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
If you’re looking to save costs, I would recommend manual shutters rather than none at all.
Every morning we enjoy the view from the respective window when we raise the manual shutters.
That said, I should mention that a) we have a skylight, so it’s not completely dark inside, and b) we don’t have children to look after, which means we have the time to move around the open living area every day.
For windows of non-standard sizes, keep in mind that custom-made pleated blinds can be expensive (our small kitchen window alone cost 350 Euros in pleated blinds).
Every morning we enjoy the view from the respective window when we raise the manual shutters.
That said, I should mention that a) we have a skylight, so it’s not completely dark inside, and b) we don’t have children to look after, which means we have the time to move around the open living area every day.
For windows of non-standard sizes, keep in mind that custom-made pleated blinds can be expensive (our small kitchen window alone cost 350 Euros in pleated blinds).
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Bauexperte8 Apr 2014 10:56Hello,
Regards, Bauexperte
Kazazi schrieb:Installing manual roller shutters is sufficient. Retrofitting electric ones later on "cheaply" is a good joke.
Or at least skip the electric drive? The latter can be retrofitted much more cheaply later on with an electronic belt winder thing, right?
Regards, Bauexperte
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Bauexperte8 Apr 2014 11:04Hello,
Regards, Bauexperte
Kazazi schrieb:Do these also require wiring that the "retrofit devices" can connect to or respond to?
By the way – the retrofit devices my father has are battery-powered electric roller shutter motors – cost less than 100 Euro, he has had them installed for 20 years and is very satisfied with them.
Regards, Bauexperte
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DerBjoern8 Apr 2014 11:05If you are satisfied with these visual features in a new build, I would personally prefer manual options. Alternatively, have electrical wiring installed from the start. That way, you can later retrofit proper roller shutter motors...
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