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What floor/deck for an iron balcony (currently have metal crate as floor)

  • 22-04-2016 12:06pm
    #1
    greep
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    I have a small, curved iron balcony/balconnete (around 1.5x0.5 sq meters).
    The floor is just a metal crate at the moment, but I would like to have something more solid, so I can put a chair or small table in there.

    Are there any places in Dublin which specialize in such floor?
    I guess it could be just a tailored wooden board, painted with waterproof paint, but don't even know where to ask about it?

    Any ideas?

    It's something similar to the below picture (but wider, so it should accommodate 2 chairs & a small table).
    Curved-wrought-iron-balcony-railings-made-in.jpg_200x200.jpg
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  • #2
    greep
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 101 ✭✭greep


    Did the research & the answer is:

    1. Do the measurement yourself
    2. Order a sheet of marine plywood
    3. Get it cut to size e.g. Larry's D.I.Y. - Specialists in wood cut to size (you have to mark the shape for them).
    4. Varnish it if for external use.


  • #3
    Bonzo Delaney
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,577 ✭✭✭Bonzo Delaney


    Personally I hate the sight of decking
    But for that application I'd probably go the route of fixing composite non slip decking to that area leaving a 3mm gap between each board. When it's down its finished no weather protection or treatment needed.


  • #4
    wait4me
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    Are you sure that the balcony is for use and not for decoration only? Just asking as you could be sitting there one minute and the next minute....


  • #5
    greep
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 101 ✭✭greep


    wait4me wrote: »
    Are you sure that the balcony is for use and not for decoration only? Just asking as you could be sitting there one minute and the next minute....
    It's bigger versus what you can see on the picture above & can definitely accommodate 2 people.
    Won't be sitting there all day long, but would be nice to get some sun or have coffee outside, whenever possible :)


  • #6
    HeidiHeidi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,040 ✭✭✭✭HeidiHeidi


    greep wrote: »
    It's bigger versus what you can see on the picture above & can definitely accommodate 2 people.
    Won't be sitting there all day long, but would be nice to get some sun or have coffee outside, whenever possible :)
    It might accommodate 2 people and some furniture, but is it structurally strong enough for them?

    As the previous poster said (or at least I think that's what they were saying) some balconies are intended for decorative purposes only.


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  • #7
    greep
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 101 ✭✭greep


    HeidiHeidi wrote: »
    It might accommodate 2 people and some furniture, but is it structurally strong enough for them?

    As the previous poster said (or at least I think that's what they were saying) some balconies are intended for decorative purposes only.
    It has 3 metal bars (12x6 cm) going into the wall (not sure how deep), but looks solid.
    Plus a metal crate on the floor, so in my view it's designed for people standing there - have seen plenty of people in the complex having a smoke there.


  • #8
    wait4me
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,056 ✭✭✭wait4me


    Yeah I was wondering "is it structurally sound?". I keep thinking of the Irish kids who were hurt in Berkeley, CA last year when they used a balcony that appears to have been 'not structurally sound'. I myself would be wary of a metal balcony connected to an apartment structure by metal bars. But that's me.....


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