A few things we believe are important to know about juliet balconies.
As a general rule a juliet balcony doesn't require planning permission, but we do suggest you check with your local authority planning department, telling them you wish to fit a juliet balcony. The majority of cases will be a short phone call where they confirm that planning consent for a juliet balcony isn't required, but always better to be safe.
Although planning may not be required, juliet balconies must still conform to building regulations. This means they must be a minimum of 1100mm high and a sphere of 100mm should not pass through any gap in the juliet balcony. Care must be taken in the design to ensure it is fully compliant, this is very relevant to bow bar juliet balconies and how the ends / corners are finished.
When fixing to brickwork, we suggest that the juliet balconies should be a minimum of 300mm wider than the brick opening. This ensures that the juliet balcony has a good solid fixing. After all the balcony is there to protect you or others from falling.
When fixing to a tile hung house, then the juliet balcony must be fixed to the structural timbers, this is normally the frame work that the doors were fixed to and will make the balcony fixing line about 75mm wider than the doors. This is only a guide and timber positions need to be confirmed. For tile hung fixing we provide a different method of fixing, so would need to be informed that the juliet balcony is being fixed to a tile hung house.
One point of the balcony design, which should be noted certainly if children have access to the balcony. There should be nothing that allows children to climb the balcony. This means any thing they can gain a foot hold on, low horizontal bars or scrolls.
Because of the notes above we believe that we cannot sell juliet balconies over the internet, by just providing designs and prices, and letting people click to order. We need to know we are providing you with something that is suitable and safe for your needs. We prefer to have personal contact either by telephone or email.
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