While your primary reason for installing roller security shutters on your windows and doors may be to give your home more protection against intruders, these kinds of shutters also have other benefits that you may find useful. For example, external roller shutters can give your home some added protection in both bad and good weather. How does this work?

Roller Shutters and High Winds

If you have a lot of high winds or bad storms where you live, then you may already have had to deal with wind damage on and around your property. Your windows can be at high risk in this kind of weather. Really bad storms can blow windows in or out; flying debris is also a potential glass breaker.

Installing roller security shutters could go some way towards keeping this kind of wind damage at bay.  For example, you can simply pull down your shutters when you know that the weather is going to get bad, allowing you to give your windows an immediate extra level of protection. Shutters are stronger than glass. Plus, if something were to get blown against your window in a storm, the shutter would take the brunt of the impact, leaving the glass in your windows intact.

Roller Shutters and Heatwaves

Roller security shutters aren't just useful when the weather is bad — they also have some advantages when the sun is shining. For example, in a heatwave, your home can get really hot inside. If you close your shutters during extremely hot days or periods, then the shutters help you keep heat outside your home rather than allowing it in. This is also a useful way to block out UV rays on very hot days.

Tip: As well as weather benefits, you may also find that installing roller security shutters can save you some money on energy costs. For example, keeping shutters closed in rooms that you don't use often in the winter can keep heat inside your home, lowering your heating bills. Plus, if you have air conditioning, then using your shutters on hot days in the summer to keep your home cool may reduce the amount of time you need to run your unit. Again, this could save you some money.

If you aren't quite sure whether roller security shutters are the best solution for your window security and weatherproofing needs, ask your local windows specialist for advice.