Any mistress will please an increase in the area of \u200b\u200buseful space - you can achieve this goal by combining the kitchen with an adjacent balcony. Thus, you can make the kitchen room more spacious and functional. The layout of the kitchen combined with the balcony is considered quite successful, since on the added area you can equip a dining room or a working area, as well as a convenient corner for relaxation.
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Advantages and disadvantages of combining the kitchen with a balcony
In standard apartments, for example, in a panel house, a kitchen with a balcony is often combined, since the initial layout is often not too convenient. In the presence of a small area, this combination with the subsequent design of the joint interior of the kitchen with a balcony is especially relevant. In this case, the possibility of adding several precious square meters should not be ignored.
Using the combination of a kitchen room with a balcony, it is really possible to achieve significant advantages. Among them we can note:
- optimization of the space, due to which the useful area of \u200b\u200bthe kitchen increases;
- improvement of the characteristics of the heat and sound insulation of the kitchen obtained thanks to the work on glazing and insulation of the balcony or loggia;
- increase in the light of the kitchen.
The disadvantages of combining the kitchen with the balcony include the need for a long and enough cost of design documentation, as well as the costs of time and expenses for warm glazing, insulation and additional decoration of the premises.
Nevertheless, redevelopment will allow organizing the kitchen space in a non -standard way, having converted a regular balcony into a bay window - possibly with sliding doors and/or panoramic glazing.
Ways to combine the kitchen with a balcony
As a rule, a balcony or a loggia is combined with a kitchen by eliminating a dividing piece between them. This design of a kitchen with a balcony in modern conditions is gaining more and more popularity, especially in the conditions of one -room apartments and among Khrushchev owners.
For redevelopment, you can apply one of the following options for combining a kitchen with a balcony:
- complete combination - by eliminating the barrier in the form of a partition between the two rooms, you can get a more spacious and comfortable kitchen united with a balcony;
- a partial association, in which the windows and doors are dismantled on the balcony, and the remaining partition under the window is used as the base for the countertop, dividing the space into the main kitchen and additional (balcony) zone;
- in addition, you can dismantle the door and parts of the wall under the window on the balcony, while not increasing the existing wall opening. In this case, it will be necessary to perform hermetic glazing below. In addition, you can completely close the formed opening of the sliding or swing -double -binding door, or to mount the “French window” into it. After performing the indicated work, it is recommended to deploy heating radiators by 90 ° towards the main part of the room.
The subordinate placement obtained as a result of redevelopment is easy to convert into the functional part of the kitchen, while the remaining low partition between them can be used as a basis for the construction of a bar rack or a kitchen table.
To choose the most suitable redevelopment option, it is worth viewing the kitchen projects presented on the Internet combined with a balcony.
Execution of the necessary documentation
Before the dismantling of the dividing wall, it will be necessary to first prepare the design documentation regarding the layout of the kitchen with the balcony, and coordinate it with a number of control bodies, having previously received consent from the owners of the apartment and neighbors. If you plan to remove only the window, leaving a partition under it, you will not need to obtain permission to carry out such work.
Nevertheless, to combine the premises, it will be necessary to draw up a package of documentation, including the draft general redevelopment of the kitchen combined with the balcony, the consent of the residents, a number of permits from the regulatory authorities, including the final department of the housing inspection, as well as the final act of reconstruction. You can do independently by developing and designing such a documentation or entrusting these work to professionals.
How to combine a kitchen with a balcony
First, it is required to evaluate the condition of the balcony. In order for him to continue to act as a reliable support for part of the kitchen room, it is required that its parapet and the railing be reliable enough. If they are in a dilapidated state, you will need to cut them to build a new durable frame for the skin and subsequent installation of windows.
It is worth considering that the balcony combined with the kitchen should be insulated to be in the kitchen room quite comfortable. Thus, before dismantling the partition, work should be carried out on glazing and insulation of the balcony or loggia, as well as remove the balcony door.
To combine the kitchen with a balcony, you will need to perform the following sequence of work:
- Preparation of the balcony. To do this, it is necessary to remove the accumulated garbage from it, carry out clicking things, do cleaning.
- Glazing. Even if it is present, in most cases the installed window profile does not meet the necessary requirements for saving heat in the kitchen room, therefore it is advisable to replace it with more suitable glazing (modern double -glazed windows with aluminum or plastic PVC profile).
