Balcony covering for new builds and renovations
A beautiful balcony is attractive for residents and enhances any building. However, balconies are constantly exposed to changing weather conditions. This leads to typical problems with many floor coverings. Here you can find out how to permanently avoid these problems with balcony flooring from WARCO.
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'The tiles are quick and easy to lay, even for non-professionals. It feels great to walk on, even barefoot. The material only smelled a little for a few hours and then disappeared. Conclusion: We now have a super terrace. 100% recommendation.'
Wolfgang Zier, September 19, 2018, Delivery dn074697ik
The advantages at a glance
- WARCO balcony slabs are usually laid directly onto the existing substrate - gluing or screwing is not necessary. The balcony flooring adapts to slight unevenness.
- Balconies with balcony floor panels made of wood, multiplex, sheet metal or grating are effectively soundproofed thanks to the excellent impact sound insulation of the rubber granulate panels.
- Leaking balcony floor slabs can be made permanently watertight and safe to use with the system consisting of ALLESDICHT thick-layer sealant and WARCO balcony slabs.
- The surface of WARCO balcony slabs is non-slip and slip-resistant. It offers fall protection, is pleasant to the touch and invites you to walk barefoot. The surface is water-permeable, dries quickly and insulates against cold ground temperatures.
- Balcony decking from WARCO is weather and frost resistant. By nature, it cannot break, crack, splinter, mold or flake off.
- WARCO balcony slabs are maintenance-free and low-maintenance.
The right balcony covering for every balcony type
Balcony decking from WARCO is the ideal solution for cantilevered balconies. The slightly elastic balcony slabs can usually be laid directly onto the existing covering. Cracks and leaks can be permanently sealed with ALLESDICHT.
WARCO balcony decking can be laid directly on floorboards, on roofing felt, on gratings or on material panels. Particularly interesting: the impact-elastic balcony slabs offer excellent impact sound insulation and soundproof the balcony.
WARCO offers thin, easy-care and weather-resistant balcony tiles as flooring for the loggia, which are usually laid directly on the floor of the loggia. In the event of cracks and leaks, the loggia floor can be easily and permanently sealed with ALLESDICHT.
WARCO's best-selling products for the balcony
Sealing & covering
WARCO provides you with a perfectly coordinated system for the balcony floor slab: the waterproofing and the balcony covering. The special thing about it: you can carry out all the work yourself, the waterproofing can be easily applied with a notched trowel and connections and penetrations can also be worked on easily and safely. ALLESDICHT is supplied as a viscous compound, can be diluted with water and, once dry, forms a rubber skin at least 2 mm thick with an expansion capacity of at least 200 % - even if the balcony slab is subject to strong stresses, it is permanently and securely sealed.
The product finder
Find exactly the balcony decking that suits your balcony and your requirements here. The product finder will guide you to your new balcony decking in just a few steps.
Superior to other balcony coverings in terms of its overall properties!
- Weather-resistant and frost-proof
- Water-permeable and quick-drying
- Dry and wet slip-resistant
- Insulates heat, cold, vibrations, sound
- Easy to clean with self-cleaning effect
- Easy to install for new builds or renovations
See how others have realized their dream of a beautiful balcony
Laying balcony flooring in two colors that form a geometric pattern creates an exclusive effect when used in the right color combination and in the right setting.
Another tip for creating an attractive balcony area is to use a joint pattern that is not parallel to the house wall but rotated by 45°. This classic check pattern is also helpful if the walls are not at right angles to each other.
Among WARCO's wide range of balcony slabs, there is always a color design that matches the building and its surroundings. Like here, for example, where the house and balcony are painted in a strong blue. The matching balcony covering should be a warm, light color, in this case the travertine color design.
The dovetail joints are visible as slight shadow lines in the surface due to the slanting evening sun and the shot against the light. When the sun is higher, the joint visually dissolves into the color design of the tiles.
It's hard to believe how quickly a balcony can be redesigned with WARCO's handy balcony slabs. The work is done in a few simple steps and the entire area shines in new beauty in no time at all.
But the new balcony flooring not only looks good and is quick to install, it is also particularly comfortable and safe - all in all a good investment.
Laying WARCO balcony decking yourself saves money and is fun. As a rule, the individual slabs are laid from the center of the surface outwards towards the edges. If there are depressions (puddles) in the substrate, these can simply be filled with suitable roofing felt cuttings.
Finally, the edge panels are cut to size using a circular saw. Cut-outs can easily be made with a jigsaw or sabre saw.
Under the menu item "Advice and planning" you will find practical instructions that explain the correct installation step by step.
WARCO balcony coverings are weather-resistant and can generally be laid directly on almost all substrates. No separating layer is required for roof waterproofing with plasticizer-free waterproofing membranes, e.g. made of EPDM.
Installation is generally possible all year round. The balcony slabs should have a temperature below 18°C and above 5°C and be dry when they are laid. If it rains during installation, this will not cause any damage. However, it is better not to lay the slabs in direct sunlight so that they do not heat up.
WARCO balcony slabs are the ideal balcony covering for a steel balcony with grating as a balcony floor slab. Any grating can be covered with WARCO balcony slabs. The ideal panel thickness depends on the mesh width of the grating.
