In our current house offer, roller shutters are planned throughout the entire ground floor, with an additional price for extra shutters on the upper floor. However, on the north side of the ground floor, there is only the guest bathroom window, and on the east side, the utility room and kitchen.
My opinion so far is that I don’t really need shutters there for privacy or shading reasons. The bathroom and children's rooms also have east-facing windows. For simple privacy or blackout needs, shutters can be added later from the inside if necessary. Therefore, I would only choose shutters on the south and west sides to provide protection against summer heat.
My husband thinks that shutters on the ground floor are necessary for burglary protection and to maintain the house’s resale value.
After reading the relevant forum posts on this topic, I am still unsure who is right. How did you decide, or what would you advise us and why?
Thank you,
Kazazi
My opinion so far is that I don’t really need shutters there for privacy or shading reasons. The bathroom and children's rooms also have east-facing windows. For simple privacy or blackout needs, shutters can be added later from the inside if necessary. Therefore, I would only choose shutters on the south and west sides to provide protection against summer heat.
My husband thinks that shutters on the ground floor are necessary for burglary protection and to maintain the house’s resale value.
After reading the relevant forum posts on this topic, I am still unsure who is right. How did you decide, or what would you advise us and why?
Thank you,
Kazazi
So either install blinds everywhere or not at all... anything else just seems odd.
And €2000 (about $2200) is not really a sum that should throw you off during house construction.
Later on, these things are difficult or expensive to retrofit.
With the right blinds, you also get some burglary resistance.
Only those who really want to get in will manage to... complete protection is simply unaffordable.
The best burglary protection is lots of toys in the garden and a battered small car... then burglars think, oh, there are kids living here, so there’s probably not much worth stealing.
And €2000 (about $2200) is not really a sum that should throw you off during house construction.
Later on, these things are difficult or expensive to retrofit.
With the right blinds, you also get some burglary resistance.
Only those who really want to get in will manage to... complete protection is simply unaffordable.
The best burglary protection is lots of toys in the garden and a battered small car... then burglars think, oh, there are kids living here, so there’s probably not much worth stealing.
Der Da schrieb:
So either shutters everywhere or not at all... anything else just looks strange.Why is that strange? As long as you don’t spoil the facade with an uneven appearance, but rather only symmetrically leave out shutters on windows where they aren’t needed—like here, for example, the guest toilet on the north side or the utility room and kitchen on the ground floor downstairs—it shouldn’t look odd, right?
Der Da schrieb:
The best burglary protection is lots of toys in the garden and a scratched-up old car... then burglars think, oh, they have kids, so there’s probably not much worth taking You would think so... and in terms of appearance, we can definitely achieve this kind of burglary protection with our crew... but our old ramshackle house back in the UK still got broken into anyway.
Visually, the straps and retrofitted roller mechanisms don’t bother me; they are quite discreet. Well, I guess we’ll see how much money is left after the next quote and decide then—in case of doubt, opting for more shutters and less or no automation.
I wouldn’t have expected over 300 euros for a small pleated blind either, wow!
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DerBjoern8 Apr 2014 12:12One area where you can save money is with pleated blinds. We had some custom-made from an online store. We are very satisfied with the pleated blinds, and the price was significantly lower than anything available locally!
Another aspect to consider: Since roller shutters are only closed at night, they create an additional air cushion that provides extra insulation, especially during the period of greatest temperature difference. According to a study, this can result in up to 12% savings on heating costs. To avoid the hassle of opening and closing them manually, I would opt for electric ones… (with my 18 units, that would be extremely inconvenient).
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