What kind of bay windows cannot be smashed? How to judge whether the bay windows can be smashed?

We all know that bay windows are a common design. They can have a good decorative effect and certain functionality. Many people have bay windows in their homes. When decorating, many people will renovate the bay windows in order to expand the area. So what kind of bay windows cannot be smashed? Let's take a closer look!

What kind of bay windows cannot be smashed?

1. External bay window

External bay windows are also called real bay windows. They are protruding windows with three sides suspended in the air. Because they do not touch the ground, they are not included in the building area. They are real free bay windows. External bay windows are also relatively easy to distinguish. The suspended part below is generally designed as the air conditioner outdoor unit.

The external bay window is part of the building structure. Its platform is cast together with the building facade and cannot be smashed. If it is smashed, there will be a big hole in your exterior wall, which will damage the overall structure of the house and the building, and there will be a great safety hazard. The property management will not allow you to smash the external bay window.

2. Load-bearing inner bay windows

The inner bay window is floor-to-ceiling and is included in the building area. It is a bay window sill built indoors. The shape of the entire bay window is concave inwards, and the outer wall facade is flat.

Internal bay windows are divided into two types: removable and non-removable.

Removable internal bay window: The bottom is a brick structure, which is usually added by the developer after the house is built. It does not bear the weight of the wall. This type of window can be removed for renovation, but you must pay attention to waterproofing after removing the bay window to prevent rainwater from seeping in.

Internal bay windows that cannot be smashed: Although some internal bay windows are built indoors, their interiors are reinforced concrete structures that serve the function of bearing weight. For this reason, it is better not to smash them.

How to judge whether the bay window can be smashed

There are real bay windows and fake bay windows. Generally, real bay windows cannot be smashed, but fake bay windows can be smashed because fake bay windows are usually used by developers to steal area and floor area ratio.

Real bay window

A true bay window usually has a window body that protrudes from the exterior wall, the window extends outward, and the window has three sides. Generally speaking, when viewed from the exterior wall, only the window part protrudes from the exterior wall, which is a true bay window.

Fake bay window

A false bay window is a bay window when viewed from inside the room, but a flat window when viewed from the exterior wall. Generally, a false bay window is made by installing a false bay window sill under the indoor window on the basis of a bay window. Alternatively, a false bay window sill can be installed under a normal window.

Fake bay windows can be removed, but real bay windows cannot.

judge:

The window sill of a real bay window is located below the exterior wall, which is only one layer. If you break through it, you will see the outside. The window sill of a fake bay window is usually hollow below, with a floor underneath. A real bay window is cantilevered from the exterior wall, while a fake bay window is supported by a floor. As long as there is no floor directly below the window, it is a real bay window.

Many buildings have real bay windows with a space for air conditioners at the bottom. Some people remove the top of the bay window downstairs and the bottom of their own bay window and make it level with the floor. This is an illegal renovation. This kind of bay window cannot be smashed.

If the window sill is directly below the outdoors and protrudes from the exterior wall as a whole, and the exterior wall is simply set up to provide space for placing the air conditioner, this is also a real bay window and cannot be demolished.

Structural classification of bay windows

Bay windows can be generally divided into two types of structural forms, one is the external bay window and the other is the internal bay window.

External bay window

External bay windows are also called true bay windows. They are usually rectangular or other shapes that protrude directly from the ground to the outside. When viewed from the outside of the building, the external bay windows protrude from the building facade as a whole and the bottom of the bay windows is suspended. Usually, external bay windows are made of glass on three sides. Usually, the windowsill of external bay windows is relatively low or the windows directly reach the ground, which can greatly improve indoor lighting and ventilation conditions.

Inner bay window

Internal bay windows are also called false bay windows. Their structure is closer to balconies. Their basic structure is the extension of the indoor floor. Their actual bottom surface is on the same plane as the indoor floor. Generally, internal bay windows have only one side with windows, and the sides are all walls. Of course, there are also dark bay windows with two sides, but they account for a small proportion. When viewed from the outside of the building, internal bay windows do not protrude from the building facade, or the entire unit protrudes from the building facade as a whole, not each window protrudes outward separately.

Summarize:

Generally speaking, most inner bay windows can be knocked down, but there are always some special cases. With the increasing diversity of building structure design, some of them seem to be inner bay windows, but they cannot be demolished due to structural limitations in order to achieve certain special functions; or in order to achieve certain special functions, the inner bay windows have some characteristics of the outer bay windows, and the structural distinction between the inner bay windows and the outer bay windows is very blurred.

Judging whether the bay window can be demolished or not from the structure

External bay windows must not be demolished, but not all internal bay windows can be demolished. Here are some internal bay windows that cannot be demolished:

1. Inner bay window with integrated air-conditioning outdoor equipment placement platform function

When designing a property, some developers will integrate the air conditioner outdoor equipment installation platform under the bay window, which will make the building facade more neat and beautiful. However, this equipment platform integrated into the inner bay window will occupy the actual bottom space of the inner bay window, that is, if the bay window sill of this bay window is smashed, it will leak air, and building the equipment platform will destroy the overall shape of the building, so this modification is not allowed.

After the demolition, the effect is as shown in the picture below. The room is directly drafty. If bricklaying is carried out, it will damage the appearance of the building, which is not allowed. It can only be restored to its original state, which is very troublesome to deal with.

2. The bay window has a reinforced concrete structure inside the bay window sill

Generally there are two situations in which the bay window sill of the inner bay window will be built using reinforced concrete structure.

First, the bay window sill plays the role of a load-bearing structural beam and is part of the building's load-bearing frame. If it is demolished, it will affect the building's load-bearing structure. Destroying the building's load-bearing structure is a very dangerous thing, so this kind of bay window sill must not be demolished.

Another type is that the bay window sill of the inner bay window is a load-bearing component. In simple terms, this bay window sill is actually the raised floor of your home, which belongs to the ground structure; the floor of your home is, of course, the ceiling of the downstairs resident. If this type of bay window sill is demolished, it is equivalent to connecting the upstairs and downstairs.

Normally, if you observe the ceiling of the bay window in your home, if the ceiling of the bay window is recessed upwards compared to the indoor ceiling, then the window sill of this inner bay window is basically a steel-concrete structure.