Balcony

A balcony system comprising a balcony for attachment to a construction and a plurality of wall brackets, wherein the balcony comprises:

• a plurality of balcony brackets on one side of the balcony which are arranged to engage with the plurality of wall brackets, including a first balcony bracket arranged to engage with a first wall bracket and a second balcony bracket arranged to engage with a second wall bracket, so as to cause the weight of the balcony to be supported by a construction when the balcony is arranged in a mounted position, wherein the first balcony bracket is spaced apart from the second balcony bracket in a substantially vertical direction;
• and
• a latch assembly which is configured, when the balcony is arranged in the mounted position, to latch the first balcony bracket to the first wall bracket to securely attach the balcony to the construction,
• wherein the latch assembly comprises a latch which is configured to be movable from an unlatched configuration to a latched configuration by the balcony being moved into the mounted position.

A method of attaching a balcony to a building or other construction, the method comprising the steps of:

• fitting a plurality of wall brackets to the construction;
• and
• attaching a balcony having a plurality of balcony brackets on one side of the balcony which are arranged to engage with the plurality of wall brackets, including a first balcony bracket arranged to engage with a first wall bracket and a second balcony bracket arranged to engage with a second wall bracket, so as to cause the weight of the balcony to be supported by the construction when the balcony is arranged in a mounted position;
• wherein the first balcony bracket is spaced apart from the second balcony bracket in a substantially vertical direction, and wherein the balcony comprises a latch assembly which is configured, when the balcony is arranged in the mounted position, to securely attach the balcony to the construction;
• wherein attaching the balcony comprises:
• moving the first wall bracket and the first balcony bracket together to cause the latch assembly to latch the first wall bracket to the first balcony bracket;
• and
• adjusting the latch assembly to tighten the attachment between the wall bracket and the balcony bracket.