Metal External Roller-blinds

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Marie

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I've just returned from my first trip to Germany. I stayed in a small town near Dusseldorf and was very impressed by the metal roller-blinds fitted as standard on all domestic windows as well as hotels shops etc.

This particular model lowers smoothly from top to bottom of the window in runners sunk in the sides of the window alcove. It lowers like a guillotine and is closed and opened by pulling a strap situated on the internal wall. It can be left open/closed at any position and when fully closed has the option of closed with small gaps admitting daylight, or closed tight for complete darkness.

Does anyone know what these are called? Can they be installed on existing cavity-wall houses and any idea of cost?
 
'Blinds'

Hmm,

Are they the ones a bit like a scaled down security shutter but in all sorts of nice colours ? Can be raised or lowered by electric motor or hand ? Have insulation in the void of each small metal slat ?

I suppose all in all the one I'm thinking of could be described as security shutters for a dolls house ( but inside the window rather than outside )

If that is what you mean, Marie, then I know someone who has some ( for a long time now ). At the time they were supplied by a specialist division of Chadwicks which was then based in the Walkinstown branch


eDog
 
shutters

They're pretty standard all over Germany and are fantastic as "black-out" blinds. They can also be left partially open/closed and the windows inside can be left open so that you can have windows open overnight without any privacy/security problems.
They can be "retro-fitted" but it usually doesn't look so good - normally they are fitted into the actual lintel of the window but if you retro-fit you end up with a box over the window to contain the rolled up blind.
Not sure about suppliers in Ireland - but would also be interested to hear if any exist here.

Heinbloed, do you know of any ?

Laoise
 
shutters

These shutters are called in the german speaking part of Europe "rolllaeden" which is the plural or for a single one "rollladen".They also come with electric motors for more comfort and as an burglar deterrent if equipped with a timer.One supplier here is "Griffner homes" from Austria and another is "FBT" .I have no business connection to both,there might be others as well .
They also come in PVC and timber,either tropical hardwood or mountain ash (which is not the same as our "hurley stick" common ash).For durability the metal ones seem to be the best,and if purchasing them get the burgle proof ones.It states so on the label.In the old times it was quiet easy for a burglar to push them up from the outside or to pull out one of the elements and than the whole thing fell apart.But the modern ones have overcome that problem successfully.
And make sure that the box that holds the rollladen is insulated,but I think most newer models are so anyhow.
 
how?

Thanks for this.......but HOW are they fitted in existing buildings? Is it a matter of knocking through into the wall-cavity (as the runners in the ones I saw were sunk into the sides of the window alcove). Any ideas of price for ordinary domestic-size window? tens? hundreds? thousands of euros?
 
retrofitting

They are fixed to the outside above the window.On to the lintel.In this case it makes sense to use an electric driven model,there is less work involved drilling a hole for the cable versus chiseling a gap for the belt.How it works with the runners you might find out-I haven't tried it-at the web page of one of the mayor manufacturers,
REHAU.Prices depend on size ,usually it can be done as a DIY project.Suppliers will give you an exact quoting,see my last post.
 
fenster-tueren-nets

Thanks Heinbloed! This is helpful.
 
This is an old tread that I am bumping up to see if anyone has installed any of these recently and can recomend a good supplier. I will check out the ones recomended here but this is 2 years old so there may be new info out there.
Thanks.
 
I was driving along Ballygall Road, West, Dublin 11. on Sunday and hey presto I noticed St. Michaels Holy Faith Convent School has those blinds fitted - in white. If you really want to track down a supplier I'm sure that if you rang the principal or someone from the Board of Management would give you the name of the supplier.

Justsally
 
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