Balcony Flooring: 5 Floors That Make Your Balcony More Beautiful

Easy cleaning, stylish look or flexible handling: Which balcony covering is the best depends on your wishes. We present you 5 beautiful floors for balconies.

The best balcony flooring

The best balcony flooring depends on what you like and what the conditions are like. Ask yourself:

• Which style best suits the house/flat?
• Should the balcony flooring remain long-term?
• How can the balcony flooring be laid?
• Can the covering be removed again if necessary?
• How much weathering can the floor tolerate?
• How much maintenance can be invested in the floor covering?

Before you decide on a floor covering, you should know exactly what conditions it should meet. Here we present the most popular floors.

5 floors that make your balcony more beautiful

1. Carpet

The simplest variant for a balcony covering is an outdoor carpet. These are available in different designs and sizes. So there is something for every balcony size. Outdoor carpets are often made of polypropylene or polyester and are usually hardwearing and robust. A carpet is also suitable as a short or medium term solution if a move is imminent. A carpet can also be replaced quickly if it no longer serves its purpose.

• Advantage: A carpet is easy to get and clean and is also relatively inexpensive. In bad weather, it can be stored inside the house or in the balcony chamber if required.
• Disadvantage: Installation only possible in available sizes.

2. Liquid plastic

A long-term solution for your balcony flooring is liquid plastic. This is most often chosen in shades of grey, as dirt is less noticeable and these shades can be combined with almost all other colours.

• Advantages: Practical, weather-resistant and discreet appearance.
  Disadvantages: High effort, best done by a professional.

3. Wood

Wood gives every room and also every balcony a natural and noble look. For your balcony flooring you can either lay floorboards or use wooden tiles, which are relatively easy to fit together. Keep in mind that a wooden surface needs more care than products made of plastic, for example.

• Advantages: Natural material looks high-quality, is durable and robust.
• Disadvantages: Higher laying and maintenance costs.

4. WPC

WPC is the abbreviation for wood-polymer composites which are planks or tiles made of wood-polymer materials (or wood-plastic materials). They consist of different proportions of wood fibres and plastic. The risk of cracks or splinters forming is low, so the material is also suitable for bare feet – but be careful in strong sunlight! WPC can heat up.

• Advantages: Easy to clean, attractive appearance, available in many colours, suitable for barefoot use, moisture-resistant material.
• Disadvantages: Can heat up in strong sunlight, no natural wood look with colour gradations and grain.

5. Tiles

Tiles for the balcony are available in a trendy wood look, but also in other designs such as marble look or, if you like it: with artificial grass. If you like it more natural, you can lay natural stone tiles on the balcony.

• Advantages: Many different optics selectable, mostly easy to install by plugging together, depending on the material also very easy to clean and robust.
• Disadvantages: Prices vary greatly, natural stone is usually more expensive.

Long-term solutions such as liquid plastic as balcony flooring must be well thought out, while an outdoor carpet offers the highest flexibility in balcony flooring. Many tiles are easy to lay and wood creates a beautiful atmosphere. Which balcony flooring is the right one for you?