If you add a loggia to the room, this will solve 2 questions and significantly improve the comfort of living. Firstly, the significantly increases the level of illumination of the living space, which, along with convenience, entails a certain saving of electricity / energy. Secondly , on the available "quadrature" you can get an additional useful area, which is especially important for small-sized( especially one-room) apartments.
But such an event belongs to the category of "redevelopment work".Therefore, arbitrarily, without agreement with the supervisory authorities, this is not recommended( as agreed, read here).There are more than enough reasons for this. For example, when designing any building, appropriate thermal engineering calculations are made, according to which the nuances of construction are determined( wall thickness, insulation method, etc.).
Unauthorized modification of structural elements can cause an increase in the level of heat loss, deterioration of the bearing capacity of individual parts of the structure. The enumeration of all possible negative consequences will result in a rather large list. And, nevertheless, many owners still go for such an alteration, or completely without thinking about the consequences, or in the hope of "maybe".And the result can turn into big trouble, which you should know about.
- If this is revealed( for example, the "well-wisher" will inform who should), then a formal investigation into the violation of the law is inevitable. As a result, a large fine and forced elimination of all "innovations" in order to bring the living quarters into the original form. Naturally, for their own money.
- Such an arbitrarily reconstructed living space to sell "in a fast way" will not work. In the process of completing the transaction will have to issue a certificate in the BTI.Means, the technician for measurement manufacture will necessarily arrive and all will see. And then - or as it is stated above, or you have to waste time and nerves on various reconciliations already "back" number. And not the fact that it will work.
In order to "sleep peacefully", before you start to rework a house, almost all the work needs to be coordinated. Although there are ways to join the loggia without making any major changes to the overall layout, and therefore without issuing permits. But it should be guided by certain requirements.
What can not be done
- Install on the loggia water batteries, connecting them to the public house heating system. Therefore, for additional heating of the "connected square meters" you will have to place on them( if necessary) electrical devices( for example, oil cooler, infrared heater, reflector or something else).
- "Touch" the load-bearing structural elements( dismantle at least part of the outer wall of the room).
- Pile up the loggia, as it is the place of emergency evacuation in case of emergency. This should be taken into account when planning the use of additional space.
- Exterior design( materials and glazing design) should not introduce dissonance into the overall appearance of the whole building. This alone is a violation of the law.
To make a loggia a natural extension of a living room, you need to make a quality finish, as well as a number of additional activities.
Glazing
In this regard, the loggia is much more convenient than an ordinary balcony. Unlike it, its plate is capable of withstanding a greater load( it has a support almost along the entire perimeter, with the exception of the outer edge).Therefore, the fence frame can be more massive. This allows, instead of a light frame made of aluminum + thin glass, to install, for example, a plastic construction with double-glazed windows( multi-chamber).
Thermal insulation
It is meant to finish the side parts, the ceiling, the floor of the loggia. When choosing the method and materials you need to focus on adjacent apartments( top, bottom, sides).If their loggias are open to "all winds", then the insulation will have to be carried out "in full".How to do it right, you can find out by reading this article. By the way, a good effect is achieved when installing "warm floors".
Dismantling the window box
As a matter of fact, the window sill can be turned into a shelf, a table, a bar counter. There are many options, but the main thing is that it will not have to be coordinated. Finishing does not require a lot of material investment, and no difficulties. Now a large selection of inexpensive materials, which can be issued this part of the room.
Door unit
If the loggia is qualitatively insulated, it can also be removed. It turns out a separate "open room, in which you can put a simulator, computer or desktop.
Well, if such small alterations in the premises do not fit and want more significant reconstruction, with the removal of the outer wall, then you will have to be patient and "run" through various instances. It is necessary to be ready in advance to spend more than a day( and even a month) on clarifying and resolving all the issues that arise. And still it is not known, that from this it will turn out.
Recommendations
- In order not to waste time, it is advisable to begin with an unpretentious plan for such a reconstruction( sketch) and show it to the engineer( building management) of the company in whose management the house is located - his advice will not be superfluous.
- If there is a desire to do serious reconstruction, with the demolition of the outer wall, then it is necessary to thoroughly study all the nuances of this work. Will it work independently? After all, without a jackhammer, as a rule, not do. Where to remove construction debris? There are a lot of features, and before embarking on the implementation of the plan, it is worthwhile to weigh all the "pluses" and "minuses", to understand whether it makes sense to do it in this volume.
