Glass balconies

I have a glass balcony, its great. Only problem is how dirty it gets.

Agreed, the tall tower blocks all had a cosmetic makeover because they were rather ugly, only problem was they used flammable panels to cover these buildings. Utterly stupid and unnecessary.

Chestnut

What about these pools? Anyone fancy a swim?

Yes, exactly. There is a lot of physics involved when a building is designed, lots of equations and lots of rules at the design stage. Then at each stage the Building inspector has to make sure it's safe before the next level can be worked on.

I do not like heights but a building cannot be sold without safety checks. No idea about how Grenfel was so bad but many council blocks are not adequately maintained- and also with Grenfell the problem was the flammable but probably cosmetic coating that the council had added, rather than the structure of the building.

I lived on the top floor of a tower block for a number of years. The balcony had a metal framework with glass panels. I am sure it was structurally sound but hated it and it made me feel very insecure. I stuck sticky backed plastic onto the panels so they were no longer transparent.

MerylStreep

^its got to be safe because of building regulations^
Grenfell Tower ?

OP asked for REASSURANCE.

What about these pools? Anyone fancy a swim?

I dislike heights and couldn't go near a glass balcony. I have seen some glass walkways and no way would I walk one. I suppose we think of glass as being a breakable substance, whereas a younger person might not do that.

its got to be safe because of building regulations
Grenfell Tower ?

It's got to be safe because of Building Regulations. They HAVE to stick to the rules. Buildings have to be built to certain standards. It's the rules!

I can understand you not liking the look of it. I have vertigo and a fear of heights so would hate it.