ᐅ Advantages and Disadvantages: External Venetian Blinds or Roller Shutters?

Created on: 24 Feb 2019 21:03

Hello!
We are considering whether to choose Venetian blinds or roller shutters.
Originally, I preferred roller shutters because they seem to offer better burglary protection. However, an architect advised us against this, saying that roller shutters can also be easily broken into. He believes that with almost the same level of burglary protection, Venetian blinds are much more comfortable and provide greater flexibility.
So far, we have only had roller shutters or interior blinds, so we lack direct comparisons.

Do you also think that roller shutters are not significantly "safer" than Venetian blinds?
Can you think of other pros and cons?

Wickie26 Feb 2019 08:56

#43

That would offer too little functionality for me. Shading in summer? I would always have to remember to lower the blinds in the morning.
For vacation, the option to set flexible times.
And so on.

haydee26 Feb 2019 09:02

#44

Old-fashioned switches? Then what about crank handles? (Are crank handles even still available for purchase—or am I just outing myself as a dinosaur again?)

Grantlhaua26 Feb 2019 09:05

#45

Obstlerbaum schrieb:
wind-stable blackout profiles from Warema

We can get those too, but I haven’t been able to see them in person anywhere. Have you ever seen them live?

What personally bothers me a lot about roller shutters is (besides the appearance) that there is only light or dark. You can’t just have slight shading.

Obstlerbaum26 Feb 2019 09:20

#46

Grantlhaua schrieb:
we can get it too, but I couldn't find any live examples to check out. Have you seen it live?

Yes. As I said, a very sturdy construction—and I'm not easily impressed. But "suitable up to early Force 10 wind" is quite a statement...

Müllerin26 Feb 2019 11:24

#47

Wickie schrieb:
But how do you control the venetian blinds? Only with an up-down switch?`

No, not just that, mostly via smartphone.

Wickie26 Feb 2019 11:29

#48

@Müllerin was referring to the post by obstlerbaum.
I didn’t understand why someone would want to operate exclusively with switches. To me, it’s like casting pearls before swine.

ᐅ Advantages and Disadvantages: External Venetian Blinds or Roller Shutters?

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