Roller shutter repair in Saint-Jeannet
Our workshop at La Gaude is on the other side of the hill from Saint-Jeannet. For a repair that is the whole point: a slat profile or a guide that has to be remade to an odd village dimension is measured, made and brought back without a carrier in between.
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 a village of stone imposes
Boxes set in thick walls
In the old part the boxes are built into the masonry and the access hatch has often been painted over. The mechanism can still be reached and the parts remade, but the fitter needs to know what he is opening before starting.
Openings that are not square
Village openings lean. That is why a shutter measured in three places works here and one ordered to a nominal size does not. Adjustable guides take up the difference, and they can be fitted during a repair as easily as on a new unit.
No power above the window
If the repair is an opportunity to motorise, a solar motor or a radio motor avoids chasing a stone wall entirely. That is usually the deciding factor here rather than the price of the motor itself.
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 Saint-Jeannet 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 Saint-Jeannet if replacement is the better route.
Our detailed French page on this subject is here.