We’ve had a real run of positive customer feedback these past few weeks!  Here’s one example from a customer who was appreciative of our tech Rolando, who recently faced down an overgrown cactus to reach a roller shutter in need of repair…

Cactus 1 : Rolando’s vest 0

Ouch!  And so to thank Rolando for his enthusiasm and commitment to fixing her roller shutters, our appreciative customer sent across this lovely note – and a gift card!

In our last blog we started looking at options for homeowners to spruce up older or out of style roller shutters.  For roller shutters with ‘accent’ slats, there are a few options to change the contrasting colour in your curtain.  One option is to replace those individual slats with the contrasting colour.  While this may still result in a slightly different shade of the new slats, it can really help to remove dominant accent colours for an overall lighter look.

Depending on how your shutter was made, you may also have the luck to have sufficient slats in your curtain to enable a change-out of upper slats to replace the coloured accent slats.  For example, if the curtain is cream with 2 heritage red accent slats in the lower third of the shutter, the two red slats may be repositioned on the curtain to be closest to the axle at the top of the curtain; and the two cream slats at the top of the curtain moved downward so that the visible part of the curtain is only cream slats.  It’s hard to explain – check out my diagram!

This option won’t be available to everyone, and will depend on whether your roller shutter has those “extra” couple of slats.   Also, if you have too many accent slats, it’s very unlikely there will be enough extra slats to replace the coloured accent slats.  There’s unfortunately no guarantee that you will have sufficient ‘extra’ slats to do this, even if you only have 2 accent slats.  You’ll need to check what your shutter has before banking on this solution.

Again – remember – no painting of slats!  Instead, stay tuned for our next article for yet another option for revamping an older roller shutter curtain!

We had a couple of calls last week about rejuvenation options for older roller shutters.  In particular, people were after guidance on their options for removing ‘accent stripes’ – those slats that are a contrasting colour to the rest of the shutter curtain.

Roller shutter with accent slats

There are a few options for homeowners.  Depending on the condition of your curtain, you may elect to only change the offending contrasting colour slats.  Bear in mind though, colour matching a curtain that’s been exposed to sun for years (especially Adelaide sun!) may be difficult, so you should still plan on the new slats being a contrast to the original curtain.  This would be an option for people looking to remove very dark brown accent slats and perhaps replace them with a light brown or beige, to lighten the overall look of a shutter.  It could also suit people looking to remove heritage red or dark green contrast slats where original matching appointments (e.g. matching green gutters/trim) have been changed.

We’ll cover some of the other options in future posts – in the meantime, please don’t be tempted to paint an existing curtain!  That applies to individual slats as well!  The roller shutter curtain is in constant motion and constant contact when opened and closed; any paint applied will quickly scratch/rub off and leave the shutter looking worse than before.  It may also damage the shutter and result in a costly repair exercise.

If you’re looking to rejuvenate an older shutter with a colour change – put down the paintbrush and pick up the phone and call us – or check back here to read the rest of the options available in future posts!