We organize a workshop on the balcony and loggia

If your loved ones rightly consider you a talented and jack of all trades, but you didn't manage to take possession of a real workshop, then this is not a reason to despair and abandon such an interesting occupation. It turns out that modern technologies and design solutions allow you to arrange a workshop practically in your own apartment, on a balcony or loggia. In the article we will try to figure out whether this is a difficult business and how you can try to make your dream come true.

First of all, before starting work on organizing a full-fledged workshop on a balcony or loggia, you need to carry out a number of preparatory measures.

Firstly, since it is planned to place work machines or devices on a small or not very balcony, then the thought of wiring should occupy you first of all. If before that the balcony was insulated and glazed, then with a high degree of probability electricity has already been supplied there. If such work has not been carried out there before, then you will need to think about the electrification of the future workshop from a city apartment on your own.

The main thing is to soberly assess your financial capabilities and your own abilities. If you have not acquired sufficient knowledge in the field of electrification, then it would be best to trust the professionals - either from the district housing office, or from other private organizations, of which there have recently become a lot.

Balcony insulation should be discussed separately and in detail. If the workshop, conceived by you, is planned as a year-round premises, then you will not be able to do without the organization of insulation. The balcony will need to be glazed with a warm and sealed glass unit.

For thermal insulation of the rest of the balcony surfaces, such as the floor, ceiling and walls, it is recommended to sheathe them with wooden beams. Insulating material is laid in the recesses and holes that appear after finishing. After all the voids are sealed with it, it is necessary to attach high-quality cladding material to the timber.

The floor must be made warm. The technology of its insulation is no different from a similar operation, which many have already done more than once in their kitchens. Such a floor, tiled with slabs, in addition to the general convenience of work, is easy to clean and clean of debris, which is most likely to form in your home workshop.

Again, you can also heat the balcony with the help of all kinds of heating devices, the power of which may vary.

After the completion of the preparatory work, the most important and interesting thing begins - filling the workshop with useful tools and devices, as well as installing equipment. Regardless of the purpose of the workshop, for a man, first of all, the convenience and functionality of the room is important. Therefore, you cannot do without a table, shelves, mini-cabinets for tools, as well as hooks on which you can hang something important.

With a high degree of probability, we can assume that the workshop should have a workbench, and it should be located in the most convenient and accessible corner of the workshop. It should stand firmly, not stagger and in general should not cause any complaints in the work.

When installing machine tools and machine tools, you need to remember about strength and solidity. For greater stability, it is best to mount them on a metal frame so that you move them as little as possible.

If your wife, daughter or mother is fond of and actively engaged in sewing, then you can easily organize a sewing workshop on the balcony. First of all, after completing the preparatory work, you need to purchase a real sewing table in a specialized store, equipped with a large number of drawers and drawers in which you can store needles, threads, cuttings, as well as other things that are so necessary for cutting and sewing.

On the walls or above the sewing table, you can arrange shelves on which containers with rolls of fabric will stand. It is better to give preference to plastic containers, since their cost is low, and they themselves are not susceptible to getting wet or rusting.

In addition to the sewing table, it is also necessary to organize a table for cutting fabrics. It is recommended to make a folding table for cutting in order to save useful workshop area. The ironing board can be placed somewhere in the corner or pushed behind the shelves. It is only important to be able to get to it almost without hindrance and extract it for use.

• If the workshop does not plan to be an all-season room, then the balcony glazing can be completely abandoned or single-chamber double-glazed windows can be installed.
• Remember that a workshop is not only machines, but also large furniture. Among other things, it is also the focus of many small, but nevertheless important and functional items, the location and complexity of which should be thought about in advance.
• It is not necessary to purchase new furniture for the workshop. You can easily give a "second life" to cabinets that do not fit into the interior of your apartment.

Thus, you can once again make sure that it is not difficult to organize a workshop on your own city balcony or loggia. And if, at the planning stage, you think over many details of the future work space, then soon you will be able to experience the incomparable pleasure of working in your own creative space.