1. Safety and Security

Roller Shutters offer protection for your home and business from intruders. Shutters are difficult to open from outside and they act as an effective deterrent. When choosing shutters to protect your business we can add additional bottom locks and bolts. We also offer a Smart Home System which will wifi-enabled shutters so you can operate remotely using your smartphone, even when you’re not at home.

2. Thermal Insulation Properties

Arma Shutters also provide excellent insulation keeping your home cooler during the summer and warmer in winter. The slats on the shutters are foam filled between layers of aluminum. This provides excellent insulation for your windows and doors. Check our Facebook page for photos of outdoor living areas with Arma Shutters. Our shutters provide an all year round extra room in your home perfect for entertaining.

3. Weather Protection

Arma Shutters offer weather protection by shielding your home from winds up to 100 km/h. They can also withstand heavy rainfall and are made to deflect any debris such as branches to prevent damage to your windows.

4. Save Energy of around 25% per year

Possible total annual heating and cooling energy savings is around 25% Computer modelling tests using the NatHERS (National Housing Energy Rating Software) have been carried out on a typical project home and typical residential units located in Sydney and Melbourne with roller shutters fitted to the windows. NaTHERS gives an estimation of the heating and cooling loads on a given dwelling and shows the energy reductions and benefits of fitting roller shutters.

5. Privacy and Light Control

By installing roller shutters, you can control the amount of light inside your home. Arma shutters are ideal to control the light to help babies with sleep pattens and young children. Arma shutters are also ideal for shift works to control light for a peaceful sleep. Normal house blinds will let light in at the edges, Arma shutters will block most of the light out making the perfect sleep environment for your young children and babies.

6. Noise Reduction

Independent laboratory tests on rollers shutters have demonstrated that roller shutters can reduce noise transmission through a window opening.

City traffic (10m from curb)	4 decibels	just perceptible – clearly noticeable
Urban motorway (40m from edge)	3 decibels	just perceptible
Jet airliner flying at 300m	6 decibels	clearly noticeable
2 stroke whipper snipper at 7m	7 decibels	clearly noticeable
2 stroke lawn mower at 7m	4 decibels	just perceptible – clearly noticeable
Small dog barking at 5m	9 decibels	clearly noticeable – perceived half as loud