Content
- How do flower boxes find room on a sloping roof?
- Material list and tools
- Instructions for the assembly
- Fix the balcony box - that's how it works
- Tips
Even on sloping roofs flower boxes can be attached
How do flower boxes find room on a sloping roof?
Does a magnificent flower box belong to every window? Then you do not have to do without the floral decoration on a sloping roof. With which misused chimney sweeper accessories succeed and how to attach it, you can find out here.
Material list and tools
To position a balcony box on the window of a sloping roof, a roof step for chimney sweep is converted to the box stand. The following materials for a 100 cm long flower box are available mainly in the chimney market and partly in the hardware store:
Furthermore, you need a roll of wire to fix the balcony box on the ready mounted grille.
Instructions for the assembly
The following instructions are suitable for mounting on roofs with a slope of 22 degrees to 55 degrees. It is important to note that the softwood battens comply with quality class II DIN 4074 to ensure maximum safety. The rafter cross section should be at least 60 x 80 mm. How to proceed correctly:
Columns and runners are joined using profiled shims and M8 bolts and nuts included in delivery. It is important to note that the support surface does not deviate more than 3 degrees from the horizontal. We recommend to grind a U in the tiles concerned in order to lay the supports underneath cleanly. In this way it can be avoided that the roof tiles must be raised.
Fix the balcony box - that's how it works
Place the planted flower box in the center of the grate. Now you can use wire to connect the balcony box to the lattice storm-proof.
Tips
Prefabricated flower box holders for a sloping roof are rarely to be found in specialist shops. One of the few providers is the company, Tischideen '. On request, the pasen holders for your roof pitch are manufactured and painted in the desired color. The special flower box holders are mounted on the same principle as commercial products.