ᐅ Combining External Venetian Blinds and Roller Shutters on a House
Created on: 11 Jun 2022 12:04
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JaiBee07
Hello,
I have a question that I’m having some trouble deciding on. My ground floor mostly consists of an L-shaped open-plan kitchen, dining, and living area of about 57m2 (613 sq ft).
On the northwest-facing exterior wall, there are three windows. Two of them are floor-to-ceiling windows in the dining area, and one window in the kitchen area is set at a standard sill height. The windows are symmetrically arranged along the wall. Since this side faces the street and the sidewalk is about 3m (10 feet) away, I would like to install external venetian blinds (Raffstores) on the two floor-to-ceiling windows to allow for privacy when needed. For the far right kitchen window, I don’t see the need for that and am leaning towards an external roller shutter instead.
Do you think this will look strange from both the inside and the outside?
On the other side of the room (southeast), there is only one large sliding door leading to the terrace. To provide shading here, an external venetian blind will definitely be installed.
From the outside, to the right of the sliding door, there is another door leading from the cloakroom to the terrace. Since this is a passageway, I would prefer to have an external roller shutter here as well.
Do you think this combination of roller shutters and external venetian blinds looks odd from the outside or inside?
Does anyone else have such a combination and can share whether it turned out to be a good decision?
I have a question that I’m having some trouble deciding on. My ground floor mostly consists of an L-shaped open-plan kitchen, dining, and living area of about 57m2 (613 sq ft).
On the northwest-facing exterior wall, there are three windows. Two of them are floor-to-ceiling windows in the dining area, and one window in the kitchen area is set at a standard sill height. The windows are symmetrically arranged along the wall. Since this side faces the street and the sidewalk is about 3m (10 feet) away, I would like to install external venetian blinds (Raffstores) on the two floor-to-ceiling windows to allow for privacy when needed. For the far right kitchen window, I don’t see the need for that and am leaning towards an external roller shutter instead.
Do you think this will look strange from both the inside and the outside?
On the other side of the room (southeast), there is only one large sliding door leading to the terrace. To provide shading here, an external venetian blind will definitely be installed.
From the outside, to the right of the sliding door, there is another door leading from the cloakroom to the terrace. Since this is a passageway, I would prefer to have an external roller shutter here as well.
Do you think this combination of roller shutters and external venetian blinds looks odd from the outside or inside?
Does anyone else have such a combination and can share whether it turned out to be a good decision?
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fromthisplace12 Jun 2022 21:36We have external venetian blinds in the important rooms on the ground floor, and roller blinds in the other rooms and throughout the entire upper floor. The structure is currently at the shell stage, and I haven’t noticed any difference in the construction type or dimensions.
Thank you for all the feedback!
The point about potentially different installation depths is important, and I hadn’t considered it until now.
Hmm, maybe I should go ahead and install external venetian blinds (or “Raffstores”) on all three windows facing the street on the ground floor.
The thing is, I’m renovating an old bungalow and adding an additional floor at the same time. The exterior wall with the three windows is pretty much the only part that remains from the original structure. Accordingly, I sized the windows on the (new) upper floor to match those on the ground floor.
I’ll probably have to go back to the structural engineer to work out a more detailed plan.
The point about the lower sun in the west is definitely valid. From that perspective, it might actually be a good idea to also equip the kitchen window with an external venetian blind, so the sun doesn’t bother you while working there.
Somehow, I had the idea stuck in my mind that roller shutters provide better burglary protection, so I originally wanted to use roller shutters on all ground floor windows. But for the reasons mentioned above, I ended up choosing external venetian blinds for the “important” windows again.
I know that’s not really the case and that security should mostly be ensured by the windows themselves. I plan to install laminated safety glass (VSG) and RC2 security glazing on the ground floor anyway, and possibly P2A glazing for the garden doors that aren’t visible from outside. I’m still waiting on the additional costs for that before making a final decision.
The point about potentially different installation depths is important, and I hadn’t considered it until now.
Hmm, maybe I should go ahead and install external venetian blinds (or “Raffstores”) on all three windows facing the street on the ground floor.
The thing is, I’m renovating an old bungalow and adding an additional floor at the same time. The exterior wall with the three windows is pretty much the only part that remains from the original structure. Accordingly, I sized the windows on the (new) upper floor to match those on the ground floor.
I’ll probably have to go back to the structural engineer to work out a more detailed plan.
The point about the lower sun in the west is definitely valid. From that perspective, it might actually be a good idea to also equip the kitchen window with an external venetian blind, so the sun doesn’t bother you while working there.
Somehow, I had the idea stuck in my mind that roller shutters provide better burglary protection, so I originally wanted to use roller shutters on all ground floor windows. But for the reasons mentioned above, I ended up choosing external venetian blinds for the “important” windows again.
I know that’s not really the case and that security should mostly be ensured by the windows themselves. I plan to install laminated safety glass (VSG) and RC2 security glazing on the ground floor anyway, and possibly P2A glazing for the garden doors that aren’t visible from outside. I’m still waiting on the additional costs for that before making a final decision.
JaiBee07 schrieb:
that the roller shutter provides better burglary protectionThis is incorrect when comparing standard roller shutters with standard venetian blinds.F
fromthisplace14 Jun 2022 14:16Yesterday, out of curiosity, I asked our site manager if there is any difference between roller shutter boxes and venetian blind boxes. Our responsible window installer manufactures both themselves, and they are the same.
You can increase burglary protection by using better glass or by installing an EMA (for this, you need to consider the magnetic contacts on the windows).
You can increase burglary protection by using better glass or by installing an EMA (for this, you need to consider the magnetic contacts on the windows).
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RotorMotor14 Jun 2022 15:14fromthisplace schrieb:
Yesterday, out of curiosity, I asked our site manager if there is a difference between roller shutter boxes and venetian blind boxes. Our responsible window installer manufactures both himself, and they are the same. That doesn’t seem very practical.
A venetian blind (also called a louvered shutter) is raised into a compact stack, while a roller shutter rolls up inside the box.
Therefore, they require very different dimensions and entry openings.
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