ᐅ What type of external venetian blinds (also known as louvered shutters) should be used?

We have decided to use Z-lamellae everywhere.
This is essentially a symmetrical cross-laminated timber (CLT) and can therefore also be installed with an upward slope.
The "bend" in the Z shape makes the lamella stiffer and ensures a tighter fit.

guckuck2 schrieb:

Unless you plan to sleep during the day

That actually happens to me quite often.

guckuck2 schrieb:

Also keep in mind that you’re in the living room, while the kids are often in their bedrooms. Why should they sit in the dark?

If I understand the sentence correctly: Even with roller shutters, there is something between fully closed and fully open. It’s just that with venetian blinds (or external blinds) it looks nicer.

And what happens when you sleep at night and there is a storm outside? Do the roller shutters go up in the middle of the night, or how should I imagine that?
I don’t have this issue with roller blinds. At least not in the bedroom.

Has anyone heard of the Roma DBL (triple-curve slat), not the CDL slat, and can share some information about it?

Chloe83 schrieb:

And what happens if you sleep at night and there’s a storm outside? Then the roller shutters go up in the middle of the night, or how should I imagine that?
With traditional shutters, I don’t have this issue. At least not in the bedroom.

In the worst case, that is exactly what happens.

In the bedroom, we chose roller shutters as the only option.
However, it should be noted that this window is now not aligned on the same level as the windows with Venetian blinds.
This does bother me a bit...

Warning: This is just a claim (I have no practical experience yet): A fully closed venetian blind, especially one with CDL slats or similar in a guide rail, is just as resistant to wind as a roller shutter. In fact, at wind speeds strong enough to tear such a blind out of its guide, large branches are already flying around that would also damage a roller shutter. When such storms are forecast, you can proactively raise the venetian blinds manually.

For now, I won’t be installing a wind sensor. But maybe next year I’ll be complaining about it here.