Window shutters as a unique long-term solution
Windows are a key element of the interior and exterior of any building. They connect the exterior and interior of the home, creating an integrated quality living space. Nowadays, this connection between nature and man’s home is often realized through glass walls and large window openings. Connection with the environment, access to the yard, and the light provided by the sun’s rays dramatically increase the quality of life inside each building.
However, there are two key elements to a building’s windows: their protection and their aesthetics.
Sometimes the problem of protection is approached with the purchase of high-quality window frames with multi-layered glass, while aesthetics can be solved relatively simply through, for example, curtains.
However, both do not represent a unique and long-term safe solution for the protection and aesthetics of windows, and they can also bring additional problems with them. Curtains or even blinds, for example, are not a desirable solution if you have pets or small children. Pets can easily damage and destroy them, while children can become entangled in them or damage them as well. However, none of these solutions protect the window itself.

The window as an independent element in these examples is still exposed to external harmful influences and weather conditions. When the first layer of a multi-layered window is damaged, rarely does the home owner not decide to repair or replace the entire window.
Why choose shutters for windows?
Although a quality window is a good foundation for its longevity, it rarely comes with additional protections that will fully secure it from external damages, debris and other harmful influences.
Shutters for windows thus represent a unique solution that will meet the key criteria of window protection and aesthetics, and are also a long-term investment solution that will not let you down. To explain the importance of window shutters in more detail, we will present you with 10 reasons why you need window shutters.
Light regulation
There are different models of shutters, mechanisms and slats that allow a different level of light regulation inside the home. Curtains and blinds are not even close to enabling the gradual regulation of light that window shutters bring. Allow as much light as you actually need at that moment and at the same time regulate the ventilation of fresh air through the window.
Regulating the light also makes it easier to take care of, for example, plants inside the rooms. House plants often require different amounts and concentrations of sunlight, and shutters for windows will allow you to do properly adjust it to their specific needs. Shutters will also protect furniture and other household elements that continuous exposure to UV rays can damage.
Through light regulation, you can therefore manage many elements of comfort and lifestyle inside the building better, more precisely and more effectively.
Energy efficiency
Light regulation brings with it another effective element: cost reduction. Shutters for windows are an environmentally positive choice, and they add a degree of insulation that allows better control of heat and cold both from the house to the environment and from the environment to the house. The home will retain heat more efficiently during the winter and be fresher during the summer, creating more pleasant living conditions.
This reduces the annual energy costs, as the need for continuous operation of air conditioners to keep the rooms at the appropriate or necessary temperature is also directly reduced. Shutters therefore enable you to have a positive effect on the environment!
Aesthetics
Window shutters find their place in all types and forms of architecture, especially in traditional and modern architecture. With their color, texture and functionality, they add a level of luxury to every object.

Different models of shutters allow different variants of setting the shutter on the object, so it is possible to find a solution that suits every style. When we talk about large glass walls and openings, we find the perfect aesthetic solution through the implementation of sliding or folding shutters.
Security
Window shutters increase the security of the home by turning windows into segments of the building that are difficult to break through. Depending on the shutter model, the level of security and resistance to burglary can be dramatically increased, making them difficult to remove during a burglary attempt. The time that would be spent on the break-in and the noise that would be created allow a legitimate reaction against the break-in, and also make the work of burglars more difficult, which makes it less likely that they will choose your facility.
In addition to anti-burglary security, we are also talking about the already mentioned better security and comfort of life when you have children or pets, since window shutters leave no room for damage or situations that could be life-threatening.
Window protection
Shutters will provide the best window protection in bad climatic conditions and during bad weather. Whether it’s hail, strong winds, broken branches or debris, the shutters will create a protective layer of resistance that will ensure the longevity and durability of the window.
In case of severe weather problems, it should be taken into account that it is easier to repair and maintain the protective layer of the shutter than the entire destroyed window. Once a window is destroyed during bad weather, it can also contribute to damage inside the building itself, its premises and furniture.
In terms of the level of protection, the best protection can be achieved with aluminium shutters, since aluminium as a material brings with it an impeccable quality that benefits the protection of the window and fights climate conditions in an exceptional way.

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Protection against insects
You probably found yourself in a situation where you wanted to enjoy a warn and nice summer day, but various pests, especially mosquitoes, tried to ruin your beautifully planned moments. The otherwise necessary opening of the window suddenly becomes a problem.
However, window shutters offer a solution to this issue. In addition to the fact that the shutter itself provides one level of protection, it is possible to install in certain shutter models a mosquito net, i.e. a protective insect screen against mosquitoes, bees, wasps, etc.
With insect screens on your shutters you can solve yet another unpleasant problem and enjoy a carefree and beautiful summer.
Privacy
Sometimes you want to have the windows open without being accessible to the environment. Shutters for windows are an ingenious solution for such situations. Create complete privacy with a regulated flow of fresh air. Whether it is a desire for an increased level of privacy during the day or at night – you can regulate and fully enable it through shutters.
Noise reduction
If you have windows facing the road or you live in a noisy neighborhood, you can use shutters on the window to provide peace and quiet, especially at night when you decide to go to sleep. At any time of the day, you can increase the sound insulation of the room by closing all shutters.
Fully closed shutters will also reduce the intake of dust inside your home, which can reduce allergic reactions to pollen.
Multifunctionality
In addition to the already mentioned functionality of shutters, it is important to understand their applicability, adaptability, ease of use and diverse installation and assembly options. Regardless of whether they are installed directly on the window frame, stone facades or generally on the edge of the facade, their quality of use and effectiveness do not lose their meaning.
Through modern solutions, it is possible to apply shutters anywhere and thereby upgrade any building, while requiring minimal care and maintenance.
Additional comfort is created by the possibility of installing an electric drive that will open and close the shutters independently. Shutters for windows turn ordinary windows into visual aesthetic solutions, and large openings and glass walls into an exclusive luxury accessory.

Investment value
Based on all the listed reasons regarding the effectiveness and efficiency of shutters, it should not be surprising that window shutters greatly increase the value of any building and often represent a key point when selling real estate.
Their investment value is strengthened by their high-quality durability and ease of maintenance, making them a safe investment for the future and comfort of every home.
If you are thinking of selling a property, installation of shutters can enable you to achieve a better market placement and increase the purchase value of the property.
Are you planning to buy window shutters?
EUX shutters offer you a diverse selection of models that combine the aforementioned reasons why shutters are the best form of window upgrade.
We carefully selected the best solutions for the production, installation and use of shutters, and perfected them through the use of aluminium as a material that will optimally serve as a protective and aesthetic factor on every window.
Contact us today so we can find for you the most adequate model of EUX shutters that will improve your home in a unique way!

References
[1] EUX shutters
[2] Why modern architecture opts for aluminum shutters
[3] 15 advantages of aluminum as a material
[4] Window shutters