What to look for while buying Roller Shutters?

When making the decision to purchase roller shutters it is important to consider the quality of the product and service that will be offered throughout the lifespan of your roller shutter as roller shutters are permanently fixed once installed and, being custom made cannot be used elsewhere. The first thing to consider should be how responsive the company is to your calls, emails & chats and how fast you can get your quote as this will give you a good indication of how the business operates, if they are slow to react it will generally mean that they don’t have the right systems in place or they don’t care. Learn more about buying roller shutters

Why Roller Shutters are the fastest growing window covering in Australia

Roller Shutters are a growing industry, with a total of around 280,000 roller shutters sold per year across Australia and a growth rate of 8% per year, more and more people are making the decision to purchase the ultimate product in home comfort. The reason for the rapid growth is because there is no other product on the market today that offers so many benefits in one package like what roller shutters can offer. Once you install roller shutters there is no need to have an alarm system, window grilles, outside canvas awnings, internal blinds, drapes, terylene curtains and window tinting plus your air conditioner and heater will not be used as much because our window shutters keep the cold out in winter and the heat out in summer, nothing comes close.

What makes our roller shutters so special?

There are many things that put our roller shutters a notch above our competitors such as having 13 colorbond colours from which to choose from, matte smooth paint finish for shutter box and guides, security locks, shutter stops, low noise and high durability Italian motors as well as high quality Italian made roller shutter profile. Our security shutters are available in all major cities across Australia including Melbourne, Adelaide, Sydney, Perth, Brisbane and Hobart

How much do roller shutters cost?

The prices vary depending on which state and city you live in Melbourne, Adelaide & Perth have the most window roller shutter suppliers so prices are a little less, Sydney and Brisbane are less competitive so the prices are a little higher. Here at Ultimate Shutter we have focused on quality of product and service as well as cost efficiency rather than exclusively focused on cost alone like many of our competitors. As a result our roller shutters installed and wired, on average, will cost $1390, about 15% more than the average competitor's security shutters but with quality and service second to none. We believe that paying a little more to ensure that the product is as long-lasting and functional as possible is the best solution to consumers needs. We have gone to great lengths to design and engineer our security shutters to look better perform better and last longer than our competitors window roller shutters so for us we build our security shutters to meet high quality standards while our competitors build their shutters to a price.

Smart Roller Shutter buyer facts

So you're thinking of putting window shutters on your home or business because you have some issues that you want to fix or you are going to build, renovate or extend your home and you simply want to take advantage of the many benefits of our security shutters. The smart roller shutter buyer knows that you will not need to have drapes, venetians, verticals, air-conditioning, alarm, awnings because shutters will do what all of those products put together will do from just one package simply amazing. Our Roller Shutters are also available Australia wide so no matter where you are, be it Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, or Hobart we have you covered.

Are roller shutters going to solve your problems?

Our roller shutters have been used across a wide range of applications to solve many problems faced Australia-wide. These include: window protection against burglaries and vandalism, home and business climate control with benefits of 15° reduction in home and business temperature during hot Australian summer days and 15° increase during the cold and chilly winter days, reduction of unwanted outside noise by up to 85%, increased home privacy, 100% reduction in light and glare from window openings, 45% energy savings yearly, storm and hailstone protection, bushfire protection or just simply peace of mind.

2 Nov 2016

Roller Shutters in Australia

Australians love premium quality roller shutters. More shutters are installed per home here than nearly anywhere in the world. As we discussed in our last post, we install roller shutters throughout Australia including the big 5 cities you can check them out here: Roller Shutters Melbourne, Roller Shutters Sydney, Roller Shutters Perth, Roller Shutters Adelaide & Roller Shutters Brisbane. In pulling the data together last time we also noticed that 85%, or 425, of our last 500 shutter orders are unique postcodes. Big homes, little homes, apartments, office buildings & outdoor spaces all benefit from our shutters.

Why Roller Shutters in Australia

We think there are a few very obvious reasons Australians choose roller shutters so frequently. Our hot climate along with loads of natural sun sometimes makes the temperature unbearable in our homes. You can block this out and save money at the same time with shutters. An abundance of sunshine is one of the reasons Australia has a high rate of solar panels per household but we also pay very high residential electrical prices compared to many other countries. Shutters are a very cost-effective way to reduce rising electricity bills.

Unfortunately, property crime has continued to rise in Australia. “The number of victims of all three property crime offence categories increased in Australia during 2015” according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Household burglary is one of the most widespread crimes in Australia with “around 335,700 break-ins recorded in 2009-10.”¹ That number continues to rise as the abuse of drugs, such as methamphetamines, also rises and is said to have tripled in the past 5 years alone.

When burglaries do happen, those found guilty say they “could enter properties through open gates or via backyards and once on the property, were hidden from neighbours by high walls or fences, trees and/or gardens … with the majority indicating that open windows flagged a lack of security. Minimal security was defined by offenders as houses without dogs and the absence of working alarms and roller shutters.”²

The Australian government & many local governments have noticed these same trends & figures and have started to prepare Australians better. This has lead to an increase in the number of shutter-aware customers. Some municipalities, such as Rockingham & Cockburn WA, even subsidise the installation of roller shutters to senior residents. This can mean 20-50% off the cost of a single front shutter, which can secure a home from easy access. Port Hedland doesn’t subsidise shutters but they do tell residents to secure their homes by making “windows more secure by fitting locks, safety film, security screens or external roller shutters.” They aren’t the only locale taking this route, either, as many update their sites to reflect the growing need to lock down & protect your home. Our leading Ultimate commercial roller shutters are amongst the most preferred choices.

Finally, Australia is plagued by a natural (and sometimes man-made) disaster that many other countries are lucky to avoid: bushfires. Over 50,000 bushfires occur each year with about 30% of them being lit intentionally. Our premium quality Ultimate Roller shutters have a number of fire reduction benefits. One example is homeowner Mark Howell, who lives in WA and had his home nearly overrun by a bushfire. Howell said shutters on his windows may have stopped the fire from doing more damage. “I suppose the thing that helped save the house is that I’ve got all of these roller shutters, it stopped a lot of the heat from getting inside the house,” he said.

Are Roller Shutters Right For You?

Clearly, we think so. We do our best to make the best roller shutters in Australia with in-house research & development to constantly improve our product line, our exclusive OrderRight system to ensure you get exactly what you need, and express & emergency installation for quick home protection when you need it most.