Most people buying roller shutters for the first time ask the same two questions: who will actually make them, and who will put them up? Plenty of companies sell shutters in Adelaide. Far fewer make them here and install them with their own team. This guide walks through how a roller shutter gets from your window to finished, using the way we have done it at Classic Roller Shutters for over 40 years.
1. The free in-home measure
A consultant comes to your home with samples, colours and controls, looks at every window you want covered, and measures each one. This matters more than it sounds. Roller shutters are made to the millimetre, and a shutter measured from a floor plan alone can fit poorly on an older home where the brickwork is not square.
While we are there we talk through what you want the shutters to do: security while you are away, blocking the western sun in summer, cutting road noise, or all three. That decides the slat profile, the colour and whether you want a manual winder or a motor.
Building new? We wait until the windows are in and measure every one ourselves before anything is made. We never make shutters from house plans or from measurements taken by someone else.
2. Your quote
You get a written quote for each window with the product, size, colour and control spelled out. Ask any installer for the same. A single total with no breakdown makes it hard to compare quotes, or to drop one window if the budget is tight.
3. Made to measure in Adelaide
Once you approve the quote, your shutters are made here in Adelaide, factory direct. Being local means the people cutting your slats are a phone call away from the people who measured your windows, so a question gets answered in minutes rather than bounced to a supplier interstate.
Lead time is usually 3 to 5 weeks, depending on the type of roller shutter you order. It is longer over Christmas, and commercial roller shutters can take up to 8 weeks.
4. Installation day
Our own installers fit the shutters. On the day they:
- fix the box and guides to the wall or window frame,
- fit the curtain of slats and set the stops so the shutter closes fully and does not over-run,
- wire and program the motor and remotes if you chose electric (all our electrical work is done by licensed electricians),
- run each shutter up and down with you and show you the manual override.
5. After the install
Shutters are a long-term purchase, so the business behind them matters as much as the product. Ask who you call if a strap wears or a motor stops in five years. Because we make and install our own shutters and stock the parts, the answer here is simple: us.
Questions to ask any Adelaide installer
- Are the shutters made in Adelaide, or bought in from a supplier?
- Will your own staff install them, or a subcontractor?
- Who measures the windows, and will they measure every one before anything is made?
- Is the quote broken down per window?
- What is the warranty, and who honours it?
- Can I see the colours and slat profiles before I order?
Book a free measure
Classic Roller Shutters has been a family-run Adelaide business for over 40 years, making and installing roller shutters for homes and businesses across Adelaide and South Australia. Call us on 08 8369 2266 or book a free in-home measure through our contact page, or visit the showroom at 202 Park Terrace, Salisbury Plain.
