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HIDDEN HOLES IN WOOD FRAMED BALCONY CONSTRUCTION By Rocco Romero RA Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc
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Excerpt-Balconies offer an important benefit of
living in a multistory apartment and condominium
building by extending usable living
space to the outdoors. In some cases, exterior
elevated walkways act as corridors to
provide access for residents to their units
and include stairways that are also exposed
to the elements. The desirable exterior exposure
of balconies and corridors also creates
a challenge in controlling water leakage.
Poorly detailed and constructed transitions,
interfaces, and penetrations often lead to
water intrusion into the occupied tenant
spaces of the building and may also result
in substantial distress to the building’s
exterior walls and structure.
In woodframed
balcony and exterior
elevated walkway construction, detailing at
transitions, interfaces, and penetrations is
often the most challenging and critical
aspect of waterproofing system design.
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