Made famous by Shakespeare, made perfect by Sapphire, the Juliet (or Juliette) is a specialist balcony commonly used to protect openings such as French doors on an upper floor of a residential development.
Is a Juliet balcony worth it?
To open up that view, enjoy more natural light and increase fresh air into your home – that is the point of a Juliet balcony. And a glass Juliet balcony, with clean clear lines, is a great and cost-effective way to enhance both the external and internal appearance of your home. No doubt about it, they do look good!
Can you go on Juliet balcony?
Tourists can enter the tiny courtyard – free-of-charge – simply to take a photo of the balcony or to rub their hand on the right breast of a bronze statue of Juliet as part of a ritual that is said to bring luck in love.
How do you use a Juliet balcony?
A glass Juliet Balcony is a stylish way to enhance space within an upstairs room – whether a bedroom, first-floor living room or loft conversion. By installing inward-opening French Doors, sliding or bi-fold doors protected with a Juliet Balcony for the required safety, you can bring the outside world indoors.
What does a Juliet balcony look like?
For a baseline, the Cambridge Dictionary defines one as “a structure like a very narrow balcony with vertical metal bars, fitted to the outside of a building in front of an upstairs full-length window in two parts that can be opened like doors.”
Do you need building regs for Juliet balcony?
Building Regulations (Part K)
The Juliet balcony must be constructed in a manner that prevents children from readily being able to climb it (e.g. no horizontal rails). Guarding must be able to resist the loads given in BS EN 1991-1-1 with its UK National Annex, UK National Annex to Eurocode 1.
How do I get the most of a Juliet balcony?
Bring the Indoors Outdoors
Sheer curtains are perfect for a Juliet balcony because they billow in the breeze and make a room more interesting. Of course, you can put loads of plants around the window to make use of all that sunlight, too. The space around your Juliet balcony can be used much as a full balcony would be.
How big can a Juliette balcony be?
The maximum width for a steel juliet balcony is 7 metres. For a glass balcony the maximum width of each pane of glass is 2.4 metres, and for wider balconies there is normally a small air gap between panes and/or a custom bracket, to avoid adding extra posts.
Is there a real Romeo and Juliet balcony?
In reality the building dates from the 12th- century. In 1905 the house was purchased by the City of Verona. The balcony belongs to the aptly named La Casa di Giulietta, or House of Juliet, the former home of the Cappello family and the inspiration for the Capulets.
What is the point of a French balcony?
Their main purpose is to provide the feel of a true balcony without the expense or upkeep. The most basic French balcony is little more than a grating or railing stretched across glass doors. There is usually a bit of clearance all around, but not any functional deck space.
