30/05/2025
A Short Story on this Beautiful Sky View Balcony Shade 💞
My client wanted a big balcony stretching across the front of the building but that wasn't feasible as we only managed the space due to the size of the land. However, we managed to carve out this sizable balcony space.
The Idea 💡
Having already planned what the balcony would look like at the finishing stage, I told him we going to have a shade over the balcony but he said "NO", we'll leave it open. Then I asked, what if rain falls? He replied, if rain falls everyone will go inside 😁. I smiled, knowing that he would come around at the right time. Don't force your client to make hasty decisions even if you are right 👍
One faithful day, when Madam (Client's Wife) was at the site, she asked if there was going to be something like a covering over the balcony and I said "Yes". Next, she took it up from there. Mind you, I didn't let her know Oga (My Client) doesn't want a shade (for reasons best known to him). I left the "Power of a Woman" to play out 😆. A few weeks later, I got a picture sample of what she would like for the shade but without Material Specifications. Then I asked, How do you want the view? She said, transparent... I want to see the sky 😍. That's Client's Preference (Take Note) ✍️. That was way easy for me since I have an archive of Contemporary Materials Choices and Characteristics inbuilt. I quickly suggested a durable flex material in Acrylic Perspex Plastic Glass (Plexiglass). Had used this once in Lagos for a project. Where to get it around was not much of an issue as a little research and referral led me to a place in Port Harcourt. Getting the best choice of some materials in Yenagoa was a big issue for me. There are top-notch long lasting and durable materials suitable to deliver quality output but not in Yenagoa markets because they are rarely used 🤷
The Fabrication Stage
The frame design and fabrication was a piece of cake 🍰 that sits in my DNA (Certified AWS-CWI).
First, Contractor eloped with a whooping advance payment of N180,000 😡. Still looking for him since May 2024 👀. This brought about a little friction between me and my Client. A sad reality that sometimes happens in projects. Some workmen are just out to ruin and eat their future once 😔
After a few months, I contracted a new Welding team that I have worked with on a different project. These guys delivered as expected but were initially afraid of working on the Glass Covering for fear of breaking it but for my encouragement and lending my portable drilling machine to ease stress on the glass while drilling. The installation process was the most daring part of the entire project 😅. Imagine manually lifting the completed shade with the glass fixed on it and the Balcony Tampered Black Glass rail already installed 🥵. Had my heart ❤️ in my mouth throughout. Thankfully, we triumph 🙏
The Finishing
The result is this Lovely looking Sky View Balcony Shade designed to fit this well crafted 2 Bedroom Duplex sitting in the heart of Yenagoa in Bayelsa State for a Happy Client 💃🏻
Oh! that's me risking it all sealing the edges, joints along the walls and between boards 👌
A Short Story, Indeed ✌️
The END!
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