Now very often apartment owners are engaged in insulation of their balconies or loggias, all because such an action increases the living area or simply complements the apartment with a cozy room. But you need to know that the insulation of the balcony is quite a laborious and serious step.
So, if you seriously planned to insulate your balcony, then for the start it must be glazed, the parapet consists either of concrete or from foam blocks, insulation of a metal parapet is prohibited. For complete isolation, cover the walls with foamy insulation. As the main insulation, extruded polystyrene foam (polystyrene) must be used, and foamed foil (vapor barrier) is suitable for the second layer .
In order for the materials to be durable and guarantee reliability use the proven stamps. It is worth taking into account the fact that the thicker the material, the better it retains heat and does not miss the cold. The best option for choosing a polystyrene thickness will be a common practice, that is, if the balcony is not combined with the room, then we boldly use 30 mm, if it is combined, then all 50 mm will be needed here. The occurrence is used according to the same scheme – from 3 to 5 mm. It is important to remember that these rules apply provided that your apartment is designed according to GOST.
Polystyrene sheets have at the junctions of a step like a step in these places it is necessary to work with mounting foam. The polystyrene itself needs to be attached with plastic dowels, and the stitched seams are glued with ordinary tape. As soon as this stage is completed, the owner himself will make sure that the temperature has grown significantly on the balcony – loggia.
It is time to apply the second layer that will perform the function of vapor barrier. In addition, foil polyethylene has good sound insulation and copes with the reflection of heat. All this is glued to the surface of polystyrene using bilateral tape, overwhelming seams are not allowed, all joints after gluing will be covered with foil tape. As a result, the room will become like a thermos, and the cold is completely isolated.
Now you have insulated your balcony and you can use it as an increase in the room, or as a separate room in which you can relax and read the book, perhaps there will be a flower greenhouse, one way or another a new room will find its application.