- Dismantling the partition. It is worth considering that the reinforced concrete partition is not subject to dismantling, and in a brick house you can demolish the partition between the kitchen and the balcony, if this wall is not carrier for the flooring. In any case, after removing the partition, it will be necessary to perform work to strengthen the resulting opening. If the windowsill and the wall placed under the window are not subject to dismantling, it is easy to be in harmony when designing a kitchen with a balcony. To do this, you can organize a bar in this place or install a table by choosing a suitable countertop of the desired style. In addition, the window sill remaining after dismantling the window is convenient to use as a shelf for kitchen accessories or indoor plants. Such accents will be especially appropriate in a small room. The bar counter will fit perfectly into the design of a small corner kitchen combined with a balcony.
- Insulation. For a further comfortable stay in the kitchen at any time of the year, it is necessary to warmly insulate the balcony. To protect the room from the weather, it will be necessary to perform external waterproofing and vapor barrier - with its help it is quite possible to convert the balcony into a full part of the apartment. External insulation, as a rule, is not cheap, moreover, often there is no opportunity to perform such work. In the absence of it, it is necessary to insulate the wall from the inside, as well as the floor and ceiling on the balcony. To do this, you will need to install layers of waterproofing, insulation and vapor barrier. It is not difficult to choose the right materials - for external insulation of the walls, for example, foam, for internal thermal insulation, a foam or polystyrene can be used. In addition, the organization of heating should be considered in advance. To create a comfortable microclimate in the room, it is convenient to use the “warm floor” system - such an electric heating is easy to install with your own hands, while it is important to misery quality material. In addition, you can use electro- or infrared heaters (the latter, as a rule, are installed on the ceiling).
Kitchen design design with a balcony
After redevelopment, you will need to proceed with the most creative part of the work - the design of the design of the kitchen combined with the balcony. In order for such a room to look quite cozy and harmonious, it is necessary to carefully consider the methods of its decoration and fulfill it in a single style solution.
When designing a kitchen interior with a balcony, you can use the following popular trends:
- if the area of \u200b\u200bthe balcony attached to the main room allows, you can equip the dining area on it so that the whole family can be located at the future at the table. This solution is perfect for a small kitchen. On the former balcony, you can place a dining table in parallel to the walls, as well as several comfortable chairs with a high back or a small soft corner. For the kitchen combined with the balcony, you will need to choose a table of not too large size, at the same time such that it is convenient to sit behind it. You can save the space of a small room using a retractable countertop. In addition, a glass table will also decorate such a dining area. The advantage of placing the dining room on the balcony combined with the kitchen is that sitting at the table, you can eat food in almost fresh air, and also enjoy the view from the windows;
- if you do not completely remove the partition between the kitchen and the balcony, you can use it as a submach to build a functional and stylish bar rack, and to put bar chairs nearby. Near it you can conveniently accommodate and look out the window, in addition, this interior item will give the room additional aesthetics. In addition, a fairly wide window sill can also be used for equipment or racks. If the available is too narrow, you can take the supports at a certain distance from the old and set the new one;
- on the territory of the balcony attached to the kitchen, it is easy to organize a comfortable recreation area in which it is convenient to relax with a cup of coffee or a glass of wine. To arrange such a corner, you can use soft chairs or a comfortable sofa, as well as a coffee table;
- in addition, on the balcony combined with the kitchen, you can equip the working area - for this, after dismantling the partition, you will need to transfer items of household appliances to the balcony that the hostess uses for cooking, like a microwave, multicooker, oven, equipment with convenient regiments. To arrange an additional working area, you can also use a folding countertop. Enough conveniently placed on the insulated balcony racks for cans with blanks for the winter, as well as a refrigerator. In addition, there you can equip shelves for carpentry tools - it is better to make them closed.
It is worth considering that the balcony window and open kitchen doors can serve as a source of draft, so it is worth considering placing furniture in such a way as to be in the kitchen as comfortable as possible.
Having selected the wall decoration of the kitchen combined with the balcony, as well as suitable interior items in light colors, you can visually expand the room and make it a feeling of spaciousness and fullness of light.
Kitchen combined with a balcony - photo
