Roller shutters

The cost of a roller shutter depends mainly on the size of the opening, because every shutter is made to measure. A single garage at a house needs a smaller shutter than a wide shopfront or a loading bay. A motor adds to the price, and so do battery backup for load-shedding and extra remotes. The colour, slat design and finish you choose count too. On the site visit, we measure the opening, check the walls and the space above it, and look at where the power is. If the old door has to come out or the opening needs work first, we include it. The quotation is written down and lists the shutter, the motor and the fitting, so you know the full cost before anything is ordered.

No. Roller shutters are common on shops and warehouses, but they suit homes equally well. On a house, a roller shutter can go on the garage, the windows or the patio doors. It rolls into a box above the opening, so on a garage it needs no tracks across the ceiling, which helps where the roof is low or the ceiling holds storage. Modern shutters come in a range of colours, designs and finishes, so the shutter can match the window frames, the gutters or the paint on the house. For offices, a roller shutter closes off a wide entrance or a storeroom with one door, and rolls out of sight during the day. We supply and fit roller shutters for both homes and offices, and we can automate them at the same time.

Yes. Most roller shutters can be fitted with a motor, either when they're installed or later. A motorised shutter opens and closes at the press of a remote, so you stay in the car at night or in the rain. We recommend battery backup, so the shutter keeps working through load-shedding and power cuts. Every motorised shutter also has a manual override, which lets you open it by hand if the battery runs flat, and we show you how to use it on the day we fit it. In many cases, one remote can open both your gate and your roller shutter, so there's only one remote on the visor. We check the opening and the power supply on the site visit, and list the motor and remotes on the written quotation.

A roller shutter is one kind of garage door. It's made of interlocking aluminium slats, which roll up into a compact box above the opening. A sectional garage door is made of wider panels, which slide back along tracks under the ceiling when it opens. A roll-up door coils into a drum like a shutter, but it's usually lighter. Because a roller shutter rolls up tight above the opening, it leaves the ceiling free and suits low roofs, wide openings and shopfronts. Sectional doors suit garages with plenty of ceiling space. Both come in a range of colours and finishes, and both can be automated. On the site visit, we look at the opening and the space inside, and recommend the door suiting your garage best.

Yes. Our own service department repairs and services roller shutters at homes and offices, including shutters we didn't fit. Common faults are a shutter getting noisy, catching on the way up, stopping before the top, or coming off its side guides. Motorised shutters can also stop working because of a flat battery, a faulty remote or a lightning strike. A service checks the slats, the guides, the springs or motor, the battery and the locks, and adjusts the shutter so it runs smoothly. Don't force a stuck shutter, because bent slats make the repair bigger. Send us a message with a photo if you can, and we'll book a visit. For a busy shutter at a business, a regular service under one of our service level agreements keeps it from failing at opening time.