Posts Tagged ‘Aluminium Roller Shutters’

Fixing Security Grilles and Shutters

Wednesday, June 24, 2009
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With over 18 year’s experience of fitting Security Grilles and Roller Shutters, we can provide expert advice on the best ways of securing your product.

When surveying for a Grille/Shutter bear in mind that what you are fitting the product into, as the product is only as secure as the fixings!!

We would always advise on fitting into Masonry and Recess Fix the product rather than Surface Fix as this gives a stronger fixing. We appreciate that this is not always possible and an alternative fixing is required. Please ring our technical team for further advice.

Décor Grille Security provides masonry fixings for all our Grilles and Shutters FREE OF CHARGE with every order. The FREE fixing pack includes the Screws, Wall Plugs, Masonry Drill Bit and Screwdriver Bit.

Security Screws are available but we don’t use them when fitting a grille or shutter internally. The problem with security screws are they are generally a lot more expensive and they are not all that secure as the majority of the security heads are readily available at your local DIY store. We tend to spoil the heads of the screws by either drilling them out or filling the heads with Araldite.

LPC Tested Security Grilles and Shutters have specific fixing methods. This includes the number of fixings, type and size of fixings subject to what the product is being fixed into. Also the fixings MUST be spoiled either by drilling out or filling the heads with Araldite. All these requirements must be followed to ensure the product can be certificated to LPC standards.

Roller Shutters – Steel vs Aluminium

Wednesday, June 24, 2009
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Roller Shutters are manufactured in either Steel or Aluminium. The general conception is that Steel is stronger than Aluminium. This is not the case, the shutters which have been Loss Prevention Council Tested and Insurance Approved are Aluminium.

 

Steel

Aluminium

Lath Profile

75mm Curved Galvanised Steel Single Skin Lath.

Available Solid or Perforated (micro holes)

Solid Laths – Twin walled extruded aluminium.

Available; Solid, Perforated and Punched

Shutter Box

O/A Height of;
1000mm – 250mm
2000mm – 300mm

O/A Height of;
1000mm – 165mm
2000mm – 205mm

Guides

Traditional Style – 65mm x 32mm Galvanised Steel ‘U’ Channel fixed to Steel Angle

Continental – Extruded Aluminium with box section for fixings and high density 4mm pile brush seals.

Extruded Aluminium with box section for fixings and high density 4mm pile brush seals.

Weight

Solid – 10kg m2
Perforated – 8kg m2

Solid – 8kg m2
Perforated/Punched – 6.5kg m2

Finish

Standard Finish – Galvanised, Powder Coated a RAL or BS colour but will incur a additional charge.

Polyester Powder Coated White or Brown as standard. Other RAL or BS colours available at an extra cost.