ᐅ Roller Shutters and Venetian Blinds in Anthracite – What Are the Disadvantages?

Hello everyone,

we are currently building a single-family home and are now considering the color of the external blinds and roller shutters. On the ground floor, we have external blinds, and on the upper floor, regular roller shutters. We really like the idea of having both the roller shutters and external blinds in anthracite. However, we often read about the significant heat buildup between the window and the roller shutter when anthracite is used. In some cases, it is even said that this could damage the windows and cause the roller shutters to warp.

Do you have any experience with this? Are there any other disadvantages?

Thank you very much for your opinions and experiences.

It also creaks occasionally during the day and in the evening/night when it cools down.

You know how light and dark cars feel different to the touch in summer. The same principle applies.

We even have paving stones in anthracite, and the wall that holds back the slope as well as the basement level protruding from the slope are anthracite. As nice as it looks and as much as we like it, it gets much warmer than lighter surfaces. When the sun shines on it in summer, you can burn your hands or feet.

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It also occasionally creaks during the day and in the evening/night as it cools down.

The neighbor’s external venetian blinds also rattle, even in aluminum color 😉

Thank you in advance for your responses. Can you also assess whether the temperature increase could be critical for the windows? Or will the house heat up noticeably more, so that you would generally advise against it?

That would also *attention* be of great interest to me 🙂