Standing/walkout balcony ideas

Standing/walkout balcony ideas

Developer · LA, Nashville TN · Member since 2015 · 295 posts · 75 votes

I'm struggling with this project to get a finalized design. My original design is shown below with nice large walk out balconies, however my GC never prepped the framing to support such balconies. I'm a year into the project now still with no design. My default was to go down to Juliet balconies but for the upstairs I think it will really detract from the space given it's a small room and the doors dropping off into nothing seem odd to me. I have a truss system and therefore there are no LVL's in place to drill into, but blocking can be added across the trusses. It is bricked on the outside.

I found something like this: https://deciron.com/cubist-sty...

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Residential Real Estate Broker · Sedona, AZ · Member since 2017 · 754 posts · 504 votes
4y
Originally posted by @Leland S.:

I'm struggling with this project to get a finalized design. My original design is shown below with nice large walk out balconies, however my GC never prepped the framing to support such balconies. I'm a year into the project now still with no design. My default was to go down to Juliet balconies but for the upstairs I think it will really detract from the space given it's a small room and the doors dropping off into nothing seem odd to me. I have a truss system and therefore there are no LVL's in place to drill into, but blocking can be added across the trusses. It is bricked on the outside.

I found something like this: https://deciron.com/cubist-sty...

Architectural Rendering:

What I got:

 Hi Leland.

Pay $300+- and hire a local architect (You may also need a structural engineer- also pretty reasonable) to come out and consult. No need to struggle with this or delay it any longer. Get great on-point advice from a local expert, pretty cheap, considering.

This looks like a fun project that you can transform into something special.

Good luck!

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  • Developer · Sacramento, CA · Member since 2016 · 464 posts · 143 votes
    4y

    not bad but not the same. What effect will no balconies have on the project?

  • Developer · LA, Nashville TN · Member since 2015 · 295 posts · 75 votes
    4y

    @Pavan Sandhu - Considering they will be a mix of short-term rentals and long-term rentals, I think it would just devalue the upstairs bedroom a bit because it's awkward. Short-term renters wouldn't care so much because there's a huge roof-top deck. In the end, it just becomes an awkward door vs floor to ceiling glass or lots of windows, which I think would be preferable to double doors with Juliet balconies. 

  • Peter TverdovBusiness Member
    Developer · New Brunswick, NJ · Member since 2015 · 1k+ posts · 2k+ votes
    4y

    WTH! Why did he change it like that without saying anything to you? 

  • Residential Real Estate Broker · Sedona, AZ · Member since 2017 · 754 posts · 504 votes
    4y
    Originally posted by @Leland S.:

    I'm struggling with this project to get a finalized design. My original design is shown below with nice large walk out balconies, however my GC never prepped the framing to support such balconies. I'm a year into the project now still with no design. My default was to go down to Juliet balconies but for the upstairs I think it will really detract from the space given it's a small room and the doors dropping off into nothing seem odd to me. I have a truss system and therefore there are no LVL's in place to drill into, but blocking can be added across the trusses. It is bricked on the outside.

    I found something like this: https://deciron.com/cubist-sty...

    Architectural Rendering:

    What I got:

     Hi Leland.

    Pay $300+- and hire a local architect (You may also need a structural engineer- also pretty reasonable) to come out and consult. No need to struggle with this or delay it any longer. Get great on-point advice from a local expert, pretty cheap, considering.

    This looks like a fun project that you can transform into something special.

    Good luck!

  • Developer · LA, Nashville TN · Member since 2015 · 295 posts · 75 votes
    4y
    Originally posted by @Peter Tverdov:

    WTH! Why did he change it like that without saying anything to you? 

    The GC had a metal worker design some kind of bracket that would pop through the brick to attach C-Channels. However, they never had any engineer or architect spec out a design. So the metal worker refused to install them leaving me with a bunch of brackets I don't know what to do with. Since it was clear this GC was not progressing, I fired them. Now I'm very late in the game and need to decide what's worth waiting to do. 

  • Developer · LA, Nashville TN · Member since 2015 · 295 posts · 75 votes
    4y

    @Chad McMahan - I've already dropped $3000 on two engineers just to tell me a lot of nothing... I suppose I need to look for something different.

  • Investor · San Francisco, CA · Member since 2021 · 3 posts · 4 votes
    4y

    Another option to consider would be to adding stacked balconies, which are held up by pillars and typically require minimal load implications on the building.  This is likely a more cost effective option anyways.

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