Roller shutter repair in Antibes and Juan-les-Pins
On the Cap and along the seafront, most shutter failures here start in the same place: the salt. The aluminium curtain survives it, the fittings do not. Knowing that changes what needs replacing and what is a waste of money.
Start with the symptom, not the product
Describe what the shutter actually does and the diagnosis is usually quick. Four descriptions cover most calls.
- Nothing happens at all. On a motorised shutter this is usually the capacitor, the motor’s end-of-travel limits, or a remote that has lost its pairing — not the whole motor.
- It stops halfway. Often a slat out of its guide, or a guide that has shifted. Forcing it from here is what turns a small job into a new curtain.
- The strap or crank turns without pulling. The winding mechanism inside the box has let go. The curtain itself is generally fine.
- The curtain has play, or slats overlap. Slats have worn at the hinge. Individual ones can be replaced; past a certain number the curtain is remade.
What the sea does first
Fixings, end caps and guide brackets
Salt settles on the façade and draws moisture back out of the night air, so the metal spends part of every night under a conductive film. Screws seize, brackets lose their grip and guides work loose. Replacing a curtain without dealing with those simply resets the same clock.
Pitting on the slats
Aluminium does not rust, it pits: small isolated craters where the coating has been pierced, scratched or cut. From the garden the shutter looks intact; up close there is a scatter of dull white points. It is cosmetic at first and structural much later.
Co-ownership façades
Many Antibes buildings impose a single colour. Because we lacquer in our own workshop, a repaired or replaced unit can be matched to the units already fitted, which is what the syndic will ask for.
Repair or replace: what actually decides
Three questions settle it, in this order. Is the box sound and correctly fixed? Is the opening still square? Are the parts still obtainable — or can they be remade?
If the box is good, almost everything else is repairable, because we remake curtains, guides, end slats and fittings to the exact dimensions of what is there. If the box is deformed or the lintel has moved, patching costs more over two years than replacing once.
What we do, and what we do not
We are a manufacturer, not a call-out service. We do not come out the same morning. What we do is identify the fault from your description and photographs, make the part to size in our workshop at La Gaude, and put you in touch with an approved fitter in Antibes and Juan-les-Pins who orders from us.
Send us the fault
A photograph of the opening, one of the inside of the box if you can open it, and the symptom in your own words. Use the quote form, or see new roller shutters for Antibes and Juan-les-Pins if replacement is the better route.
Our detailed French page on this subject is here.