ᐅ Installing electric roller shutters or just preparing for them
Created on: 3 Mar 2014 13:53
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peterp
Hello,
we have the following question:
In our planned house, all windows are designed to have manual roller shutters. The construction company charges nearly €450 per shutter for the installation of electric roller shutters with a timer. For preparing the operation of an electric roller shutter (delivery/installation of the necessary wiring including empty conduit with cover and switch completion, but without the timer), the cost is €150. What would you advise: to have everything installed all at once, or is it more practical and especially more cost-effective to install the roller shutter motors and timers ourselves? The strap for manual operation will be mounted on the window frame, so there is no need to open up the walls later.
Thanks in advance for your feedback.
Best regards,
Peter
we have the following question:
In our planned house, all windows are designed to have manual roller shutters. The construction company charges nearly €450 per shutter for the installation of electric roller shutters with a timer. For preparing the operation of an electric roller shutter (delivery/installation of the necessary wiring including empty conduit with cover and switch completion, but without the timer), the cost is €150. What would you advise: to have everything installed all at once, or is it more practical and especially more cost-effective to install the roller shutter motors and timers ourselves? The strap for manual operation will be mounted on the window frame, so there is no need to open up the walls later.
Thanks in advance for your feedback.
Best regards,
Peter
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DerBjoern4 Mar 2014 09:18450€ (about $490) is really steep. I paid an additional 230€ (about $250) per window with my general contractor, all inclusive of wiring and switches.
I also considered retrofitting later, but then I would have had those annoying strap winders already installed. That’s something I definitely wanted to avoid...
I also considered retrofitting later, but then I would have had those annoying strap winders already installed. That’s something I definitely wanted to avoid...
450€ per roller shutter would be 8,100€ for us
wow...
here’s the thing: our builder actually charges 230€ per roller shutter. I can only say that anyone familiar with this field would laugh when hearing those prices.
I put together everything I would need on a website (also based on a tip from someone here in the forum)
drives, switches, timers, isolating relays, and roughly 300€ for cables. Currently, I’m at just under 1,500€ in material costs for 18 windows. Honestly, I wouldn’t hesitate for a second to do it myself, but we have other “dependencies” that mean we will order it directly from the builder. However, certainly not at 230€ per roller shutter, and definitely not at an unbelievably high 430€ per shutter.
What is he installing there, self-learning roller shutter motors that know when to do what? Unbelievable…
wow...
here’s the thing: our builder actually charges 230€ per roller shutter. I can only say that anyone familiar with this field would laugh when hearing those prices.
I put together everything I would need on a website (also based on a tip from someone here in the forum)
drives, switches, timers, isolating relays, and roughly 300€ for cables. Currently, I’m at just under 1,500€ in material costs for 18 windows. Honestly, I wouldn’t hesitate for a second to do it myself, but we have other “dependencies” that mean we will order it directly from the builder. However, certainly not at 230€ per roller shutter, and definitely not at an unbelievably high 430€ per shutter.
What is he installing there, self-learning roller shutter motors that know when to do what? Unbelievable…
This is only partially possible with a turnkey house... the armored components usually come from the window manufacturer... so do the boxes and the rest of the internal parts... basically, you can only source the motor and bearings from someone else... or have a quote made.
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DerBjoern8 Mar 2014 10:48aytex schrieb:
So here’s the thing: our general contractor charges 230€ per roller shutter. I can only say that anyone familiar with the subject would laugh hearing those prices.
I put together a list on a website (also based on a hint from someone here in the forum) of everything I would need:
Drives, switches, timers, isolating relays, and a flat 300€ for cables. Currently, I come to just under 1500€ worth of materials for 18 windows. I actually wouldn’t hesitate for a moment and would do it myself somehow, but with us there are other “dependencies” that mean we will order it directly from the general contractor, but definitely not at 230€/roller shutter and certainly not at an unbelievably exaggerated 430€ per roller shutter.Well, I didn’t find the 230€ for us completely unreasonable. And DIY is simply out of the question for people like me who have deliberately chosen a turnkey package from the main contractor. The roller shutter motors installed for my 12 windows alone cost 1500€. Then there’s the switchgear, cables, labor, and a 5-year warranty on the whole thing, which I don’t think is all that bad.
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