-
All
-
Building
-
Building
-
-
Garage
-
Parking
-
Garage
-
-
Premises or Warehouse
-
Business Premise
-
Industrial Unit
-
Business
-
Cafeteria
-
-
Office
-
Office
-
Office
-
-
Land
-
Building Site
-
Industrial Land
-
Rural Land
-
Urban Plot of land
-
Plot of land
-
-
Apartment
-
Farmhouse
-
Flat
-
House
-
Mezzanine
-
Penthouse
-
Semi-detached house
-
Single family house
-
Terraced house
-
Villa
-
Village house
MAY
Terraces are among the attractive features that homes offer. However, they are often underutilized, leading to the option of enclosing them, a common renovation in flats and apartments to gain square footage within the home.
The process involves installing a structure to cover or surround the terrace. The most commonly used materials are:
- Glass: Maintains visibility, allows natural light, and provides insulation from noise and temperature.
- PVC: Durable, available in numerous designs and colors, offers soundproofing and thermal insulation.
- Aluminum: Environmentally friendly, easy to install, and long-lasting.
- Wood: Good insulation properties, provides a warm and vintage design.
Some more economical solutions may include awnings on the wall or ceiling, or fabric curtains.
Before deciding to enclose the terrace, it's essential to determine if it's worthwhile. Typically, it is, but sometimes it may not bring significant change, making it better to avoid starting a project with significant costs.
Considerations include terrace size, usage, climate, budget, and design. Taking these aspects into account, enclosing the terrace implies increased use of space, privacy, home aesthetics, property value, and improvements in environmental factors such as noise and temperature.
Before proceeding to enclose a terrace, it's necessary to review the regulations of the community of neighbors, horizontal property legislation, and municipal regulations, as these may vary by location. If the statutes allow for enclosure, notifying the community president is usually sufficient.
If the terrace is enclosed without the community's consent, neighbors have the right to halt the work and demand restoration to its original state. The enclosure would only be maintained if between 4 and 30 years have passed, which is the established time period for the prescription of terrace enclosures.
Additionally, there is another situation that could allow for maintaining the enclosure. If another owner enclosed their terrace without opposition, then no one could object to your enclosure based on the principles of equality and non-discrimination.
As you can see, there are many advantages to terrace enclosure, and it's a very common renovation that, with the considerations mentioned, can result in a substantial improvement in the property and an enhancement in the quality of life for people.