I will admit that in text form what was written by pikkulintu was difficult to follow. Most likely because of the error in counting atoms from the initial post. Note that pikkulintu indicated only one hydrogen on the left side of the reaction.
The result, however, was in fact balanced.
It simply wasn't written using the standard conventions where the coefficients are in lowest whole number ratios.
That is part of the beauty of the balanced equation... any factor remains balanced.
That being said, there was no work that needed to be done on this equation as it was balanced from the onset.
Balancing can be frustrating at times because of the lack of "steps" and the trial and error involved. There are, however certain things you can do to make balancing easier.
Balance the biggest compound first.
Save the lone elements for last.