Roller shutter repair in Cagnes-sur-Mer
Cagnes covers three very different settings — the seafront, the hills of Haut-de-Cagnes and the co-ownerships of the Var plain — and a failed shutter has a different cause in each. Our workshop is fifteen minutes away, which matters when a part has to be remade rather than ordered.
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.
Three settings, three causes
The seafront: fittings before slats
Facing the water, salt attacks the accessories long before the curtain. Screws seize, brackets lose their hold, guides work loose. A repair that replaces the curtain but reuses the old fittings will fail again on the same schedule.
The hills: wide bays and heat
Villas above the town have large south-facing openings. The common failure is a curtain that has taken on play across its width, or an end slat deformed by years of thermal movement. Both are remade to the measured size.
Co-ownerships: matching what is already there
Where only one or two units in a building are being repaired, the finish has to match the ones fitted years earlier. Because we lacquer in our own workshop, that match is possible rather than approximate.
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 Cagnes-sur-Mer 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 Cagnes-sur-Mer if replacement is the better route.
Our detailed French page on this subject is here.