ᐅ Interior cleaning of roller shutters on fixed windows

Hello!

At the moment, the question is which windows should be fixed and which ones should be operable...

Is it possible to clean roller shutters installed on fixed windows from the inside?

Theodorius schrieb:
Is it actually possible to clean roller shutters that are mounted on fixed windows from the inside?

No, only with a sponge on a broomstick.
Or you take them down.
I strongly advise against planning for a fixed window.

However, this is possible if you have removable roller shutter guides. In that case, you remove the guides and carefully lower the roller shutter. This only works on the ground floor and requires two people.

Also consider fixed windows that do not open. Is it really necessary to clean roller shutters from the inside?

Yes, dust and spider webs accumulate on the inside of the shutter slats, which are repeatedly rolled up with the shutter. This looks very unattractive from the inside when the shutter is closed.

Spider webs can be easily removed with a Swiffer and an extension handle, leaving a small gap at the bottom for your hand.

In our house, we have now planned two fixed windows on the ground floor: a narrow kitchen window between the countertop and the wall cabinets, where there would otherwise be very little glass left, and a 2-meter (6.5 feet) wide glass façade that would hardly be possible to open anyway.

Niloa schrieb:
Also, consider windows that don’t open. Do you really need to clean roller shutters from the inside?

We have PVC roller shutters from 1999 here. They have never been cleaned. My wife cleans a lot and enjoys it, but this topic never came up for her.

The only issue really is the fixed window units starting from the upper floor. That annoys her the most...