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Security is crucial for your home, business or shop. Roller shutters are the best systems you would apply to meet this goal. As the name suggests, roller shutters actually roll from top to bottom of a window or door. There are different types and meet various needs as described below;

Electric roller shutters

These shutters are operated by use of electricity. When your service provider installs them for you, they get a connection route to a source of poor, in which a switch is used. It will operate light the normal electrical bulbs where you only switch on and off. In this case, the switch will roll the shutter up to open and down to close the door or window. These systems happen to be the most expensive for the fact that it is powered by and energy which has to be paid for. You realize you will have an increment in your electrical bill at the end of the year but its results are worthwhile. First because it offers the highest security effect. You hardly involve your manual skills. The techniques used in making this system are very professional and this explains why it offers the highest degree of security. Anyone who tries to trespass the are covered with the electric roller shutters is likely to cause themselves more harm like even experiencing an electric shock. This system would be best at homes for the car garage or in the large buildings and malls especially those located in central business district areas.

Metal Roller shutters

These happen to be the most common shutters. They are a set of hard metal that rolls from top to bottom of the windows or doors of your premises. They are a bit handy in that you use your hands to roll them in the quest to closing and opening them. It seems a task but you would request your service provider to install with it a simpler means of the entire closing and opening process. The common remedy is where a strong string-like material is installed in which you pull it down to raise the roller shutters. While closing, you reverse the pull and the shutter rolls downwards. It could take time to do this but the best advantage of this is that no one in a burglary mission can break into it without the metallic noise that will draw attention to the public. For this reason it is commonly used in shops located in town areas and along highways.

Fiber glass roller shutters

These are the most expensive but have a very high degree of security. They have been in use since 1960s till date. Usually they are designed to have a wood like appearance which will work very well as a home door. They are in most cases used in garage doors due to their high ability to secure assets. They take 3-4 hours to install them which means you get to pay more as you take into account the mounting hardware and adhesives needed. However, the cost is worthwhile.