Kitchen arrangement on the balcony

The apartments of the standard layout have small kitchens, the areas of which are not enough to accommodate the dining area, and for the cooking area, so there is an excellent solution - the kitchen on the balcony.

Of course, this is only possible with a kitchen with access to the balcony.

By connecting these two rooms, you get additional useful space, and if you show your imagination, you can make a "paradise" from the appeared space, where you can relax while enjoying the view from the window.

Where to start joining?

Combining the balcony with the kitchen is a redevelopment of the apartment, and the redevelopment has certain limitations, so first you need to prepare a project to join the balcony to the kitchen and coordinate it.

Legally combine kitchen with balcony allows a project with a technical conclusion, which makes the owner of the apartment, conceived redevelopment.

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For the development of project documentation, contact the architectural bureau with a license to develop this documentation.

The documents must include the data of heat engineering calculation, as the kitchen on the balcony must be heat insulated.

This is explained by the fact that by dissecting an adjacent wall and installing a glass partition, without which it is forbidden to make redevelopment, the room's heat losses increase.

To get permission for the kitchen connection, you need to collect a package of documents, which includes:

• floor plan of the house with explication;
• copies of documents confirming the ownership of real estate;
• redevelopment project, made by an architectural bureau, which has a license to compile similar documents.

With the package of documents you need to apply to BTI for obtaining a technical passport for real estate. Then you need to coordinate the project documentation with the organization that designed the house.

Having received the approval of the design documentation, the redevelopment should be coordinated in the management of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, SES, UK, as well as with the gas service.

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You will also need written consent for redevelopment from people living in the apartment.

After receiving all permits, it is necessary to apply to the Housing Inspectorate, which will draw up an acceptance certificate after the completion of the balcony's annexation.

Based on the act it will be possible to obtain a new technical passport in the BTI.

Repair work

After the lawful approval, the kitchen on the balcony can become a reality.

It should be noted that there are two ways to combine a kitchen with a balcony:

• Partially. The doors and windows are removed, and the partition is left;
• Completely. Separating walls are cleaned completely, forming a single room.

Examples of complete and partial dismantling can be seen in the photo.

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With any method of consolidation, you first need to erect a new enclosure. For fencing you can use brick, wood, foam block.

The new enclosure must be insulated with foam or other heat-insulating material. Then you need to glaze the balcony.

It is recommended to make the internal insulation of walls, floor and ceiling with basalt cotton wool, on top of which it is necessary to lay the vapor barrier film. The insulated walls are covered with plastic or plasterboard.

Now you need to make an opening. To do this, you first need to remove the old partition.

The work is carried out in the following order:

• Remove windows and doors;
• Remove the old window and door unit;
• Align the resulting opening.

If the old partition can not be removed, then only the door and window openings can be removed.

Then the remaining window sill can be interesting to use, for example, to make a mini bar out of it or use it as an additional work surface by decorating the windowsill under the table top.

You can also use the window sill to house household appliances, for example: a kettle, a microwave oven, multivarks and others, or simply place any decorated items, adding refinement to a new room.

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The remaining entrance to the balcony can be made an important part of the interior. The entrance can be issued in the form of an arch or semi-arch with illumination. This will visually separate the zones.

The next stage is the heating device. To do this, you can use the floor heating radiators. You can not transfer the central heating battery to the loggia.

Thermal insulation is the most important stage of redevelopment.

Here you can not save, because any such actions can affect the comfort, and this, in turn, entails a second repair.

Special attention should be paid to the threshold. In most cases, there is a desire to remove the threshold, but this is not always possible. If you remove the threshold in the house panel type, it will lead to freezing overlap.

And in the house made of bricks the threshold is a supporting structure supporting the balcony slab.

The threshold is not always a drawback, because, having shown imagination, you can play this element in the interior in an original way.

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Now you can lay a floor covering, which can be anything: tile, linoleum, carpet, parquet, tile, etc.

After completing the installation work, you can proceed to the finishing trim. The design of the kitchen, combined with the balcony, needs to be thought through in such a way that a single whole is obtained.

An example of design is presented in the photo.

Design options

Kitchen design with a balcony can be very diverse. There are various design options with a combination of facing materials, which will add to the originality of the room.

For example, you can combine decorative plaster and natural wallpaper, natural or artificial stone and liquid wallpaper, etc.

The key moment in interior design is the unity of the style of the kitchen and the loggia. The decoration must be done in one key.

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The lighting factor is the unifying factor, for this purpose it is necessary to install spotlights on the whole ceiling, and on the walls - sconces. The interior of the kitchen with a balcony can be seen in the photo.

The most difficult thing is to define the function of the loggia. You can make a dining area, working space, recreation area - there are different options. Let's consider the basic possibilities.

The dining area in the loggia is one of the most sought-after options, as it frees a lot of working space.

Also, many prefer this option because of the location of the dining table near the window. Examples of this arrangement can be seen in the photo above.

The next option is to place a workspace in the loggia, and the kitchen area in this case is intended only for the dining area. However, this is not so easy.

After all, you need to move the sink, gas stove. To move the gas stove you need to get a permit, which takes a certain time.

The workspace in the loggia is presented in the photo.

An unusual variant of the device is a bar counter in the loggia. There are several options.

You can use the old window sill as a bar counter, if the window opening has not been dismantled.

Or bar counter can be made directly at the window.

If the balcony is spacious, then it can be an excellent place to place a kitchen set. But you must first plan the movement of all communications.

One of the popular interior design options is the placement of a recreation area in the loggia. The rest zone can be decorated by installing a bar counter and soft sofas near the window.

However, this option is ideal if you have a beautiful view from the window, which you can enjoy sitting comfortably on a soft sofa.

More options for "non-smoking" design for the loggia can be a study, a winter garden, a library. When using these options it is recommended to protect the loggia.

With this task, the curtains will perfectly handle. Curtains for the kitchen with a balcony should be made of cotton, cotton or linen. It is better if they are easy, it is to add the mystery of the detachable zone.

Combining the kitchen with the balcony - this is not just a fashionable, but also a necessary solution for expanding the space, which will give the kitchen a new life.