How Insulated Shutters Can Save You Money

In recent years, insulated shutters have become a popular garage door choice for both homeowners and commercial business premises. 

Not only does their slick operation make it easier for people, vehicles and goods to be moved in and out of a property but their innovative design and insulating slats means that they can even help save money.

At a time when energy bills have soared and inflation is hitting people’s pockets in a variety of ways, saving money has become a big priority for both business owners and those who own domestic properties.

In this article, the SAA Industrial & Garage Door Specialists team will take a closer at how insulated roller shutters can save you money as well as the wide range of other benefits they offer.    

What are insulated shutters?

Before we explain how insulated shutters can save you money, let’s first outline exactly what they are. 

Insulated shutters operate in much the same way as roller garage doors, retracting directly upwards into a neat box in the ceiling when opened. This allows for easy access to the garage and helps maximise space on the garage’s ceiling and at the front of the property. 

These types of shutters feature insulated materials, including foam infills, that help to retain heat and expel cold from a property. 

They retain all of the other functional and aesthetic properties of typical shutters or roller garage doors while aiding with insulation in a great way that can help save you money.

In fact, they’re so popular that some people even opt to have insulated roller shutters for windows installed. 

How can insulated shutters can save you money 

Due to their excellent insulating abilities, insulated shutters can help you save money.

Here’s how:

Better temperature control 

Chiefly, insulated roller shutters can help you save money as they’re excellent at helping you to regulate the temperature within your home. This is particularly the case during the winter months, when the weather is colder and people are more likely to use their central heating systems. 

With insulated shutters installed, you can keep around 90% of the heat within the building and prevent 70% of the cold air from entering. Not only will this provide those in your home or business with a comfortable environment to live and work, but it will also mean less of a need to use your home’s heating system.   

Reduced energy bills 

This leads us neatly to reduced energy bills. By more closely regulating the temperature of your home or business premises, you’ll reduce the need to switch on central heating or air conditioning systems. 

This can have a significant impact on your bills, and can reduce the amount you have to pay each month. At a time when the cost of living crisis and energy bills are causing people problems across the country, this is a great way to mitigate this. 

Other benefits of insulated shutters

In addition to the great money-saving aspect of insulated shutters, they also provide a number of other benefits. These include:

• Better for the environment 

By using heating systems less regularly, it means your day-to-day energy consumption will dramatically decrease. This is great news if you’re looking to minimise your carbon footprint and environmental impact.  

• Less noise  

As well as saving you money, insulated shutters can even reduce noise pollution from entering or exiting your property. This is because the insulating elements that act as a thermal barrier can also block loud noises. This is particularly advantageous if your business operations produce a lot of sounds or operate loud machinery that could disturb others.   

• Enhanced security 

Security is a priority of most consumers when it comes to purchasing a garage door or shutters, and insulated roller shutters can help with this, too.

Due to the durable nature of the materials used in the manufacturing process, these types of garage doors are more difficult for thieves and intruders to penetrate – meaning your property remains safe and secure.

At SAA Industrial & Garage Door Specialists, we’ve spent many years supplying, installing and maintaining all types of garage doors including insulation shutters. We work with home and business owners across Brentwood, Waltham Abbey and across Essex. To find out more about what we do, contact our team today.