The vibration damping of the rubber granulate floor covering is particularly advantageous: walking on the balcony no longer causes metallic rattling and clattering.
Housing associations and property managers are therefore increasingly opting for WARCO balcony panels when building new balconies or renovating existing ones in apartment buildings.
WARCO balcony slabs - easy floating installation
The handy balcony slabs from WARCO can be simply laid on the existing balcony floor slab. Without any screws or gluing. An elaborate substructure is not necessary. It is sufficient if the substrate under the balcony slabs is relatively level, permanently stable and well drained.
This floating installation is particularly advantageous, as the decoupling of the balcony floor slab and balcony covering prevents stresses between the different layers in the structure. Such stresses often lead to spalling or cracks in bonded slabs or tiles.
A dovetail joint (also known as a puzzle or zipper system) is integrated into the edges of WARCO balcony slabs. During installation, the interlocking interlocks and connects the slabs to form a uniform carpet of slabs. However, the connection is reversible, i.e. if necessary, the tiles can be removed individually or completely and laid again in the same or another position.
Relaxation
A balcony with rubber granulate flooring is a great place to sit, play and lie down. The sound-absorbing floor feels pleasantly warm. It ensures peace and relaxation on the balcony.
Comfort flooring with footfall sound insulation and fall protection
Noises on the balcony such as furniture moving or shoes clattering are often perceived as annoying. Balcony flooring from WARCO provides a remedy here. This is because the covering is elastic underfoot and absorbs vibrations. This prevents rolling, grinding, tapping and scraping noises from occurring in the first place. Even high-movement fitness training can be carried out silently on WARCO flooring.
Balcony slabs made of pu-bonded rubber granulate are elastic, i.e. permanently flexible and yielding. Nevertheless, garden furniture, flower pots etc. are stable and secure - without leaving marks. Even high heels can walk safely on WARCO flooring. The heel does not sink in and the foot does not twist.
WARCO flooring brings a wonderfully pleasant barefoot feeling to the balcony, comparable to the feeling of walking on naturally firm forest flooring. And it increases safety: the tiles are water-permeable and slip-resistant. In the event of a fall, they provide good fall protection - important for children or senior citizens.
Feel-good comfort
The microscopically small air pockets between the rubber granules and the air cushions in the drainage on the underside of the slabs ensure that WARCO slabs offer significantly better thermal insulation and absorb considerably less solar heat than coverings made of ceramic, natural stone, WPC, concrete or plastic.
Balcony floor with pleasant temperature
If you walk barefoot on a concrete, tiled, stone or WPC decking floor on a sunny summer's day, you will feel it immediately: this floor heats up considerably. And at night, it radiates unpleasant heat for many hours. On cool days, on the other hand, you get really cold feet. In contrast, WARCO flooring Little radiant heat and isolated noticeable against cold floors.
The pleasant feel-good properties of WARCO floor coverings can be objectively demonstrated in a comparison between rubber, marble (natural stone) and EPS polystyrene.
The heat capacity, i.e. the amount of energy that must be expended to increase the temperature of 1 kg of material by 1° C, is 1.6 kJ for rubber, 0.8 kJ for marble and 1.6 kJ for EPS. In simple terms: marble heats up twice as fast as rubber or polystyrene.
The difference in thermal conductivity is even clearer: polystyrene with a λ value of 0.03 is a particularly good insulating material, for rubber the λ value is 0.16 and for marble, a very poor insulating material, it is 2.8.
Enjoy
Balcony flooring from WARCO remains beautiful for many years with little maintenance. There is a large selection of surfaces and color designs to suit every taste and budget.
Practical and affordable
Balcony slabs from WARCO are fully permeable to water. No puddles remain on the balcony after rain. When the water seeps through the slabs, it simply takes the fine dirt with it - the "self-cleaning effect".
You can remove coarse dirt with a water hose, high-pressure cleaner, broom or vacuum cleaner. A WARCO floor is therefore low-maintenance and maintenance-free. This means that it does not need to be impregnated, sanded or painted.
You are guaranteed to find the right balcony flooring at WARCO. The surfaces and designs of WARCO floor coverings are as varied as the balcony projects.
Balcony slabs from WARCO are also the better choice from an economic point of view, as the investment costs are manageable and there are no significant maintenance and care costs. What's more, you can lay the slabs yourself and save on tradesmen's costs.
WARCO balcony decking - just some of the possible shades of green
Balcony slabs up to 20 mm thick
Balcony slabs from 25 mm thickness
Large-format balcony coverings - only for areas protected from the weather
Sealing & edging
WARCO = Quality + Service
Many hundreds of authentic and positive reviews and thousands of satisfied customers throughout Europe and overseas speak for the really good quality of WARCO floor coverings. You too can buy good and affordable - directly from the manufacturer.
And let the expert consultants at the WARCO Gallery in Neustadt an der Weinstraße advise you personally. Whether on site, by telephone or in writing.
Of course, the WARCO team is available to answer all your questions about balcony slabs, their use and care, not only before but also after your purchase.