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Electric roller shutters in Hertfordshire

Electric roller shutters for shops, homes and businesses in Hertfordshire. We work in Watford, Hemel Hempstead and Stevenage, with prices confirmed in writing before work starts.

Guide prices for electric roller shutters in Hertfordshire run from £695 to £4,495 ex VAT (£834 to £5,394 inc VAT) for the common sizes, with the exact figure fixed in writing after a free survey.

  • England
  • East of England
  • From £695 + VAT
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What to know about electric roller shutters in Hertfordshire

Remote fobs, wall switches and timer controls can be combined, so staff can open up from the car or the shutter can close at a set time. An electrician connects the shutter to a fused spur, and the work is done to BS 7671, the wiring regulations. A manual override, usually a crank or a release cord, means the shutter can still be opened in a power cut.

A tubular motor sits inside the barrel on most shop and domestic shutters, while larger doors use a direct-drive or chain motor on the end plate. Electric operation saves the daily strain of lifting a heavy curtain, which is a common reason for converting older shutters.

Specification options

  • Commissioning and force checks on handover
  • Powder coating to a RAL colour
  • Safety edge and photocells where the risk assessment needs them
  • Aluminium, steel, perforated or insulated curtains
  • Tubular, direct-drive or chain-drive motors sized to the curtain
  • Optional app or smart-home control
A hand holding a remote fob beside a wall key switch for an electric roller shutter

Guide prices in Hertfordshire

Electric roller shutters guide prices
OptionEx VATInc VAT
Shopfront shutter, 5m and wider£2,395 to £4,495£2,874 to £5,394
Shopfront shutter, opening up to 3m wide£1,495 to £2,795£1,794 to £3,354
Window shutter, opening up to 1.5m wide£695 to £1,395£834 to £1,674

Your fixed price is confirmed in writing after the survey, before anything is ordered. Try the quote tool.

Covering Hertfordshire

We cover Hertfordshire from Watford to Hemel Hempstead, Stevenage and St Albans, with 18 towns listed below. Planning decisions for external shutters sit with your local council in England, and we check the position at survey.

Rules in England

Safety of powered shutters

Powered doors and shutters are treated as machinery. The installer commissions them with a risk assessment, safety devices where the risk calls for them and force checks to BS EN 12453, then hands over a declaration of conformity and maintenance instructions. In workplaces, the employer or whoever controls the premises must keep doors maintained and safe for staff and visitors.

Electrical work

Electric shutters are wired to BS 7671, the IET Wiring Regulations. In homes in England, new circuits are notifiable under Part P of the Building Regulations, so the work is done by a registered electrician who can self-certify it, or notified to building control.

Planning permission for shopfront shutters

In England an external shutter on a shopfront is usually treated as development that needs planning permission from the local planning authority, and a listed building also needs listed building consent. Many councils' shopfront design guides favour internal shutters, perforated or open-grille designs and boxes hidden behind the fascia, and some refuse solid external shutters in conservation areas and on main shopping streets.

Towns we cover in Hertfordshire

How it works

  1. Send the details

    Give us the postcode, approximate width and height, and what the shutter is protecting.

  2. We survey the opening

    An engineer measures and checks the fixings, power and any planning constraints.

  3. You approve a fixed price

    The quote lists the specification and price in writing, so there are no surprises.

  4. We fit and commission

    Your shutter is installed, tested and handed over with instructions and paperwork.

Your questions answered

Are safety edges always needed?

Not always. It depends on the risk assessment: who uses the opening, whether people or vehicles pass under it, and how the shutter is controlled. Hold-to-run key switches on a shopfront often need less than an automatic industrial door.

Can I open the shutter with my phone?

Yes, many motors can be paired with a smart controller for app or timer control. Ask for it at survey and we will confirm whether your motor supports it.

What happens to an electric shutter in a power cut?

Every electric shutter we supply has a manual override, so it can be wound or released by hand until the power returns.

Are your prices fixed?

Yes. After the survey you get a written price for the agreed specification, confirmed before anything is ordered or any work starts. If you change the specification, or a hidden problem such as a weak lintel is found during fitting, we price it and agree it with you before carrying on.

Can I get a quote from photos?

Photos and approximate sizes let us give you a guide price quickly. A survey is still needed before a shutter is made, because it is built to exact measurements.

Other services in Hertfordshire

See everything we do in Hertfordshire, or read about electric roller shutters.

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