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DIY & Home Improvement

rusty quoin

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1. It sounds like your balconies are cantilevered.

Reply to steve2470 (Original post)

Tue Apr 5, 2016, 11:29 PM

Apr 2016

If I remember right, the beams must be 3 parts inside the building for every 1 part hanging out. Apart from that, I cannot and will not suggest anything else, except that if it seems to be moving over time, like dipping downwards, I would question it.

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question about balcony replacements [View all] steve2470 Apr 2016 OP

It sounds like your balconies are cantilevered. rusty quoin Apr 2016 #1

thank you! :) nt steve2470 Apr 2016 #4

Assuming they were properly built and maintained (such as regular painting) jeff47 Apr 2016 #2

I'm in Florida, so I'm assuming the heat and humidity erode most building materials ? steve2470 Apr 2016 #3