Shutters

“Shutter” describes two different jobs.

A roller shutter clears the whole opening for people, goods or vehicles and stores its curtain above it. A louvre security shutter stays in the window or patio frame, and you adjust the slats for privacy, air and light.

• Roller shutters in manual, chain, crank or electric operation
• Solid, perforated or vision-style slats
• Louvre shutters give a lockable barrier with adjustable privacy and light
• Aluminium where humidity or salt air is a problem

Roller shutter doors

Roller Shutter Doors for small or rarely used openings can be manual. A busy commercial opening justifies a motor. We check the opening, headroom, side room, guides and how it will be used.

Louvre security shutters

Louvre Security Shutters sit in a framed residential system. Material, panel layout, hardware and finish are chosen around the opening, so accurate frame sizes matter.

What about a garage?

A roller shutter can close a vehicle opening where its compact head and commercial-style operation help. If you want a conventional home garage door, also look at Garage Doors, where sectional and roll-up doors are chosen around residential use.

Material and finish

Steel systems depend on their coating and maintenance, from powder coat up to hot-dip galvanising with powder coat. Louvre shutter, finish and motor warranty terms vary by product, so check them when you compare quotes.

What affects the price?

The size of the opening, the system, manual or motorised operation, slat type, material and finish.

Maintenance

Keep the guides and moving hardware clean and service the mechanism as the instructions say. Clean coated surfaces now and then and fix damage promptly.