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What types of Juliet Balconies are available?

What types of Juliet balconies are available? Skyforce The Skyforce Juliet Balcony is one of Origin Architectural’s well-known products for providing style, practically, affordability and most of all, fall protection. Practically invisible and easy to install, this incredibly popular system can be quickly and efficiently mounted through its unrivalled “slide & click” technique. With the

Juliet Balcony in Derby

Juliet Balcony in Derby

Juliet Balcony in Derby What is a Juliet balcony?  It’s important to recognise a Juliet balcony is different to the larger ‘walk on’ balcony as this allows no access to an outdoor space, instead, it provides a guard/security barrier for sliding doors or inward opening French doors at the first-floor level or above. A Juliet

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Skyforce Juliet Balcony in Doncaster 

Skyforce Juliet Balcony in Doncaster Origin Architectural recently completed this Skyforce Juliet balcony for a client in Doncaster in South Yorkshire. The Skyforce balcony was designed to match the frameless anthracite balustrade that was at the front of the property. We discussed every aspect of the Juliet balcony with the customer before the products were

Juliet balcony in Dumfries Scotland

Juliet Balcony in Dumfries Scotland

Juliet Balcony in Dumfries Scotland There are many features you can have in your loft conversion, but none more beautiful so than a Juliet balcony. The epitome of romance, the Juliet balcony gains its name from the timeless classic of Romeo and Juliet. In which Juliet would speak to Romeo from her balcony. Whilst we

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Do I Need Planning Permission For A Juliet Balcony?

We are often asked, “Do I need planning permission for a Juliet balcony?” The good news is that the vast majority of cases you Don’t. Juliet balconies are classed as Permitted Developments and therefore will not need planning permission. One of the main benefits of a Juliet balcony is that you can replace your windows

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How to measure for a Juliet Balcony?

Thinking of buying a Juliet Balcony but unsure exactly how to get the measurements right? Measuring for a Juliet Balcony is fairly straight forward however there are some considerations to be made. 1. The Juliet balcony needs to overlap the window opening so that it can be fixed to something securely. In order to get

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Skyforce Top Mount according Test BS 6180 (0,74 kN/m)Tested to Aluminium
GLASS WIDTH UP TO GLASS THICKNESS (tempered glass) GLASS HEIGHT
1000mm 12.76mm 300mm – 1100mm
1700mm 16.76mm 300mm – 1100mm
3000mm 21.52mm 500mm – 1100mm
(According test BS 6180) Tested on the basis that the minimum thickness of the aluminium frame is 1.4mm.   FIXING TO PVC FRAME SkyForce Top Mount Tested to Plastic According to the German Standard ETB Directive
GLASS WIDTH UP TO GLASS THICKNESS (tempered glass) GLASS HEIGHT
1600mm 12.76mm 700mm-1200mm
2100mm 16.76mm (17.52) 900mm-1200mm
2600mm 21.52mm 800mm-1100mm
Tested on the basis that the metal insert in the frame is a minimum of 1.5mm in thickness. I attach a copy of the test report which is in German but which I think we can include anyway.   FIXING TO STEEL OR CONCRETE Skyforce is fully tested at a height of 1.1m up to a width of 3m when fixed to steel or concrete.
Glass H = Glass Height L = Glass Length Working Line Load
6.62 min. 300mm - max. 1100mm max. 1100mm 3.0 kN/m
6.62 min. 500mm - max. 1100mm max. 1100mm 3.0 kN/m
8.84 min. 300mm < 500mm max. 1100mm 3.0 kN/m
8.84 min. 500mm - max. 1100mm max. 1100mm 3.0 kN/m
8.84 min. 600mm - max. 1100mm max. 1700mm 1.5 kN/m
8.84 min. 300mm < 600mm max. 1700mm 0.74 kN/m
10.10.4 min. 300mm < 500mm max. 500mm 3.0 kN/m
10.10.4 min. 500mm - max. 1100mm max. 1100mm 3.0 kN/m
10.10.4 1100mm max. 3000mm 0.74 kN/m
10.10.4 min. 300mm < 1100mm max. 3000mm 0.36 kN/m
FIXED TO TIMBER OR STONE/BRICKWORK   No test data available.   For more comprehensive test data, click here
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