Seeking the Best Balcony Choice for Multifamily Buildings What are the Different Types of Balconies? What Construction Material is Available for Balconies? What Details Should You Know for Balcony Design? Which Balcony Type is Best? What are the Different Types of Balconies? Many balcony options exist for today’s multi-family construction projects. Use this guide to

Modern balconies in multifamily construction are hot right now. Residents want balconies for connection outside of their living space…to feel breathtaking views, take in the sounds of nature, or view the bustling city from above. This increased balcony demand creates a need for a modern way of thinking about balconies.

What helps make a balcony safe and stable? A safe and stable balcony is best created by engineering know-how and innovation. We’ve all been on balconies where the railing seems a little loose or the decking seems a little unsafe. Those balconies were built with the cheapest cost in mind, without consideration of occupant safety

Deflection and live loads play a part in how occupants feel while on a balcony. Balcony and deck structure design need several considerations for the ultimate design. These considerations become crucial when balconies of a multifamily property take on how a building looks and feels in the end. You have the design and the color

Traditionally, if you wanted a balcony on your architectural design, the balcony system became a wood cantilever balcony design. Today, new methods and substrates open up options to consider a wood cantilever balcony system, or something like an aluminum bolt-on balcony system.

The Scott at Brush Park, a multifamily project located in Detroit, Michigan, required larger than standard-size balconies, with shipment from Wisconsin to Michigan. The extra challenge of these large-sized balconies was that the balcony arrive preassembled. Pre-Assembled Bolt On System Means Easy Install Midwest Stairs & Iron believes balconies should arrive fully welded and pre-assembled

In modern multifamily complexes, there are a few different tendencies on the rise, including trendy names, additional amenities, and the use of color on the powder coated aluminum balconies to look different from other buildings. The Trio in Milwaukee is one such complex with all three tendencies, comprised of three buildings. This multifamily property has

Construction projects require time efficiencies, and property owners always like money efficiencies. Midwest Iron takes these key aspects into consideration with our bolt-on balcony systems. Our current record for installing bolt-on balconies is 24 balconies in five hours at the 1st and Washington project. This record installation was possible with perfect coordination, experience, and our

Aluminum is a good sustainable choice for a building retrofit. Recently, Midwest Stairs & Iron completed a building retrofit with an aluminum balcony system to an 1800s building. Most often historic preservation can be a choice of: restoration for historical reasons, or renovation as part of sustainable design. Did you know aluminum is a good

Bolt on balconies are safer than cantilever balconies. The recent tragedy of the cantilever balcony in Berkeley, CA raised awareness of the potential catastrophic failure of cantilever balconies. The tragedy demonstrated how hidden joists can hide dangerous rotting conditions, within just eight years!