Accordion Shutters – The Good And The Bad

Accordion shutters are metallic shutters which are neatly folded into pleats and opened when needed. They are fixed to one side of the door or window and works on tracks which help it slide forward or back. They resemble the pleated part of an accordion, hence their name.

Let’s go over the pros and cons of investing in an accordion shutter to deal with the approaching hurricane season.

The Good

* Accordion shutters are the easiest ones to operate, (other than the remote operated roller shutters, of course), but definitely cheaper and affordable than the remote operated ones.

* You don’t have to remove them after the rainy seasons, since it adds security to your home.

* They are folded neatly to one side and are compact.

* You can paint them to match your interior and exterior decor.

* They take hardly 5 seconds to close up a normal window and you can secure your home within minutes.

* You may have one single accordion shutter on one side to glide over to the other end to close up, or you can have to shutters on either side to meet up in the centre to lock, according to your convenience.

* The best and the most unique quality of the accordion shutters is that they bend well over the corners. If you have windows covering the corners at any angle, you don’t have to fix different shutters for each window. Accordion window shutters can be angled at any place, however the track is fixed the faithful accordion shutters will slide over them. You can have a single shutter cover up the border of your house.

* They can be used to secure windows and doors – any space, just name it!

The Bad

* Accordion shutters, although are compact, it does take up a few centimetres of your side space in your window view, depending on the length of the shutter.

* The tracks of the accordion need to be frequently checked and kept clean. If a bead or anything is stuck in the track, then it is difficult or impossible to move the shutter across unless the obstruction is removed.

* Accordion shutters can be installed to cover any length, but height could be a problem.

* Accordion shutters are not convenient for hard to reach areas.