What to look for while buying Roller Shutters?

When making the decision to purchase roller shutters it is important to consider the quality of the product and service that will be offered throughout the lifespan of your roller shutter as roller shutters are permanently fixed once installed and, being custom made cannot be used elsewhere. The first thing to consider should be how responsive the company is to your calls, emails & chats and how fast you can get your quote as this will give you a good indication of how the business operates, if they are slow to react it will generally mean that they don’t have the right systems in place or they don’t care. Learn more about buying roller shutters

Why Roller Shutters are the fastest growing window covering in Australia

Roller Shutters are a growing industry, with a total of around 280,000 roller shutters sold per year across Australia and a growth rate of 8% per year, more and more people are making the decision to purchase the ultimate product in home comfort. The reason for the rapid growth is because there is no other product on the market today that offers so many benefits in one package like what roller shutters can offer. Once you install roller shutters there is no need to have an alarm system, window grilles, outside canvas awnings, internal blinds, drapes, terylene curtains and window tinting plus your air conditioner and heater will not be used as much because our window shutters keep the cold out in winter and the heat out in summer, nothing comes close.

What makes our roller shutters so special?

There are many things that put our roller shutters a notch above our competitors such as having 13 colorbond colours from which to choose from, matte smooth paint finish for shutter box and guides, security locks, shutter stops, low noise and high durability Italian motors as well as high quality Italian made roller shutter profile. Our security shutters are available in all major cities across Australia including Melbourne, Adelaide, Sydney, Perth, Brisbane and Hobart

How much do roller shutters cost?

The prices vary depending on which state and city you live in Melbourne, Adelaide & Perth have the most window roller shutter suppliers so prices are a little less, Sydney and Brisbane are less competitive so the prices are a little higher. Here at Ultimate Shutter we have focused on quality of product and service as well as cost efficiency rather than exclusively focused on cost alone like many of our competitors. As a result our roller shutters installed and wired, on average, will cost $1390, about 15% more than the average competitor's security shutters but with quality and service second to none. We believe that paying a little more to ensure that the product is as long-lasting and functional as possible is the best solution to consumers needs. We have gone to great lengths to design and engineer our security shutters to look better perform better and last longer than our competitors window roller shutters so for us we build our security shutters to meet high quality standards while our competitors build their shutters to a price.

Smart Roller Shutter buyer facts

So you're thinking of putting window shutters on your home or business because you have some issues that you want to fix or you are going to build, renovate or extend your home and you simply want to take advantage of the many benefits of our security shutters. The smart roller shutter buyer knows that you will not need to have drapes, venetians, verticals, air-conditioning, alarm, awnings because shutters will do what all of those products put together will do from just one package simply amazing. Our Roller Shutters are also available Australia wide so no matter where you are, be it Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, or Hobart we have you covered.

Are roller shutters going to solve your problems?

Our roller shutters have been used across a wide range of applications to solve many problems faced Australia-wide. These include: window protection against burglaries and vandalism, home and business climate control with benefits of 15° reduction in home and business temperature during hot Australian summer days and 15° increase during the cold and chilly winter days, reduction of unwanted outside noise by up to 85%, increased home privacy, 100% reduction in light and glare from window openings, 45% energy savings yearly, storm and hailstone protection, bushfire protection or just simply peace of mind.

8 Mar 2019

Going DIY With Home Shutters

While traditionally there has been a focus on having roller shutters installed by companies, there is now a growing trend of DIY shutters in which customers install the shutters themselves and have them wired by an electrician of their choosing. This blog helps to explain what the benefits and drawbacks of DIY installation of shutters.

Why Choose DIY Roller Shutters?

Price – DIY Shutters are approximately 25-35% cheaper than installed shutters are after accounting for an electrician to wire up your shutter, that is, you save 25-35% on installation alone. DIY also gives you the flexibility of choosing your own electrician if you have a particular favoured one in mind.

Time – an installed shutter needs to be installed on the date & at the time we’ve agreed. Maybe you work irregular, odd hours. Or maybe you don’t know exactly when you’ll have a free couple of hours to get it done. Is your electrician not available this week? There are a lot of reasons you may want to postpone installation and setup the shutters on your own schedule. If your roller shutter DIY project gets delayed a week, no problem. But if your installer comes and you say you aren’t ready … bigger problem.

Who are DIY Shutters For?

Doing it yourself isn’t for everyone. While the process is fairly easy and the installation instructions are clear, our Slimline shutter weighs almost 4 kg per square metre and our Fortress is much heavier. A single person working alone would struggle with installing a Fortress and someone who isn’t handy or doesn’t ever use tools may not enjoy the process and would find it stressful to attempt installation.

Also, once your shutter is up, it needs to be wired into your home’s mains. For most people this means setting up an install appointment anyways and the hassle of having someone come to your house at a pre-selected time. If you need to have one tradie come over, why not have two and get both parts of the job done at once?

DIY shutters are also not for those with tricky installations, second storey windows or other “problem” installations. While our installers have the experience & understanding to fit nearly any home or opening with a shutter, you may not want to attempt a difficult placement as the first shutter you’re ever going to install.

Ordering Roller Shutters DIY & Installed

If you are interested in DIY as an option, please feel free to visit our DIY Roller Shutters site where you can learn more about our DIY shutters as well as purchase online, or feel free to Contact Us for more information.

I’m Not Interested In DIY Roller Shutters, Where Can I Find Information On Installed Shutters?

Please visit our Home Page for information regarding installed Roller Shutters Adelaide and Roller Shutters Perth as well as the various other resources throughout our website such as our Roller Shutter Types and Benefits of Shutters.

And if you have any questions please use the live chat when we’re online or call us 24 hours a day for assistance.