Installation of French balconies in front of floor-to-ceiling windows

It is supposed to be a fall protection and not a decorative element. So it must also be securely anchored. Of course, there is also a standard for this. However, I do not have one at hand right now.

French balconies have been installed as fall protection.

There must already be an anchor for this existing structure - what speaks against reusing it?

Just did some handiwork... doesn't look like there's any anchoring. The "foot" with which the existing balcony is attached to the wall is just placed on the brick and screwed... and the screws aren't even long enough to go through the brick - unbelievable...

It might be worth checking what from the year 2017 could still be contested.

Well, it's that different. Massive brackets were always installed here, then insulated and plastered, and then everything was screwed onto the protruding bolts. So follow the advice from 11ant because this is not done properly.

if an adult leans heavily against it, it is on the ground floor and you are missing a piece of facade.

That would of course be very annoying for the facade

and the screws are not even long enough to go through the clinker - unbelievable...

Try it out to see if it holds?

What alternative do you have in mind? Maybe you just hang an HPL panel in front of or behind the struts?