What are Roller Shutters?
Roller Shutters are one of the most effective window treatments for making your property more secure, controlling noise, light, and providing privacy.
Roller shutters are generally made from aluminium slats. Each slat is injected with polyurethane foam insulation for added strength.
Roller shutters roll up and down over a door, window or counter and can be operated manually using a winder or motorised, using either a remote or wall switch.
Here are 5 reasons why you should consider investing in Roller Shutters for your property.
- Security and Protection
- Noise Reduction
- Energy efficient
- Sun and weather protection
- Light control
1 Security and protection
As a home or business owner, the security of your property should be top of mind. If you haven’t yet invested in roller shutters to protect your property, we strongly recommend you add it to your to do list. Installing Roller Shutters now could be the difference between an expensive break-in or a reduction in your insurance costs.
An estimated 10.4% of households in Australia (1,017,200) experienced one or more household crimes in the 2019-20 period, including:
- 2.4% (238,100) that experienced break-in
- 1.9% (185,800) that experienced attempted break-in
- 0.6% (62,800) that experienced motor vehicle theft
- 2.7% (260,100) that experienced theft from a motor vehicle
- 4.6% (448,800) that experienced malicious property damage
- 2.4% (229,900) that experienced other theft
These figures are alarming, however generally, an intruder is looking for a simple, quick break in and run off with your valuables.
Roller Shutters, security doors and screens provide a simple and effective defence against potential intruders and vandals. By covering up your windows and doors, a criminal’s opportunity to break-in and cause damage is reduced significantly.
Roller Shutters are lightweight yet extremely strong.
2 Noise Reduction
Roller shutters will help eliminate up to 50% of all noise.
Do you live close to a train line, near a freeway, or next to noisy neighbours, then installing aluminium Roller Shutters on your windows could be the solution for you to reducing noise.
3 Energy Efficient
With energy costs sky rocketing, insulation is often the over looked factor in protecting your home from the escaping warmth in Winter or the harsh sun heating up the house in Summer. Installing Roller Shutters on your windows creates another layer to help insulate your home and more energy efficient.
4 Sun and weather protection
Record breaking temperatures across Australia are becoming more common. Our summers seem hotter and there appear to be more extreme weather conditions and storms. Roller Shutters acts as a barrier and help protect your windows from the elements. It provides protection against wind, rain, storm and the sun.
5 Light Control
Full light to total blackout
Window Roller Shutters are a great solution for shift workers and those who love sleeping during the day and want complete darkness. Roller shutters when completely closed will block out 100% of the light.
Leave the measuring and installation to us.
Our friendly team will come out to you, provide expert advice and solutions, show you colour range, take meticulous measurements and install your roller shutters for your property.
We understood that choosing the right shutters for your home or office can be overwhelming, we are here to help.
Residential Roller Shutters Melbourne
Keep your family safe from intruders
- Wide range of options to suit any budget
- Friendly team of specialists are on hand to help you
Commercial Roller Shutters Melbourne
Protect you inventory, your hard work and commercial property from vandals and burglars.
- Retail and Shopfronts shutters for windows, entrances and doors
- Counter top shutters (commonly used for cafeteria’s, canteens, offices, hospitals and schools)
- Large commercial projects
- Secure Roller Shutters
- Security Roller Shutters
- Exterior Roller Shutters
- External Shutters
- Window Roller Shutters
- Commercial Roller Shutters
About this Article
This article was written by the friendly team at Top Spot Blinds – Melbourne.
