Versatile balcony becomes extra room

One of the attractions of many Spanish properties is that they have balconies or terraces in their apartments or houses.

Wasted space or additional room?

Whilst this is great when the weather is clement, but when it’s too hot, raining, or windy, they can end up as simply being wasted space rather than an additional room.

Some people decide to add canopies which can either be set onto an external wall and can be rolled out to add shade or drop a canopy from an overhead balcony to give the impression of another room.

The problem with these options of course is that they are open to deterioration due to the weather and when it rains or the wind is heavy you need to roll them in otherwise, they will bow and deteriorate even more quickly.

In the UK, the answer is often to build a conservatory but  depending on the type of space you may have available in your Spanish property, one very popular option is to install what are known as glass curtains.

Glass curtains could be the answer

If you have a balcony over a terrace then you will be able to find one of the many manufacturers and installers who advertise in Euro Weekly News to create what will essentially be a new room when the glass curtains are extended or a genuine terrace or balcony when they are opened.

There are various layouts which can de designed to fit your personal needs based on the physical aspects of the property and  in fact a room can be opened up to become an outside space as well.