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| - | ===== Introduction | + | ====== Balcony Brackets ====== |
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| + | ===== Why Important ===== | ||
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| + | Lighter balconies usually rest on the projecting string course at first-floor level, being fixed to the stonework with lugs which form part of the floor grid, staved into undercut holes. | ||
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| + | However heavier balconies are supported on a bracket of cast or wrought iron of various designs. The base and wrought-iron coping rail of the balcony itself are usually built into the wall. Because of the loads they may carry, it is particularly important that balconies be securely fixed to sound stonework, and treated against rust. | ||
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| + | It is important that these are well maintained as they provide the embellishment of the building. Being made of cast or wrought iron, they also need careful maintenance to protect them from rust. | ||
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| + | Balconies running the length of a street are tied back to the stonework with wrought- or cast-iron bars at the party walls; these ties sometimes take the form of decorative cast-iron panels fixed across the balcony to separate adjoining houses. | ||
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| + | ===== When to look ===== | ||
| ===== What to look for ===== | ===== What to look for ===== | ||
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| ===== What to do if you find a problem ===== | ===== What to do if you find a problem ===== | ||
| - | lorem ipsum | + | Sinkings in the stonework should be made good with a mortar repair. |
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| + | The hole in the stone is drilled and chiselled to a wedge shape. The balcony is positioned and a clay cup formed beneath to contain the lead. The lead is run in, pared off to the face of the stonework and staved well in. The lead must be sufficiently hot to run to the back of the sinking. | ||
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| + | An effective temporary repair to a balcony grating floor can be achieved by bolting stainless steel plates above and below the fracture. | ||
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| + | Wrought-iron brackets are susceptible to rust and, where seriously weakened by corrosion, should be replaced in stainless steel. | ||
| ===== Avoiding creating problems ===== | ===== Avoiding creating problems ===== | ||
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