A photo of your place would really help with same view

It doesn't exist yet! We are adding on an 7.5 mt x 10 mt two story addition. Thanks for asking for it tho.

Well if it looks like your photo and you can afford it go for it, a big house, great pergola . good luck cheers,

It depends on what other break out spaces you have in your home and garden. Teenagers amy be around too long perhaps you could ahead smaller deck off one area and that would break up the shape of the extension.

In my experience teenagers are more likely to be indoors or leave the house but in saying that it is a good thing to have them and their friends to want to be at home easier to know what is going on! Maybe a spa in the year may be cheaper!

We have one and it never gets used. Our teenagers never venture out there. Put one in for street appeal, but indoor space is much more likely to be used.

Thank you so much for your comments. I love that your 'sulky teenagers sat on the roof' oklouise!! Typical contrariness of them not to utilise the expensive balcony!! After reading some horror leakage tales on the forums along with your own intel, we are definitely re-thinking.

I will investigate some non-balcony balconies.. not sure how council view such wrought iron mini balconys, but I might see if this is going to be a cost effective option that gives a hint of indoor-outdoor for the second floor.

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i'm pleased to report that my sulky teenager has grown into a proper human with a roof of his own to look after and suggest that your mini balcony is also called a French Balcony and there are many other examples in Houzz photos for inspiration.

Hi Tyrian, Some modern day examples of Juliet Balconies, we have friends that did this on their first floor next to their dining table works brilliantly, looks great and much cheaper than your lovely big extension idea, your kids will most likely think this is cool and you can get self cleaning glass, before you ask, cheers

Thank you so much guys - there is so much to learn and drawings are being finalised. I appreciate your thoughts!!!

A good friends Juliet window, best of luck, look forward to seeing what you do cheers

my husband just reminded me that he used to use our balcony to dry off after his shower...bit of a shock for the neighbours but out in the bush they were about 1000m away and eventually the trees screened him from view!!

I think balconies off bedrooms are a luxury. If you can afford them, great, go for it. If not- invest elsewhere, where something will get more use. Where we live the council are stopping all balconies due to privacy-loss from over-looking, lots of people now doing the juliet balcony/window as suggested above. I think they are awesome for living areas. Again a luxury for a bedroom. I imagine it is not a cheap build option either with glazed balustrade and waterproofing the inside of the room?

I work with teenagers. Their idea of decompressing now involves many hours holed-up in a cave (dark bedroom) and on a device!....fresh air and sunlight pfft- what's that!?!

My father spent a lot of money creating a second floor balcony that was never used. My mother cleaned it a lot because it caught all the windblown dust and leaves that piled up against the doors. They would have been better served using the money on some decking off the minute balcony the north facing living space downstairs opened onto (over a flood water retention pit they were forced to build by the council) and turned that space into something use-able. Teenagers like their caves, leave them to it. They eventually come out.