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Shutter motor replacement in Falkirk

From the FK1 postcode district outwards, we provide shutter motor replacement across Falkirk, with safety checks after every powered repair.

In the FK1 area, shutter motor replacement typically costs £120 to £1,595 ex VAT (£144 to £1,914 inc VAT). We confirm a fixed price before any parts are fitted.

  • FK1 and nearby
  • Forth Valley
  • Scotland
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Shutter motor replacement in Falkirk: the essentials

We fit motors to most makes of shutter and door. A motor that hums but does not turn, overheats or stops at random may need replacing, though controls are checked first.

Industrial direct-drive motors can be replaced with a matching or compatible unit on most doors. Motors are matched to the curtain weight and barrel size, so an overloaded motor does not fail early.

What's included

  • Direct-drive and chain motors for industrial doors
  • Tube motors for domestic and shop shutters
  • Key switch, remote and receiver upgrades
  • Obstacle detection options
  • Smart and timer control options
  • Limits set and tested
Hands fitting a tubular motor into a roller shutter barrel

Guide prices in Falkirk

Shutter motor replacement guide prices
OptionEx VATInc VAT
Control box, key switch or remote only£120 to £345£144 to £414
Direct-drive or chain motor, industrial door£645 to £1,595£774 to £1,914
Tube motor, domestic or shop shutter£345 to £695£414 to £834

Your fixed price is agreed before any parts are fitted. Try the quote tool.

Covering Falkirk and nearby

If your premises are in Falkirk or nearby Alloa, Cumbernauld and Bathgate, we can survey and quote. Give us the full postcode, in or around FK1, and we will arrange a time.

Rules in Scotland

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.

How it works

  1. Describe the fault

    Tell us what the shutter is doing, the make if you know it, and send a photo or video.

  2. Engineer visit

    An engineer inspects the shutter, finds the cause and makes it safe.

  3. Fixed repair price

    You get the repair price before parts are fitted; simple fixes are often done on the first visit.

  4. Tested and reported

    Limits and safety devices are checked, and you get a note of what was done.

Before you book in Falkirk

Do you cover Falkirk?

Yes. We survey, fit and repair shutter motor replacement in Falkirk and the FK1 district, as part of our coverage across Forth Valley.

Can you fit a motor to a different make of shutter?

Usually yes, by matching the motor size and torque to the barrel and curtain.

Do I need a new key switch too?

Not always. If the switch works and is compatible, it can stay. Worn or weather-damaged switches are often replaced at the same time.

How do I know if the motor has failed?

Signs include humming without movement, stopping at random, overheating or not responding at all. The fault can also be the switch, receiver or power, so an engineer checks those first.

Will you take away my old shutter?

Yes. Removal and disposal of an old shutter is included when we quote for a replacement.

Do your guide prices include VAT?

Guide prices are shown both excluding VAT and including VAT at the standard rate of 20%. For a home, the price including VAT is what you pay.

More shutter services near you

See everything we do in Falkirk, across Forth Valley, or read about shutter motor replacement.

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