Roller shutters are a kind of covering that provides protection to house from wind, sunlight and rain. Basically, these are a collection of horizontal slats of different materials that are put on the door and windows of residential and commercial property to provide protection and privacy. These can be raised up to open and lowered down to be closed according to the need. The shutters have a lot of application from doors of vans, to offices, warehouses, schools, kitchen etc. The window roller shutters are widely used at various houses from protection against light, dust, rain and even burglary.

Most people are using the roller shutters for their homes because of the various advantages that these offer. Indoor and outdoor shutters are very common today for both domestic and commercial places. Different color, styles and materials can be chosen for shutters for doors and windows. There are various kinds of roller shutters that are available in the market. Some of them are:

• Exterior shutters are used for windows and doors. These follow two types of shutter mechanisms top mounted and front mounted. The front mounted shutters are used for existing construction as there is no requirement for interfering with the water proofing of the house. For newly constructed buildings, the top mounted shutters are used. It is designed and created with windows as one solid unit.
• The window roller shutters are these types of exterior shutters. These are widely used in all the homes and offices. These are available in different colors and styles and can be chosen to suit the décor of your house. The window shutters allow certain amount of light to enter the house as needed and offers privacy too.
• Built-in shutters have the roller box situated on the top of the system above the door. The built-on shutters on the other hand have roller box placed outside the construction.
• Manual shutters require you to manually pull the handle to raise or lower the shutters. But nowadays, electrical or automatic ones are commonly used and these allow you open or close the shutters with the click of button.
• Security shutters offer fine security from break-in and other harmful agents of weather. Fire shutters are attached to fire alarms which provide security from fire accidents. 

Roller Shutters

Advantages of Roller Shutters
There are many benefits of all kinds of roller shutters including the window roller shutters. Domestic shutters especially the aluminum shutters are widely used for their low maintenance and different styles. Some of the benefits are:

• Protection from sun

The shutters are ideal to keep away heat and light of sun from entering the house. You might have expensive furniture, flooring or curtains which can get damaged from sunlight; these shutters on the windows are great option.

• Weather protection

The shutters protect the interiors from impact of weather. Rain, hail, snow storm etc. can bring water, dust and other things inside the house.  Shutters can provide protection by preventing it to enter your home.

• Insulation

The heat inside the house cannot escape if you have a good shutter. It will not only save energy to a large extent but it will also keep the interiors warm during winters.

• Sound proof

The materials of the shutters like aluminum are great absorber of the sound. The foam acts as insulation that absorbs the noises coming from outside. Thus, it is possible to make the house sound proof using the shutters.

• Safety

In our times the shutters are designed to provide protection from any kinds of break-in. These are strong enough to not break and with added security settings, one can make the house highly secured.

• Privacy

One of the most important benefits of roller shutters on the windows is that it offers privacy for people inside.