ᐅ Daylight Entry – Electric Roller Shutters Do Not Close Properly
Created on: 27 Jun 2016 10:38
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fraubauer
Good day.
I had electric roller shutters installed in my new apartment (retrofit).
Now I have noticed the following and have already informed the roller shutter installer.
- In the bedroom and the children’s room, not all slats close properly. In the bedroom, it’s 3 slats, and in the children’s room, 2. Naturally, light comes through here.
- Additionally, I get a lot of light coming in (from 5 a.m. onward, because it’s the east side) because the side rails don’t extend all the way down to the windowsill, but stop about 3 cm (1.2 inches) before it!
So, on the right and left sides, light shines strongly through a gap of about 3x1 cm (1.2x0.4 inches).
The roller shutter installer says these side rails must not go all the way down to the windowsill because of rain. But 3 cm (1.2 inches) is quite a lot!
Of course, I don’t expect complete darkness, but something reasonable. However, with these large gaps on both sides plus the slats, it’s impossible to sleep from 5 a.m. in the summer...
What can or should I do now?
Thank you very much,
erika
I had electric roller shutters installed in my new apartment (retrofit).
Now I have noticed the following and have already informed the roller shutter installer.
- In the bedroom and the children’s room, not all slats close properly. In the bedroom, it’s 3 slats, and in the children’s room, 2. Naturally, light comes through here.
- Additionally, I get a lot of light coming in (from 5 a.m. onward, because it’s the east side) because the side rails don’t extend all the way down to the windowsill, but stop about 3 cm (1.2 inches) before it!
So, on the right and left sides, light shines strongly through a gap of about 3x1 cm (1.2x0.4 inches).
The roller shutter installer says these side rails must not go all the way down to the windowsill because of rain. But 3 cm (1.2 inches) is quite a lot!
Of course, I don’t expect complete darkness, but something reasonable. However, with these large gaps on both sides plus the slats, it’s impossible to sleep from 5 a.m. in the summer...
What can or should I do now?
Thank you very much,
erika
Could it be that you’re overanalyzing this?
These are two slots of maybe 3cm² (0.5 square inches) each, which are also hidden behind the window frame. So, direct light can’t even come through.
If they extended all the way down, in my opinion, it would look poor, and light would still come in through the track anyway.
These are two slots of maybe 3cm² (0.5 square inches) each, which are also hidden behind the window frame. So, direct light can’t even come through.
If they extended all the way down, in my opinion, it would look poor, and light would still come in through the track anyway.
Masipulami26 Jul 2016 09:39I can understand that.
When our roller shutters are down, it is completely dark inside. That is exactly how I expect it to be.
When our roller shutters are down, it is completely dark inside. That is exactly how I expect it to be.
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Sebastian7926 Jul 2016 11:15Why don’t you just tape a piece of film over it as a temporary solution? That way, you can sleep without an eye mask and at least avoid the hassle...
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fraubauer26 Jul 2016 12:33Sebastian79 schrieb:
Why don’t you just tape a piece of foil over it – as a temporary solution? Then you could sleep without a sleep mask and at least avoid the hassle...Because I bought a new condominium!
And I expect it to be done properly and professionally!
According to another roller shutter installer, the compression tape between the wall and the guide rail was forgotten in our case! This tape compensates for wall unevenness and prevents light from coming through the gaps!
This installer also mounts the guide rail much deeper – up to about 3 mm (0.1 inches) above the aluminum board!
That would solve most of the light entering the bedroom...
Why should I do a makeshift fix when I have purchased a new roller shutter system...?
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Sebastian7926 Jul 2016 12:36Because it’s a practical solution – I did say “profisorium.” At the same time, a professional solution can be demanded/sued for/enforced/coerced/whatever...
But of course, people can now complain for weeks about how terrible everything is, barely able to sleep, but a quick solution? Never, that would be too easy and the stress is just too valuable...
Good grief, sometimes you really start to doubt common sense...
By the way, I have a new house, and do you really believe everything is perfect? Get out of those ideas – a house is not manufactured industrially with tolerances in the micrometer range.
But of course, people can now complain for weeks about how terrible everything is, barely able to sleep, but a quick solution? Never, that would be too easy and the stress is just too valuable...
Good grief, sometimes you really start to doubt common sense...
By the way, I have a new house, and do you really believe everything is perfect? Get out of those ideas – a house is not manufactured industrially with tolerances in the micrometer range.