ᐅ Shutters up or down depending on the current weather conditions

Created on: 18 Feb 2022 18:58
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danixf
Hello,

due to the announcement of a very windy weekend, I’m wondering whether you raise or lower your roller shutters.
So far, I’ve always kept them down. They do rattle a bit then. Since the upcoming storm is expected to be even stronger, I’m considering whether it might be better to raise them. Opinions online are mixed.
What do you do? Good luck, and I hope everything stays safe for you 🙂
HausiKlausi18 Feb 2022 21:37
We always fully open the weather protection. It’s hard to say if it withstands wind loads better than glass. But from a cost and safety perspective, I’d rather have a branch caught in the shutter than in the window glass. With the next category (tree), it wouldn’t matter anyway.
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barfly666
18 Feb 2022 21:44
The two trees in my garden didn’t care whether the roller blind was down or not—they still fell … 🙁

Well, now only a tall fir tree and a chestnut tree remain (which fortunately diverted the falling trees away from the house ….

Man, man, man, it looks really bad …. 6 m (20 feet) of fence is also ruined.

Does the building insurance also cover the removal of the trees?
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SoL
18 Feb 2022 21:49
barfly666 schrieb:

Does the building insurance also cover the removal of trees?
I believe it does, including appropriate replacement planting.
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driver55
19 Feb 2022 01:59
HausiKlausi schrieb:

We always fully lower the shutter on the weather side. It’s hard to say if it withstands wind loads better than glass, but a branch can damage the shutter slats.
Of course, a Venetian blind should always be raised, while a roller shutter can be lowered.
tomtom7919 Feb 2022 06:58
barfly666 schrieb:

Does the building insurance also cover the removal of trees?
This can even be done for free. If the insurance does not cover it, you just have to give up the wood.
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barfly666
19 Feb 2022 08:23
tomtom79 schrieb:

Something like that can even be free. If the insurance doesn’t cover it, you just have to give up the wood.
Well, show me someone who will leave me with firewood and a garden cleaned up to broom-clean condition, and close the two huge holes where the roots were….