ᐅ Advantages and Disadvantages: External Venetian Blinds or Roller Shutters?
Created on: 24 Feb 2019 21:03
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Lucrezia
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?
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?
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Obstlerbaum26 Feb 2019 11:34Wickie schrieb:
@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. “Casting pearls before swine” – what are we missing?
I already mentioned this earlier.
You have great options for operating the venetian blinds (raffstores), yet if you only want to control them with switches, you’re missing out:
Summer shading: controllable by a sensor or an automatic system. You leave the house in the morning, and unexpectedly it becomes very sunny and warm. The sensor detects this and lowers the venetian blinds. No indoor overheating. When it gets cloudy again, the blinds raise back up. Or in winter—when you want to use the heating—you can let the sun in by raising the blinds.
Morning raise: You leave the house but need to press the switch beforehand; otherwise, the blinds remain closed all day. Your dusk sensor eventually detects daylight and raises the venetian blinds automatically.
Vacation: The automatic system raises and lowers the venetian blinds at times you set. Nothing changes while you’re away. You choose a position before you leave, and it stays like that for the two weeks you’re gone.
Even useful for cleaning: You tell the sensor to lower the blinds when it rains, so the windows stay cleaner longer.
With the Warema control system, you can even operate selected lighting sources. The actuator doesn’t raise or lower a venetian blind but switches your outdoor lights (or stairwell lights, hallway lights, etc.) on or off with freely programmable functions.
Also controllable via app. I initially thought this was unnecessary, but I realize now that you end up using it quite often. The dusk sensor lowers the blinds, but you still want to see the garden lighting—so you quickly open the app and adjust the venetian blinds.
Not to mention the wind sensor. You haven’t raised the blinds in the morning, and a storm blows in? They are sturdy and can withstand a lot, but IF something happens...
Personally, I think it’s throwing pearls before swine—venetian blinds are still significantly more expensive than regular blinds. And then you only operate them with a switch up and down?
If I were you, I’d reconsider!
You have great options for operating the venetian blinds (raffstores), yet if you only want to control them with switches, you’re missing out:
Summer shading: controllable by a sensor or an automatic system. You leave the house in the morning, and unexpectedly it becomes very sunny and warm. The sensor detects this and lowers the venetian blinds. No indoor overheating. When it gets cloudy again, the blinds raise back up. Or in winter—when you want to use the heating—you can let the sun in by raising the blinds.
Morning raise: You leave the house but need to press the switch beforehand; otherwise, the blinds remain closed all day. Your dusk sensor eventually detects daylight and raises the venetian blinds automatically.
Vacation: The automatic system raises and lowers the venetian blinds at times you set. Nothing changes while you’re away. You choose a position before you leave, and it stays like that for the two weeks you’re gone.
Even useful for cleaning: You tell the sensor to lower the blinds when it rains, so the windows stay cleaner longer.
With the Warema control system, you can even operate selected lighting sources. The actuator doesn’t raise or lower a venetian blind but switches your outdoor lights (or stairwell lights, hallway lights, etc.) on or off with freely programmable functions.
Also controllable via app. I initially thought this was unnecessary, but I realize now that you end up using it quite often. The dusk sensor lowers the blinds, but you still want to see the garden lighting—so you quickly open the app and adjust the venetian blinds.
Not to mention the wind sensor. You haven’t raised the blinds in the morning, and a storm blows in? They are sturdy and can withstand a lot, but IF something happens...
Personally, I think it’s throwing pearls before swine—venetian blinds are still significantly more expensive than regular blinds. And then you only operate them with a switch up and down?
If I were you, I’d reconsider!
Wickie schrieb:
The extra cost for what? From old-school manual switches to automatic control
Just talk to your window specialist (or whoever sells and installs your venetian blinds) and tell them that you would like to control them automatically! The system is from Warema, just like the venetian blinds.
We have never compared prices between traditional and automated systems because traditional was never an option for us.
We have never compared prices between traditional and automated systems because traditional was never an option for us.
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