Insulation of roller shutter boxes: stop losses!
You may not know it, but the windows in your home are responsible for nearly 15% of your home’s heat loss. Poorly insulated, they can be a source of great heat loss and therefore of energy waste.
To solve this problem, several solutions exist such as changing the glazing or carpentry. Easier and less expensive, shutter insulation can also be a way to combat heat loss. However, they must be installed correctly.
Why is roller shutter insulation necessary?
Especially during the cold season, there can be unpleasant drafts near the windows of older apartments or houses that are getting older. Even though the windows and shutters were renovated in the 1990s, you can clearly feel the cold. It is not uncommon for renovated roller shutter boxes to be not only uninsulated, but also not airtight. This means that cold air circulates in the apartment. Even worse, the heat in the room is permanently dissipated to the outside.
In this context, old, uninsulated roller shutter boxes offer enormous savings potential.
How to insulate a roller shutter?
As far as roller shutters are concerned, insulation can be done on two levels:
- At the level of the curtain or the blade
- At the level of the trunk
This insulation can be achieved with a thin layer of rock wool (about 4 cm), which is inexpensive and easy to install. Other alternatives are possible, such as solid foam, which offers greater sound insulation, or grooved foam, specially designed for shutter insulation.
In conclusion
In this context, old, uninsulated roller shutter boxes offer enormous savings potential.
Beyond heat loss, the insulation of the shutter box will allow you to prevent possible humidity problems by improving the watertightness of the structure, as well as the appearance of dust and insects which can, in the long run, damage your installation.
AlloServices.lu offers to compensate for this loss of savings, and to save energy by insulating your roller shutter boxes.
