Attach plastic cladding to the balcony - this is how it works

What you need:

• Plastic z. B. thin sheets, tarpaulin or corrugated plastic
• Tools (drill, screws, dowels, etc.)

How to choose a suitable plastic cladding

• The plastic cladding for your balcony should visually match the building.
• If it is z. B. a building with a lot of dark wood, in the alpine style, with a balcony made of curved wide wooden slats, fits In addition, an inconspicuous plastic cladding made of thin, almost transparent plastic panels, which is attached to the interior of the balcony will.
• In modern buildings with balconies made of metal bars, e.g. B. a kind of fence made of corrugated hard plastic in bright colors like yellow or green looks good.
• An attractive alternative to this is a plastic tarpaulin, which is particularly easy to attach.
• You can get the plastic material at your hardware store.
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• There are several ways to put plastic cladding on the balcony.
• The best way to do this is to use wood screws to attach a cladding made of thin plastic sheets to wooden beams.
• You can fix a cladding with dowels on a concrete or masonry base. Drill a hole for the screw in the plastic plate and with the same diameter in the substrate. The hole should be deep enough for the dowel. Hold the plastic cladding against the surface so that hole lines up with hole, and then screw the cladding in place with the screw.
• A plastic tarpaulin is easiest to attach to a balcony with a metal railing. The tarpaulin has a row of riveted holes on the top and bottom edge through which you can pull a plastic cord and tie the tarpaulin to the metal railing with the cord. The tarpaulins are available in many colors and often with a structure that z. B. how coarse fabric looks.