Types of outdoor rashtor for front windows to the street

Rafshtora or roller blinds for the street is a means of protection from the sun's rays, additionally providing coolness in the room. Work on the same principle as conventional blinds. The main feature - devices are installed on the outside of the window. When the need for them disappears, the curtains are easily collected in a roll box. Management takes place using the remote.

Rafshtora differ from conventional sun protection systems in that they are mounted on the outside of the window

The main material is aluminum, from which make special lamellae. Turning them, the user has the ability to change the level of light indoors. Lamels have a convex-concave shape that prevents deformation and increases resistance to mechanical stress. The unusual shape also provides the ability to redistribute daylight.

Rafshtora allow you to easily change the level of illumination of the room

Additional information: solar shafts are easily mounted not only during the construction of the building, but also during its active operation.

Outdoor rashtora installed in the window opening

Classification

There are several types of exterior roller blinds. They differ in the shape of the lamellae: flat, C and Z-shaped. The latter are most often taken to assemble blackout rashshtor.

The following classes still exist:

• dual control;
• equipped with various electronic systems, sensors;
• asymmetrical structures designed for irregularly shaped openings.

The operation of the sun sweepers can be manual using a handle or a cable, automatically by means of a switch block, a remote control or an application on a smartphone

What are roller blinds for?

Rafshtora allow you to solve the following tasks:

• Savings on air conditioning, because the sun's rays are reflected from the slats, preventing the glass from heating. Being in the "shadow zone" rooms become cooler to 7 degrees Celsius.
• Aesthetically make any facade more attractive. The appearance is great for the facades of any style: for old and new buildings.
• The closed state almost completely deprives the room of light, which is an excellent alternative solution when blackout curtains are needed.
• Turning the slats allows you to adjust the flow of sunlight, which creates the effect of "distraction." Particularly comfortable function will seem to owners of windows on the south side of the building.

Rafshtora ideal for protecting large glass facades

Additional information: roller blinds are used for all rooms. Often they are installed both on office buildings and on residential buildings.

Rafshtora can be made to any window size

Another problem solved with the help of rafshtor is safety, because it will be harder for an outsider to enter the building through a window. There are also special similar designs that protect against fire. But such curtains work in a different way.It needs to be considered in more detail.

Fireproof curtains

Fire-prevention rashtora are established in the inside and outside of the building. Their use today is much more frequent than the use of standard fire resistant doors and hatches. Often due to the fact that fire-resistant doors and hatches are made according to standardized sizes, while the curtains have no such restrictions.

Fire curtain is designed to divide the space into sections in order to localize the source of ignition

When choosing and buying it is necessary to remember the following points:

• Materials used for manufacturing must be non-flammable. Often, the manufacturer takes the heat-resistant fabric of reinforced metal threads. Additional durability is provided by the application of a heat-reflecting substance.
• There are 3 degrees of fire resistance of fire curtains: EI 60, EI 120, EI 180, where I is the time that “fabric” retains fire-resistant abilities, and E is the integrity of the web. Each of them is able to keep the flame from spreading to other rooms for the same number of minutes indicated by the numerals of the name.

Additional information: do not confuse fire and smoke protection curtains, because the latter can not keep the fire within the same room.

• When choosing between fire-resistant gates and curtains, you need to take into account the decorative aspect. The advantage of such "blinds" - in the absence of fire, they remain wound on the shaft, and therefore do not stand out from the overall picture of the interior.
• If the outdoor sunscreen coating consists of lamellas, then the fire curtains are made from a solid sheet.
  

  Fire curtain fabric consists of durable fire resistant material

• There are 2 types of these products: using water irrigation techniques and without. The first option implies the additional presence of a water curtain providing protection from smoke and fire. Closing automatic.
• Installation is made not only on the openings between the rooms, but also at the entrance to the elevators, to the landings and so on.
  

  Fire curtain on the staircase leading to the basement

• Models with a width of 8 to 40 meters are made, which allows for isolation from the fire of rooms separated by large gates and arches. Actual for warehouse space.

Additional information: today there is no sufficient regulatory framework for the manufacture of refractory curtains. Therefore, before buying, you should familiarize yourself with the GOST documents that describe the norms of the test methods for the impermeability of smoke, gas and fire.

The fire curtain may consist of a single curtain or several webs, if required by safety standards.

