Measuring Instructions for Roll Shutters

Printer-Ready Measuring Instructions for Rolling Shutters

Printer-Ready measuring form | On-line Pricing

About Built-Ins: A built-in installation will require that we receive a set of construction plans showing elevations with accurate window and door placement, floor plan, window and door schedule, and construction details for windows and doors.The design for your project and a detailed quote will be completed promptly by one of our design specialists and provided to the architect, builder or homeowner along with details of installation. We can, given adequate lead time, design an interface between the windows you are purchasing for the house and our roll shutter system so the window shutter combination is installed as one unit.

I suggest you print out the Printer-Ready measuring form before starting.

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Numbers correspondend to numbers on the Measuring Form. The highlighted numbered boxes are required by the on-line pricing tool to produce a price.

Opening Location. How we identify the shutters for each opening. (If you don't do this now, you'll be very confused later and if you order shutters, you will have a devil of a time figuring out which shutter goes where.

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Measure Width and Height. First, go outside and measure the width and height of the opening you want to protect.

Recess or Surface Mount installation. If the shutter is to be recessed in the opening, skip questions 5 & 6

How much space do you have above the opening? Measure above the opening to determine if you have adequate space above the opening for the shutter hood. Small openings, 48" or less in height, will require 8"; an opening 80" high will require 9"; an opening 120" high will require 13" of clear space above the opening.

Do you have 3" of space on each side of the opening? We need 3" of clear space on each side of the opening for the side tracks. If you don't have adequate space, then give us a call to determine if we can suggest another installation procedure, consider storm panels or Bahama shutters.

Manual or Electric Operation. We now need you to mark the operator box with an (M) for motorized, (MA) for motorized with manual override, (G) for gear operation and (S) for a strap operator.

Type of Opening. Window or door

Protection Level - Light, Moderate or Hurricane

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Location of Operator. Now let's determine which side of the shutter the operator will be on. Take a look at drawing 3 and simply mark right or left on the form. Easy!

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Position of Operator. Now lets determine the position of the operator as it exits the hood and end cap. Look at drawing 4. (If you are using a motor don't answer this question. The electrician will exit the cord at the best spot for him to connect the wiring). If you are using a motor with a manual override, a gear or strap actuators you do need to indicate your preference as to where the actuator should exit the hood. Basically there are 2 options. One are you installing the actuator inside the house. If so I suggest the actuator exit the hood at point 3 as shown on drawing 4. Why? Because the actuator will be lower inside the house and there is less likelihood the ceiling or any other obstruction will interfere with the installation of the actuator.

If you intend to operate the shutter from outside of the house, I suggest you take a look at the drawing #4 again. Most of our customers choose the #2 exit location. It is lower and easier to use than the higher location.

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Handle Length. Now we get to choose the handle length. I suggest you measure from the ground where you would be standing when operating to the imaginary point where the operator will be and subtract 5'. This is does not require an exact measurement. You can always shorten the handle if it is to long. However if it is to short I don't have a handle stretcher so you may have to stand on something (wink). 4' or 6' your choice. It will be a removable handle so you won't have to look at it all of the time.

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Handle Color. Now a hard choice. The handle color.... White or Brushed aluminum.

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Hood Shape. Now we need to know which hood shape you like. I am partial to the 45-degree hood but the square is available as well. Picture 4 is the 45-degree. I am sure you can visualize what square looks like.

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Shutter Assembly Color. Now I need to know the color you want the shutter assembly to be. There are 4 standard colors. Remember the color you see on your monitor may be different when you see the shutter in person. The white and bronze we use is the same as is commonly used for railings window frames pool cages etc. However if you are hung up on seeing the colors call the office and ask one of the folks there to send a sample to you.