ᐅ How often do you use your roller shutters?

I have never been bothered by the belt-operated roller shutters in rental apartments. The thermal bridge could be a valid concern for me, okay. But other than that, I don’t find it problematic. They still looked good after many years, and I was never aware of any repairs. My parents have lived in three different apartments with such roller shutters for 25 years; in the last one, they have been living for over 10 years. They use the shutters daily, and everything is perfectly fine. The buildings were constructed around 1992.

motorradsilke schrieb:

I wouldn’t want venetian blinds, even if I had the money for them.

We only have venetian blinds on two doors,
the grandchildren love them.
Little ones can play with them really well, leave their marks on the glass, and have a great view outside.

WilhelmRo schrieb:

And I hope the old sayings like "It worked fine before without it" will soon die out – blabla. You could also just go back to living in a cave – that worked pretty well once, right?

Well, when I was building and mentioned here in the forum that we were only installing partial roller shutters for cost reasons, my house build was compared to some kind of social low standard. There are simply people with different expectations and needs on this forum. And I think it’s good that this question was raised.
However, I find it hard to believe that anyone here who spent a lot of money on their shading solutions will admit now that they don’t really need or actually use them.
In my first (pre-owned) house, I also had astro automation and roller shutters everywhere: eventually, we turned it off and operated the shutters manually as needed by button. Because let’s be honest: nobody installs garden lighting only to have it inevitably blocked every evening.
And about the venetian blinds (or external louvered blinds): you could also say, somewhat harshly, that they are just a new horizontal way of grating or creating a barrier to the direct view between inside and outside.

ypg schrieb:

my house construction was compared to a social low-standard build

That’s why I wrote it’s okay to say "electric blinds are too expensive for me." What I don’t like is the attitude of "you don’t need that" when I say "it’s too expensive for me."

ypg schrieb:

Whoever spent on any kind of shading now admits they don’t need it or actually don’t use it.

But they should, otherwise they are just as dishonest as the builder who says "I want to save here, but claim you don’t need that."

ypg schrieb:

One could also be mean and say it’s a new horizontal type of grille or barrier that blocks the direct view between inside and outside.

Then this was absolutely the wrong comparison. You have to compare venetian blinds (Raffstores) with roller blinds. If you want a clear view, you can raise both. If you want shading plus visibility, you need venetian blinds. In this respect, they are definitely superior to roller blinds. Because with roller blinds closed, I definitely feel much more enclosed than with tilted venetian blinds.

ypg schrieb:

In my first (used) house, I also had the astro timer and roller shutters everywhere: we eventually disabled them,

I completely understand you. Astro timers I know are generally a pain. Rigid and inflexible.

ypg schrieb:

Because let’s be honest: no one installs or turns on garden lighting only to have it inevitably turned off in the evening.

This can be solved using presence detection and a sleep mode. For example, the house locks down when no one is home and/or when going to bed. As long as the occupants are still active, everything stays up. No fixed schedules, purely situation-based.

Mycraft schrieb:


This can be managed using presence detection and a sleep mode scenario. For example, the house secures itself when no one is home and/or when people go to bed. As long as the residents are still active, everything remains as usual. This works entirely without fixed schedules and adapts to the situation.

How is this implemented technically? I mean, how does the system detect whether I’m just leaving the living room to take a shower or actually going to bed?