsight, it may have been unnecessary to shorten it, but it has worked well. The front beam of 95x225 connects all the floor joists, so the outer joists that don't have support from the main beam remain in place.