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Are you looking for a solution that offers lasting durability and requires minimal upkeep? A balcony system that remains beautiful and strong, providing you with a timeless experience?
When we are talking about faster construction, durability, and sustainability, there is one material that stands out – steel. But not just any steel; we are referring to hot dip galvanized and painted steel balconies using the unmatched Galvacoat system. This combination offers an unparalleled blend of strength, longevity, and ease of maintenance that simply cannot be matched by other balcony materials.
Unmatched Durability
Hot dip galvanizing protects steel against corrosion for over 100 years. This process involves coating the steel in a layer of molten zinc, which forms a robust barrier against environmental elements. This means your balcony can withstand the harshest weather conditions without showing signs of wear or rust.
Enhanced Protection and Aesthetics
On top of the galvanizing, Galvacoat paint adds an additional layer of corrosion protection. But Galvacoat doesn’t just stop at protection; it also significantly enhances the aesthetics of your balcony. Available in a full range of colours, this paint allows you to customize the look of your balcony to match your style while providing an extra layer of durability.
Easy Maintenance and Cost Efficiency
One of the standout features of this system is its incredible ease of maintenance. Any local damages that may occur can be easily overcoated on site with Galvacoat paint. Over time Galvacoat paint does not lose adhesion and can be simply cleaned down and repainted in situ, eliminating the need to dismantle the entire balcony. This unique system ensures that maintaining your balcony remains a simple and cost-effective process, saving you both time and money in the long run.
Efficiency in Construction
Choosing galvanized and painted steel balconies streamlines the construction process significantly. The manufacturers of these balconies work closely with Galco, ensuring that the average lead time for hot-dip galvanizing and painting is just 7-10 working days. This efficient preparation and delivery system means that the balconies are secured and sent directly to the construction site promptly, drastically improving the overall construction timeline.
A Sustainable Choice
Not only do these balconies offer longevity and easy maintenance, but they are also a more sustainable choice. The durability of hot-dip galvanized and Galvacoat-painted steel means fewer resources are needed for repairs or replacements, reducing the environmental impact over the long term.
Galvanized Balconies
When you choose hot-dip galvanized and Galvacoat-painted steel balconies, you are investing in a product that offers over a century of protection against corrosion, aesthetic versatility, minimal maintenance costs, and efficient construction.
Galvanizing is all around
Galvanizing is playing a key role in enabling sustainable housing development in Ireland. The whole Irish galvanizing industry is focused on ensuring that the steel elements used in the areas listed below are safe from corrosion.
- Houses
- Schools
- Apartments
- Retail Centres
- Parks
- Public Transport
- Telecommunication
- Public Lightning
- Roads and Footpaths
- Power Supply
- Waste & Water Treatment Plants
Galvanizing protects Steel
Steel is a strong, versatile and inexpensive material with uses in many different industries. It has, however, one major disadvantage: it is prone to corrosion, even in interior environments corrosion protection is therefore essential if steel structures are to be economical.
Specifiers challenges
Today, increased awareness of the long-term savings possible from reduced maintenance costs have highlighted the need for the durable protective systems for steel. Designers, specifiers, fabricators and users of steelwork are trying to develop the most effective, practical and economic solutions.
Galvanized & Painted Steel Balcony Projects
The use of galvanized steel leads to lower financial and environmental costs of maintenance.
Wide Use of Hot dip Galvanizing
Protecting steel is at the very heart of our galvanizing services. Ensuring that the key element of global infrastructure lasts as long as possible is the definition of sustainability. Eliminating the need to replace fabricated steel products, galvanizing saves energy and natural resources that would be required to create and transport new steel.
Read more: Why Hot Dip Galvanizing is Sustainable
Structural Integrity
Perhaps the most critical factor in balcony construction is ensuring the structure’s strength and safety.
Galvanised steel is known for its superior strength-to-weight ratio, which is significantly higher than that of other metal competitors.
For buildings located in areas prone to high winds, the structural rigidity of steel offers enhanced protection. Its ability to withstand high stress makes it ideal for ensuring the long-term stability of the building’s balcony system.
When the advantages are considered, the result is a balcony system that not only enhances the safety of the building but also provides peace of mind for occupants.
This makes it an ideal choice for balconies, where load-bearing capacity is paramount.
BOOK FREE CPD COURSE
The course describes what Hot Dip Galvanizing is and the corrosion protection it provides. It also includes the process of application, the relevant standards, quality assurance, on-site inspection, life expectancy and sustainability. It will also cover the specification of Hot Dip Galvanizing and some important design considerations to be considered.
Participants will get a clear understanding of the Technical, Architectural and Environmental advantages to using Hot Dip Galvanizing along with recent examples of practical application.
In order to keep you updated with the latest developments relating to Hot Dip Galvanizing we offer CPD style presentations. We arrange these in your office at a time convenient to yourselves.
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Over the past 50 years, Galco has become a recognized leader offering high quality equipment and systems. We are dedicated to exploring the latest construction technologies to generate cost savings for clients.
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