Outdoor blinds

Modern blinds are in great demand for decorating the windows of rooms inside. But they can be installed outside, using outdoor models. They are characterized by functionality, creating comfort and ensuring safety.

Exterior blinds today are very often used to decorate apartments, country houses, retail and office space. They are called curtains or roller shutters. The attractive design of outdoor blinds gives the façades of houses unique and stylish.

Previously, the windows were installed shutters, which perform a protective function, as well as decorated the facades of houses. Today, fashionable, practical and functional blinds came to replace them. The modern system provides good protection against thieves.

Outdoor blinds have many advantages:

• Beautiful, sophisticated appearance. Luxurious and interesting models of rolling shutters will decorate the house, add elegance and originality.
• Good sun protection. Thanks to their presence, even on the hottest days, the indoor temperature will be much lower than outside.
• Excellent sound insulation properties. The sound from the street almost does not enter the room.
• Savings on heating. External blinds allow you to keep the heat in the room in the autumn-winter period of the year, and also give the opportunity to enjoy the cool on hot days.
• The ease and convenience of care, the lack of need for additional maintenance.
• A variety of models in different price categories. Each buyer will be able to choose the option that allows its financial position.
• Reliable protection of windows from different weather conditions. Strong wind or hail will not adversely affect the windows.

Modern rolling shutters are used not only as a decoration of a building, they perform various functions:

• The external design reliably protects windows from various weather phenomena: rain, snow and hail, which ensures a long service life of windows. Blinds for a long time do not lose their original appearance.
• Roller shutters will help protect the room from the intrusion of detractors, since they lock onto the lock, creating an additional barrier of protection.
• Exterior blinds are a good protection against the penetration of sunlight, so the temperature inside the room does not increase significantly during the day. They will help prevent street noise from entering.
• The shutters in the closed form act as a good protection of glass windows from pollution in the rain or strong wind.
• External models will help preserve privacy, because the interior is reliably protected from prying eyes.

To protect the house from the possibility of robbery, you should pay attention to the metal blinds. Among the variety of models are popular blinds in the form of a lattice. They are perfect for the veranda. For cafes, retail outlets and shops, vandal-proof constructions are perfect for ensuring good security.

Roller shutters for the terrace can be designed for different purposes. Transparent models are made from plastic. They are ideal for protection from the sun, wind and insect infiltration. But such options will not protect your home from hacking.

Modern manufacturers of outdoor blinds use a variety of materials, creating a variety of models. Front window options are in great demand, since they are often used as protection not only from weather conditions, but also as strong armor. Sun protection models can be made from a variety of materials. They do not guarantee protection from intruders, but they will help to create an optimally comfortable temperature in the room.

Lifting and closing of curtains can be carried out mechanically using a pen, tape or cord. Roller shutters with remote control are very popular. To open or close the blinds, just press the desired button on the remote.Electric models provide comfort and ease of use of blinds. Many options for external blinds are electromechanical. Electric models have the advantage of not having to go outside to adjust their position.

Shutters with horizontal slats move with guides that are on both sides. With the help of manual control or electric drive, they can be opened, closed or rolled into a roll to hide in the box.

For reliable protection of the door, anti-vandal roller shutters will be a good solution. They are locked with a key, so breaking them out or opening them silently will not work. Such models are often used for commercial and office buildings. Swing options open completely.

Manufacturers of external blinds offer well-thought-out fastening systems that allow the installation of products on a completely flat wall or on the facade of the building, which has significant differences and asymmetry.The main advantage of fastening systems is that they are carried out exclusively from the outside.

The fastening system includes several components:

• holders of the whole structure;
• reliable clamps for cables;
• the arms intended for strong fastening of clamps;
• elements for fasteners with guides.

Fasteners and holders should be selected individually. The choice depends on the mounting blocks and the material of the facades. Blinds will look beautiful because the clips and brackets are attached with hidden screws. Thanks to adjustment of holders of blinds will be reliably fixed even on an uneven facade.

The design of outdoor blinds may include the following elements:

• Cloth, consisting of horizontal slats. Depending on the type, corpulent or hollow elements can be used. Solid lamellas retain heat well inside, and are also characterized by excellent sound insulation properties. The second option is characterized by the presence of additional stiffeners.
• Hooks, which are used for strong fixation with each other.
• Guides that are used to move the blinds. They look like a rail.
• A box made of metal, which includes a mechanism responsible for the operation of the entire system, lamellas can be stored in it in a folded form.
• Shaft designed for soft and light movement of blinds.
• Bearings.

In the manufacture of external blinds manufacturers use durable and reliable materials, characterized by resistance to external factors:

• Metal options often made of aluminum or steel, which can be stainless or galvanized. Steel structures are characterized by massiveness, providing reliable protection against intruders. Such blinds are heavy, so they are recommended for installation on the ground floor.
• Aluminum shutters are resistant to moisture, and can withstand sudden changes in temperature conditions. They are characterized by durability and lightness, long-term operation, and are also not subject to deformation. A wide choice of colors and an attractive design allow you to decorate the facade of the building, give it originality. Aluminum blinds do not give in to corrosion, and also do not burn.This option is ideal for children's and medical institutions, as well as residential buildings.
• Plastic blinds attract attention with practicality and inexpensive cost. They well protect the room from the sun's rays, and also perform a decorative function. Among the variety you can pick up transparent options. But plastic models will not help protect doors or windows from intruders, but will help protect the glass from all sorts of dirt. In addition, they let less cold inside.

Blinds from plastic will serve much less, than options from metal, but they can often be changed thanks to reasonable price. The indisputable advantage of plastic rashtor is lightness and neat appearance. They are often used for windows of offices, various institutions and apartments. Metal-plastic models perfectly combine the advantages of metal and plastic options:

• For the summer period, external blinds can be made from fabric or bamboo. In the autumn-winter period, they need to be removed, since they are inefficient and will quickly become unusable. Fabric roller blinds perfectly protect from the sun's rays.
• Wood options attract attention with a luxurious appearance, long service life. Shutters are coated with varnish or a special compound to give them moisture resistance.
• If you want to combine practicality and beauty, you should pay attention on transparent models, which are made from tempered glass and polycarbonate sheet. Glass blinds look spectacular and stylish. Manufacturers offer external electric shutters, as well as options that are invested in the box on top, so as not to interfere.

To make outdoor blinds yourself, you do not need to have special skills or abilities. You need to be patient and prepare a tool - hammer, scissors, hole punch, sewing machine.

For the summer, you can make fabric blinds for outdoor use. You can specifically buy fabric or use home curtains. Independently you can make plastic shafters. For such a model will require strips of plastic and a cornice of the required length. Metal shutters can be made only by professionals.

How to install outdoor blinds, you will learn from the following video.