Hello,
Our house (built in 1994) has wooden roller shutter boxes, where the wooden cover on the front needs to be unscrewed. Since I’ve had to open it several times in the living room and the screws are now deteriorated, I had to somewhat “force” the cover open, which doesn’t look good anymore. New windows with new shutter boxes would be nice, but currently unaffordable.
Now, since the roller shutter strap has somehow come loose from its fixture, I have to open the box again and am looking for an alternative plastic cover that doesn’t require wallpapering and can be opened quickly and easily every time.
From pictures, I can see that plastic covers are usually snapped into place somewhere on the box. However, these old wooden boxes don’t have a fitting or groove for such a new cover.
Does anyone have experience with how I could solve this “cover problem,” preferably with a link to a suitable solution?
Thank you and best regards
Our house (built in 1994) has wooden roller shutter boxes, where the wooden cover on the front needs to be unscrewed. Since I’ve had to open it several times in the living room and the screws are now deteriorated, I had to somewhat “force” the cover open, which doesn’t look good anymore. New windows with new shutter boxes would be nice, but currently unaffordable.
Now, since the roller shutter strap has somehow come loose from its fixture, I have to open the box again and am looking for an alternative plastic cover that doesn’t require wallpapering and can be opened quickly and easily every time.
From pictures, I can see that plastic covers are usually snapped into place somewhere on the box. However, these old wooden boxes don’t have a fitting or groove for such a new cover.
Does anyone have experience with how I could solve this “cover problem,” preferably with a link to a suitable solution?
Thank you and best regards
W
wiltshire26 Jan 2025 16:38If you use a lightweight plastic lid, choose one that overlaps slightly. Attach neodymium magnets to the lid with superglue and install simple metal brackets or angle irons inside the box. If a bracket sits a little too deep, you can easily compensate by adding another magnet. Use enough brackets and magnets to comfortably support the weight. This way, you can access the box without tools and have a neat cover.
Of course, you can also do this with a veneered wooden panel, which is somewhat heavier – in that case, you will just need more magnets with a larger diameter.
Of course, you can also do this with a veneered wooden panel, which is somewhat heavier – in that case, you will just need more magnets with a larger diameter.