In areas where outdoor space may be at a premium, adding a steel balcony could boost value by between 10 and 12%, according to Property Reporter.
After all, not only do you let air and sunlight into your home, bringing the natural world to even the smallest of spaces, but you can enjoy the view rather than just looking out of the window.
Even on less sizeable balconies, you can create a mini garden or put out a table and chairs. With larger ones, you can bring family and friends together. And if space is tight, a versatile Juliet balcony expertly crafted from steel could offer a way forward.
Open French windows onto one of these structures and improve room aesthetics and ventilation instantly. (What’s more, a balcony like this doesn’t need planning permission.)
Here are some of the other benefits of steel balconies in particular and how they can boost your home’s value:
- Low-maintenance: Particularly if you go for a powder-coated version of the material, steel needs very little in the way of upkeep. There’s no yearly repainting to worry about, nor any routine rot-sealing. This saves time and money, plus you can point out the low-maintenance nature of your balcony to anyone visiting your property with a view to buying it.
- Cost-effective design: Because steel frameworks are typically more cost-effective to produce and fit than similar building materials, the return on investment is excellent. So you could recoup quite a bit of your initial outlay through what you can add to potential asking price.
- Kerb appeal: This is the appearance of your property as seen from the street, and it can make a significant difference to the price you can command for your home. One idea to maximise kerb appeal is to combine steel with glass or wire-rope balustrades to maximise natural light and maintain exterior views. This will add a modern, premium finish to the outside of your building.
- Outstanding durability: Whether you go for galvanised or stainless steel, this stuff has the advantage over wood or even wrought iron of being strong enough to shrug off corrosion, rust and the vagaries of the UK’s climate. Steel also meets the most stringent safety standards. Plus there’s flexibility – for example, you can curve a steel balcony more easily than a timber one. Plus the metal’s strength is combined with being lightweight and sustainable. (It’s fully recyclable.)
- Making the most of underused space: Especially if you have a balcony you can walk out onto, you create highly desirable additional outside living space, which house-hunters with families, and those in urban areas, will particularly love. Turn your underused upper floor into an appealing retreat!
What will I need to think about?
Consider carefully the kind of balcony you’re contemplating adding to your home, bearing in mind whether this is a new construction or a renovation project.
Equally, consider the look you are going for, whether that’s traditionally ornate or something sleek and modern, for example with glass. Or perhaps an industrial aesthetic would be the best fit for your home?
A stunning steel balcony from Two J’s Metalwork
At Sussex-based Two J’s Metalwork, we specialise in high-quality metalwork products such as steel balconies. We pride ourselves on our craftmanship and end-to-end customer service, and measure our success by how often people come back to us time after time.
Choose us for the quality of our materials, the experience and expertise of our team, plus our fully tailored solutions. Talk to us today about a steelwork balcony.
We’ll work hard to minimise disruption during the construction process, and we’ll be with you from initial assessment through installation and aftercare.
Take the first step today and get in touch with a member of the friendly, professional team.
