Astro Balcony
Jun 28th 2018, 8:47 am
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Re: Astro Balcony
News update
british expat burns down his apartment block after testing the flamability of his newly laid AstroTurf balcony lawn.
Devlopers to mandate grass balcony lawns only on future builds or pools
british expat burns down his apartment block after testing the flamability of his newly laid AstroTurf balcony lawn.
Devlopers to mandate grass balcony lawns only on future builds or pools
Jun 28th 2018, 10:47 am
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Re: Astro Balcony
1 m³ of water weighs 1000 Kg.
Jun 28th 2018, 1:43 pm
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Re: Astro Balcony
Last edited by Millhouse; Jun 28th 2018 at 1:45 pm.
Jun 29th 2018, 3:42 am
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Re: Astro Balcony
Putting on the old engineering hat, cantilever balconies used to be designed to 4kn/m2, not sure what the reg in UAE is anymore but at the time it was more than twice the regular floor load. You'd get at least 400mm of water before the collapse
However I'm sure the cracks in the balcony which appear as you overload it will serve to drain the water so acting like an inbuilt safety device 
Jul 1st 2018, 4:51 am
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Re: Astro Balcony
Slightly too many, but i'll take the compliment.
So you're saying I shouldn't fill my balcony with water to make a pool?
I'm sure those balconies are massively over designed, and then the massively over constructed. I'm struggling to see what can go wrong
Putting on the old engineering hat, cantilever balconies used to be designed to 4kn/m2, not sure what the reg in UAE is anymore but at the time it was more than twice the regular floor load. You'd get at least 400mm of water before the collapse However I'm sure the cracks in the balcony which appear as you overload it will serve to drain the water so acting like an inbuilt safety device
Putting on the old engineering hat, cantilever balconies used to be designed to 4kn/m2, not sure what the reg in UAE is anymore but at the time it was more than twice the regular floor load. You'd get at least 400mm of water before the collapse
However I'm sure the cracks in the balcony which appear as you overload it will serve to drain the water so acting like an inbuilt safety device
Jul 1st 2018, 5:50 am
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Re: Astro Balcony
Nah, using a factor of safety of 1.3 and WD's figures you can fill to just under 3,100mm depth...., although you would need to take into account the mass of any pool attendees, inflatables etc. Oh and keep an ear our. Creaking is generally not considered good.
Looking forward to seeing the pictures.
Looking forward to seeing the pictures.
Jul 1st 2018, 6:03 am
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Re: Astro Balcony
You can buy outdoor carpet, doesnt have to be astroturf, a nice prayer mat design maybe :-). Costco sell them if you have that.
