Various Types and Uses of Roller shutters

Roller shutters are also called as roller doors or sectional overhead doors. These typically consist of several horizontal slats but at times they may consist of bars or web systems which are held together by hinges. The door needs to be raised in order to open and be lowered to close it. This action can be either manual or can be motorized in cases of large doors. 

Roller Shutters

There are many reasons why roller shutters are used. They protect against the elements especially the wind, sleet, hail and the rain. When they are used in front of windows or the main door, they protect against burglary attempts and vandalism. 

They are used for doors of vans, kitchens, garages, prisons, warehouses, schools and in so many other places like storage units. There are places where these roller shutters are even subsidized by local governments. 

Types of Roller shutters: 

1. There are built on roller shutter doors, where the shutter box is fixed outside the building facade.
2. There are built in roller shutter doors, where these are built into the lintel above the window.
3. There is the integrated roller shutter, where it is integrated with the window and combined to form a single unit.
4. There are roller shutters, with tilting laths which resemble Venetian blinds – the only difference is that these are external.
5. There are manual roller shutters, with a gear drive from the shutter roller right through the facade of the building to the universal joint which is on the room side where there is a cranked winding handle to operate it.
6. The manual tape drive which is around a flange of the roller can be traced through the entire facade of the building and it has pulley guides to a reel on the side of the room.
7. There are electric tubular motors which are fitted in the roller and can be used for automatic operation.
8. There are fire shutters where either the manual roller shutter or the electric roller shutter is linked to the fire alarm system and this closes automatically when the fire alarm has been activated.

Uses of Roller shutters: 

Roller Shutters

• Intruders are deterred when they see these shutters as it takes a lot of time and effort to break these doors open as compared to other doors. Therefore, they feel that it will not be worth their effort. Thus it works as a security against any sort of vandalism and burglary.
• This helps to save the cost on heating as well as cooling as it provides protection against hail, fires, storms and more.
• It provides privacy.
• It reduces noise levels and this helps when the place is open to lots of noise due to traffic, neighbors, children and more.
• Due to this, there is control of filtered light and ventilation by either partially or fully opening the shutter.
• These can be operated from indoors and there is no need for the person to go outside.
• This helps to improve the appearance of the home.
• It gives both a cost effective option as well as guarantees the owner with peace of mind.

Roller shutters are highly efficient door systems which can be used in numerous applications horizontally and vertically.  Above mentioned are the various advantages of Roller shutters.