Territory for relaxation or storage of homework? How do you see your balcony? Most of the inhabitants of our country prefer to fill their balconies with various rubbish, which will not part with or banks with winter blanks. But the territory of the balcony is the best suited for creating a winter garden, a veranda for a family tea party or a paradise, where you can relax after a hard day. The easiest way is to finish the balcony or loggia with wooden rails. This is available and inexpensive. In addition, quite easy and fast. Place a small table by the window and enjoy aromatic coffee. However, starting finishing work is better from the floor and side walls. Which coating to choose for the floor? There are several options here. First of all – tile or linoleum. The idea is not bad, only time -consuming, because in front of the flooring of linoleum the floors are aligned, and this requires a cement screed. The floors can be painted, but provided that they are already wooden. Everyone’s favorite laminate on the balcony cannot be laid, frosts and damps do not like. The best option is the flooring from wooden rails. First of all, treat the slats with a 5% solution of copper sulfate, it will protect the tree from rot and fungus. Morilka will help to give the rails the desired shade. Now the longitudinal and transverse rails cut according to the desired length are fastened with self -tapping screws. Side the side walls with the same rails or with a smaller section. If desired, you can make an awning in the form of a fan. Take six rails, a quarter of a dense canvas, on the likeness of a linseed, cut out in the form of a quarter of a circle, the radius of which is equal to the length of the bar. Below each rail, drill a hole and collect them one after another on a bolt, alternating rails with metal washers. The finished design should resemble the frame of the fan, which can be easily opened. We fix the canvas on extreme rails using thin nails. The awning is ready. The summer veranda on the balcony is wonderful, but what to do with things, which for a long time were legal “residents” here? For them you can make a closet or shelves. Not all balconies of the last floors are equipped with a roof. It is not difficult to build a canopy yourself. First we decide what the design and material will be. The metal is reliable and durable, but in the absence of a welding machine is completely unsuitable for such purposes. It’s easier to work with a tree, and the load on the bearing wall will be less. Now let’s talk about the design. The stronger the angle of inclination of the roof, the more the material will leave, but the snow, for example, will not accumulate on a gentle roof. The frame in the form of a double-leaf roof, a beam in the middle and balcony railing-the base of the balcony canopy. Two options are suitable for the roof: corrugated board or ondulin. But it is worth remembering that metal gafrolysts create a lot of noise with strong gusts of wind. Both material are durable and reliable, and most importantly, easy to mount. Balcony – a place for a fantasy flight. He will become a veranda, and a quiet corner with a winter garden. All in your hands.