ᐅ Roller shutters do not darken the room – is this really no cause for concern?
Created on: 17 Dec 2020 17:16
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neutri80
Hello dear forum,
We have the problem that our roller shutters do not provide complete blackout.
We have a small child who can only sleep in total darkness. However, a lot of light comes through the roller shutters. When our little one wakes up, they can of course see everything and do not fall back asleep. On one hand, the light comes through the sides of the individual slats, and on the other hand, the guide rail is so short that light also comes in at the lower corners. I am attaching a picture.
Our site manager and the roller shutter company say that roller shutters do not fully darken and see no reason for any improvements. But we now face this problem, and it’s about our child who cannot sleep. I’m also wondering why the roller shutters in my parents’ house, which is 30 years old, do provide blackout, as do those in rental apartments, where construction is often cheaper.
What do you think?
Is this really the standard?
And is there perhaps another solution to make the roller shutters block out more light?
We have the problem that our roller shutters do not provide complete blackout.
We have a small child who can only sleep in total darkness. However, a lot of light comes through the roller shutters. When our little one wakes up, they can of course see everything and do not fall back asleep. On one hand, the light comes through the sides of the individual slats, and on the other hand, the guide rail is so short that light also comes in at the lower corners. I am attaching a picture.
Our site manager and the roller shutter company say that roller shutters do not fully darken and see no reason for any improvements. But we now face this problem, and it’s about our child who cannot sleep. I’m also wondering why the roller shutters in my parents’ house, which is 30 years old, do provide blackout, as do those in rental apartments, where construction is often cheaper.
What do you think?
Is this really the standard?
And is there perhaps another solution to make the roller shutters block out more light?
That would drive me crazy too. What’s the point of expensive blinds if they don’t properly block out the light?
If it really can’t be fixed, I would definitely add blackout curtains. Hopefully, the combination will be enough for your little one.
Still, it’s an annoying situation.
If it really can’t be fixed, I would definitely add blackout curtains. Hopefully, the combination will be enough for your little one.
Still, it’s an annoying situation.
Take a photo outside in daylight. I think the spacing was cut too close, so the area at the bottom, where everything meets, is insufficient. The window sill is overall too high, so the roller shutter doesn’t close completely.
However, independent of your roller shutter, I also think you can train your mouse to sleep during the day – after all, that’s what she will have to do at daycare.
However, independent of your roller shutter, I also think you can train your mouse to sleep during the day – after all, that’s what she will have to do at daycare.
tomtom79 schrieb:
It seems that the track profile does not reach all the way down to the window sill. I disagree. Usually, the tracks are open at the bottom, so even if they don’t extend all the way to the window sill, the blind can still be lowered fully and simply runs out of the track.
I believe the seals on the blind track (usually black, on both sides of the track, to prevent rattling in the wind) are too tight. They basically clamp the bottom slats on the right side. On the left side, the blind seems to go all the way down, right? So this causes the blind to hang unevenly—right side is fully down, left side droops.
A simple fix would be to use a sharp utility knife blade to cut off the bottom 5cm (2 inches) of the black "blind track seal."
seat88 schrieb:
I don’t agree. Normally, the tracks are open at the bottom, so even if they don’t reach all the way to the windowsill, the blind still goes down completely. He actually confirms it, so now the blind just has to be too narrow and light will come in.