External roller shutters ensure maximum comfort for any home. Windows with electric roller shutters always give you just as much light as you need. Roller shutters help protect your privacy, they secure your building against vandalism, ensure silence, and provide a sense of intimacy.
Hot summers, snowstorms, oppressive rain hitting the windows in autumn – all this makes more and more people decide to equip their windows with external roller shutters in order to protect the house from the weather conditions and provide more peace and quiet and respite for the household members. Everyone knows that external roller shutters protect the interior against excessive heat in the summer and cooling in the winter, but they also have other functions, including providing additional protection against burglary.
Different types of external roller shutters
There are several types of external roller shutters: top-mounted roller shutters, surface-mounted roller shutters, and flush-mounted roller shutters. Each of them has its own advantages and disadvantages. It is important to remember that it will not always be possible to install the selected type of external roller shutters.
Top-mounted roller shutters consist of a housing and an inspection cover located at the bottom or back of the roller shutter box. Made of PVC, the roller shutter box is placed onto the window, and then installed in the window recess together with the window. There are various options for the installation of roller shutters: fully built-in, which can be done in the case of boxes with an inspection cover mounted at the bottom, installation on the inside or outside of the building, or installation on the wall surface. Top-mounted roller shutters are used primarily in new construction and during the modernization of old buildings – when replacing window joinery.
Surface-mounted external roller shutters, i.e. roller shutters mounted on the façade, can be installed at any stage of building construction, as they have an aluminium housing, and their inspection cover is located on the front part of the box. The box is mounted to the façade of the building or in the window recess. It cannot be masked, so it will stand out against the building wall.
Flush-mounted external roller shutters have a box installed on the building wall, in a specially prepared recess, after the window is installed. Therefore, the decision to choose this type of solution should be made at the design stage of the house. However, it is the most aesthetic choice.
Burglar-proof roller shutters – truth or myth?
External roller shutters have become quite a popular manner of securing windows, as they considerably increase the time it takes to get inside a building or apartment. They also deter burglars because of the noise it would make if they tried to destroy them to get inside. Nevertheless, it should be noted that in order for roller shutters to meet the standards of security roller shutters, their structure should be adequately reinforced and properly mounted to the walls of the building. They also often have additional security bolts. A security roller shutter is one that has the appropriate certificates proving its anti-burglary class.
Electric roller shutters – are they worth the investment?
Automatic roller shutters are certainly more convenient in use than manual ones. They are operated with a remote control, which controls the mechanism of the actuators and the motor. When choosing electric external roller shutters, it is worth making sure that they operate quietly. The PROTECTA roller shutters equipped with Somfy drive units guarantee reliable operation and noise protection. Choosing a solar-powered drive guarantees a minimum battery life of 45 days. Such a drive does not require a connection to the electrical grid at home.
When going for automatic roller shutters, it is a good idea to equip them with additional functions, such as the option to program the time at which they will be raised or lowered. This will definitely increase their functionality – they will protect the interior from excessive heat during the day, even when you are at work, and in the evening they will lower, giving the impression that someone is home, even when in fact this is not the case.
How much do exterior roller shutters cost?
The cost of the cheapest external roller shutters starts at just around a hundred euros. It depends on a number of factors, with the most important being the type and quality of the materials used for their manufacture. It is not a good idea to economize in this case – the sun may cause poor-quality roller shutters to fade and deform, which will make them unusable and require repair. The price of external roller shutters is also affected by the selected shutter type and whether they offer additional features, such as anti-burglary protection. Electric shutters will also be more expensive than manually operated ones. And how much electric external roller shutters cost depends on the type of drive and the possibility to program additional actions. Ultimately – the final cost estimate will also be affected by the size – the larger the roller shutter, the more expensive it will be.
Advantages of the PROTECTA external roller shutters
The installation of external roller shutters is really very simple. The Plug&Play drive unit in the WIŚNIOWSKI PROTECTA roller shutters enables easy, quick, and inexpensive installation. It allows you to control your roller shutters through a wire or via the io homecontrol protocol – then, you can lower and raise the PROTECTA roller shutters with a smartphone app from any place in the world!
The motors used in the PROTECTA roller shutters can operate within a temperature range from -10 up to +40 degrees Celsius. The drive unit will handle thousands of roller shutter opening and closing cycles. It’s a solution that stands the test of time.
The PROTECTA roller shutters provide a sense of security. And not only when it comes to anti-burglary protection. The obstacle detection function stops the drive unit if a roller shutter runs into an obstacle. A two-disc electromagnetic brake helps the system come to a quick stop.
The WIŚNIOWSKI PROTECTA roller shutters are available in as many as 18 colour versions, which allows you to perfectly match them with WIŚNIOWSKI windows and create a harmonious whole.
