Roller Shutters and Roller Doors Are Not the Same! Learn How

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Find out the difference between the two pictures shown above in 5, 4, 3, 2, 1! No?

The first picture is of a ‘Roller Door’ and the second picture is of ‘Roller Shutter’. If you are not able to tell the difference, then this blog is for you!

The experts at Ultimate Shutter, the trusted manufacturer of affordable roller shutters in Melbourne, get this question from a lot of confused customers, who assume that roller shutters and roller doors are the same! And with those assumptions, they end up making wrong choices to secure their home or business. So today, we decided to dive a little deeper to find out how these terms are different from each other to help you make better choices for your property.

But first, let’s get to know some similarities, to understand why people tend to get confused between the both of them.

  • Look - It’s true that Roller Shutters and Roller Doors might look very similar at one glance. And earlier they used to look like boring aluminium or steel, heavy-looking shutters. But now, they can be aesthetically pleasing and add beauty to the property, especially window roller shutters.
  • Benefits – Roller Shutters and Roller Doors are used for securing a property, be it residential or commercial. If an owner decides to safeguard their property from burglars, or extreme weather, they can install either roller shutters or doors, as both of them serve the same purpose.
  • Functionality - Roller Shutters and Roller Doors, both roll up and down vertically through tracks while opening or shutting. Both of them can be operated with a remote and may use a motor to function.
  • Application - Roller Shutters and Roller Doors can be installed on windows of a home or business. It can be bay windows, windows in the verandah, patio, atrium, porch or balcony as well.

So what makes them different?

  • Built
    A roller shutter is made of several horizontal interlocking aluminium, steel, or polycarbonate slats. The slats fit into a small box above the window, while opening. When it comes to roller doors, it may have interlocking slats but some roller doors are built with a single piece of galvanized coated steel curtain. They are manufactured from large sections of steel which are joined together to form one complete continuous curtain. It is then attached to and rolled around a skeleton drum.
  • Space
    People who have less space around the window opening, go for Roller Shutters as the small box known as pelmet on the top of the shutters does not take much space. It is also eye pleasing. On the other hand, Roller Doors may need space for mechanisms to operate the door. The traditional roller doors have a huge bulkhead to contain the shutters rolling up while opening them. That is why traditional roller doors were not suitable for small driveways, etc.

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