Rolled curtains on front windows

This type of window overlap is called reflex. They are made of special fabrics in the form of a continuous sheet wound on a reel, shaft. Fabrics are highly resistant to atmospheric conditions. Polyester and polyvinyl chloride are most commonly used. Such products also guarantee wind protection.

Reflexol is a roller fabric system designed to protect openings from the sun, wind, precipitation and insects.

Additional information: there are mosquito models made from special nets. Most often they are used on the terraces and summer areas in the cafeterias.

Rolleta with mosquito net

Management is possible manually, using a special lever, and automatically. You can also use the remote control. To do this, it is necessary to install an electronic system for winding a fabric on the shaft. Modern technologies allow the system to work silently, so as not to cause discomfort to people inside the room or terrace.

For the manufacture of reflexes used materials designed for operation in all weather conditions

The conditions of use are more severe than for similar indoor structures - the frame is made of high-strength materials. For example, aluminum, which provides reliable protection from weather conditions.

With the help of reflex, you can easily and quickly create a comfortable atmosphere on the open veranda.

Maintenance work involves certain features:

• The wind, with a speed of more than 10 meters per second, can harm the structure, so it is recommended to install a special sensor, at the signal of which the roll will coil with a strong wind flow.
• Mechanisms can do without lubrication, however, if vibrations are observed, then it is necessary to use grease as a lubricant.
• Cleaning should occur using only synthetic detergents, and abrasive counterparts can not.
• When the temperature drops below zero, it is necessary to periodically check whether the parts of the structure are frozen to each other. Otherwise, when you try to start the mechanism into action, a breakdown may occur.

Reflexol open type without side guides

Additional information: often, the production time of roller blinds is calculated individually for each customer. It can vary from 14 to 60 days.

Reflexol cassette type with lateral fixation of the canvas

Install roller blinds

The roller blind is universal and can be installed on almost any type of surface. Most often the installation takes place on plastic window frames. It is worth remembering that you need to use fasteners with a high degree of strength and resistance to corrosion, other atmospheric factors. If we neglect this parameter, the performance characteristics of the structure will seriously decrease.

The installation of the shutters depends on the type of construction.

The list of elements necessary for the correct fixture:

• holders;
• clamps;
• brackets;
• staples;
• fasteners.

To install brackets, brackets, it is necessary to drill holes in the surface. Therefore, it is recommended to prepare the necessary tools in advance: a drill and an appropriate drill. To attach the box to a window or facade, using clamps, brackets, it is recommended to take hidden screws without fasteners as fasteners. Thus, the appearance of the building will not be damaged.

How to install brackets for the curtains

When the fasteners are installed, they should hang the eaves, and then install a roll with slats or "cloth." Reliable hands to do this job in 20-40 minutes.

Suspension block slat on the eaves

Installation of a protective box

The structure consists of the following elements:

• a box where the control mechanism is located (maybe electronic);
• protection device, protecting the previous part from the list of weather conditions, rust;
• lamellas (depending on the model, their width can reach from 5 to 10 centimeters);
• guide elements that are mounted vertically on the side (the task is to guide the lamella up and down);
• the thread that serves as a hoist (it can be replaced by a special lifting mechanism);
  last lamella or lower plank (used to install guide elements).

Shaped rashtora device

Additional information: the installation of the rashtor is more often trusted to specialists from the company of the supplier or manufacturer. This is done in order to ensure the highest quality installation work, since even one mistake can lead to operational problems in the future.

The company's specialists will make the correct measurement of the window opening

Modern technologies make it possible to supply rafshtor structures with electronic sensors that react to sunlight, wind, and increased humidity. Also, if the company provides such services, you can program at a certain angle of inclination at the appropriate time of the day.It is better to entrust the installation of such complex structures to professionals.

Additional information: when buying clamps, brackets, be sure to ask about their mounting ability. Equally important is the ability to control the tolerances in the dimensions of the main elements.

Today, the equipment provides sufficient protection for the building, interior rooms, mansards, and terraces with the help of high-quality rolets. The materials used for manufacturing do not allow atmospheric phenomena to disturb people inside structures. Blinds attached to the windows or walls from the front side - a new solution to the problem of excessive solar lighting.

Video: Installing the rashtor on the apartment window

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