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.

4 Oct 2022

Roller Shutters and Roller Doors Are Not the Same! Learn How

Find out the difference between the two pictures shown above in 5, 4, 3, 2, 1! No?

The first picture is of a ‘Roller Door’ and the second picture is of ‘Roller Shutter’. If you are not able to tell the difference, then this blog is for you!

The experts at Ultimate Shutter, the trusted manufacturer of affordable roller shutters in Melbourne, get this question from a lot of confused customers, who assume that roller shutters and roller doors are the same! And with those assumptions, they end up making wrong choices to secure their home or business. So today, we decided to dive a little deeper to find out how these terms are different from each other to help you make better choices for your property.

But first, let’s get to know some similarities, to understand why people tend to get confused between the both of them.

Look – It’s true that Roller Shutters and Roller Doors might look very similar at one glance. And earlier they used to look like boring aluminium or steel, heavy-looking shutters. But now, they can be aesthetically pleasing and add beauty to the property, especially window roller shutters.
Benefits – Roller Shutters and Roller Doors are used for securing a property, be it residential or commercial. If an owner decides to safeguard their property from burglars, or extreme weather, they can install either roller shutters or doors, as both of them serve the same purpose.
Functionality – Roller Shutters and Roller Doors, both roll up and down vertically through tracks while opening or shutting. Both of them can be operated with a remote and may use a motor to function.
Application – Roller Shutters and Roller Doors can be installed on windows of a home or business. It can be bay windows, windows in the verandah, patio, atrium, porch or balcony as well.

So what makes them different?

Built
A roller shutter is made of several horizontal interlocking aluminium, steel, or polycarbonate slats. The slats fit into a small box above the window, while opening. When it comes to roller doors, it may have interlocking slats but some roller doors are built with a single piece of galvanized coated steel curtain. They are manufactured from large sections of steel which are joined together to form one complete continuous curtain. It is then attached to and rolled around a skeleton drum.
Space
People who have less space around the window opening, go for Roller Shutters as the small box known as pelmet on the top of the shutters does not take much space. It is also eye pleasing. On the other hand, Roller Doors may need space for mechanisms to operate the door. The traditional roller doors have a huge bulkhead to contain the shutters rolling up while opening them. That is why traditional roller doors were not suitable for small driveways, etc.
Weight
The built and the material used to manufacture roller shutters and roller doors make them different when talking about their weight. As roller shutters have numerous slats hinged with each other, they are heavier than roller doors. Whereas, roller doors may be lighter when made from a single ‘curtain’ of lighter gauge steel.
The weight and build of roller shutters empower them to be way stronger than roller doors while taking the impact of any break-in.

Design
As stated earlier, roller shutters and roller doors are aesthetically pleasing and enhance the beauty of the house. However, when it comes to options, roller shutters come in a wider range of colours and are customisable according to the property’s needs. On the other hand, roller doors do not offer as much customisation as roller shutters.

The manufacturer of the best roller shutters in Australia, Ultimate Shutter offers a varied range of colorbond colours for the customers to choose from for their roller shutters. That’s how wide the choices are! And if you need roller shutter repairs in Sydney or anywhere in Australia, Ultimate Shutter helps you out with it as well. Not only will we repair your shutters but we also offer affordable Roller Shutters in Melbourne and all across Australia.

See the difference now? If your answer is still no, let the experts at Ultimate Shutter, manufacturer of the best Roller Shutters in Australia, guide you and suggest which roller shutters are the best option to secure your property. Call us on 1800-633-136 or email us at [email protected] to start a conversation.