ᐅ Installing Exterior Roller Shutters Invisibly as a Retrofit (Timber Frame Construction)

Good evening,

Jochen104 schrieb:
So that the roller shutter box still fits on the window without having to move the lintel. I wouldn’t find that ideal. I just wanted to show the original poster the possibility.

Of course, I assume it will be a larger construction project if it is to be an aesthetically pleasing solution—according to the original poster’s specifications. Therefore, it makes sense that the lintels need to be repositioned.

However, I am not sure the original poster fully understands the implications and costs of their desire for nearly 100% blackout—excluding external roller shutters.

Best regards, Bauexperte

I wonder why this wasn’t considered when the house was built.

In our immediate neighborhood, a house was also built last year without shutters. Today, the residents hide behind heavy, opaque curtains, even during the day. There was already a burglary in that house shortly after moving in. Why? Because the boxes and furniture were visible...

Have you talked to your architect or building supervisor about this yet?

This was already considered back then, but on one hand, our architect said it wasn’t necessary—that in a new house, pleated blinds or roller blinds are sufficient. Due to the controlled ventilation system and the insulation values, the house doesn’t heat up as quickly or as much as an older building (which was especially bad in our apartment). This led us to dismiss the idea of exterior roller shutters. For darkening, we got roller blinds that are quite decent, but of course, exterior roller shutters would work better and would have solved the heat protection issue. The stuffy warm air isn’t really the problem; rather, it’s that the floors, furniture, and walls heat up significantly from solar radiation through the windows and then radiate that heat. Additional ventilation before bedtime doesn’t help much (especially not in the children's room where bedtime starts around 7 or 8 pm).

Material costs for exterior roller shutters are secondary since my wife works in the building materials sector and we can get good prices there. Installation costs wouldn’t be much either, as we plan to do it ourselves...

My architect said, just use front-mounted roller shutters and that’s it...