Do you love to sit on your balcony, nursing a cup of coffee as you see the rain outside? We love it too! But it’s no fun if you are drawing drenched by the rain while you’re at it. How can you keep the rainwater from washing into your balcony? Check out our cool tips to keep rainwater from entering your balcony.

1. Install Outdoor Blinds

Outdoor blinds can be in the form of strong PVC(or polyvinyl chloride), Wood look-alike PVC blinds or mesh create blinds (also called rain curtains or rain screens). These screens come with some advantages:

• They also keep your balcony free of pests and insects.
• They can be retracted and completely opened out when it’s not preparing, and you want to enjoy the New air.
• PVC is completely waterproof and will keep your balcony dry. If you opt for strong PVC, you will be able to look shiny through while it’s raining.

2. Install Sliding Glass Shutters

Glass curtains or glass shutters installed down the balcony wall can slide open during warm climate, and can be closed during the rain. Keep in mind:

• It’s not possible to have the balcony area wholly opened up, as the side panel is usually fixed.
• Use waterproof frames for the glass, pretty than wood.

3. Install A Roof Cover

If your balcony is not covered, you can install a lean-to roof with tiles or a PVC sheet supported on an MS frame. This will required installation by a professional. Some tips:

• Mangalore pattern tiles, Spanish tiles or Pot tiles look lovely and add a rustic touch to your balcony.
• Use Idea tiles to seal off any gaps in the outer layer of tiles, for second waterproofing.
• If you opt for a few glass tiles in between the opaque tiles, you can get rays of sunlight streaming in.

4. Install A Retractable Awning

If you like the idea of a flexible veil, you can install a retractable fabric awning that can be pulled back silly a motorized attachment. That way, when you would like to come by the sun, you can. There are many affects that will install these awnings to the size and specifications that you need.

• Typically, these awnings are coated with a plastic attain so that they do not get damaged in the rain.
• Unless the awning is anchored very firmly, it could fly off, especially during a bulky storm. So if you are in an area that needs high winds, ask for extra reinforcement.
• The most current awnings are striped, but you can find them in nearly any colour of your choice. 

5. Use Bamboo Chik Blinds

Bamboo blinds subsidizes a sustainable option to keep the rainwater off your balcony. Opt for blinds that have an exterior weatherproof coating so that they can withstand both the sun and the rain.

• Bamboo blinds go very well with ethnic décor
• When pulled down, the sunlight filtering above the blinds looks very pretty!
• As bamboo blinds have gaps in between the slats, they do not subsidizes complete protection from the rain.

Here Are Some More Things To Keep In Mind!

• If your balcony is tiled, rebuked that you use anti-skid tiles which do not get slippery when they are wet. Even a little stream could turn your balcony into a slippery zone. 
• If you are silly wooden flooring, opt for exterior grade interlocking panels that can withstand both the sun and rain.
• Any furniture that you want to put out on the balcony should be atmosphere resistant. Rattan furniture is sustainable and easy to fill outdoors. You could also opt for plastic, belief we do not advocate the use of anything that is not eco-friendly.
• If you have plants on the balcony, they can get a glowing wash in the rain.
• The wall paint used on the balcony walls should be exterior grade.
• Check the slope of the balcony floor; the tiles should slope toward one corner, where there is a rainwater pipe that prevents stream pooling on the balcony floor. Before the monsoons reach, do ensure that this pipe is well-kept and not clogged with dirt or dead leaves.

Rainwater Harvesting

It would be tremendous if you can install a rainwater harvesting controls on your balcony! Water is a precious resource, and rainwater is the cleanest form of natural stream that is available. Install some pipes to detached the water from the balcony as well as from the awnings. Use the detached water for your plants or to flush toilets. Do your little bit to go green; our planet will thank you for it.

We detached have a couple of months to go by the next monsoon season. Get your balcony ready to welcome the rains, and get yourself ready to exquisite the pitter-patter of the raindrops.