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Expert Spotlight: European Rolling Shutters

Every month, Somfy highlights one of our amazing Experts. This month we’re turning the spotlight on European Rolling Shutters!

What makes European Rolling Shutters unique? Everything they do is custom made for you. Since 1983, they are a family owned business exclusively serving the San Francisco Bay Area.


Take a good look and learn about our Rolling Shutters, Solar Screens, Retractable Awnings and our Unsurpassed Retractable Pergolas. 

Homeowners tend to have a love-hate relationship with the sun.


You want to let the natural light brighten up your home, but you hate to run away from and avoid those living areas that become too bright, too hot, and just downright uncomfortable. UV rays damage your floors, furniture, and paint- all of which lower the value of your home over time. And don’t forget: UV can harm you and your loved ones!

Exterior Rolling Shutters shield you and your family from the devastating effects of the sun. They also block out the cold, the wind, and driving rain. Exterior Rolling Shutters also deter intruders looking for easy entry into your home.


You control your comfort, health, and security with our Exterior Rolling Shutters!
•    Shield you and your family from harmful UV rays.
•    Block the sun’s UV rays from damaging your floors and furniture.
•    Reclaim living areas lost to bright light, too much heat, or even bitter cold.
•    Reduce your heating and cooling costs instantly.
•    Deter burglars from entering your home.
•    And do it all with a simple press of a button!

Enjoy Year Round Comfort with Easy Rolling Shutters!


European Rolling Shutters exterior rolling shutters add value to your home while they make you feel comfortable during any season.


Built with sophisticated, high-quality aluminum alloy materials, these window shutters are far superior to plastic or wood interior blinds in both quality and appearance. German engineering makes them highly durable and abrasion resistant. That makes ERS exterior rolling shutters a smart investment for the windows in your home!


The long-term value of our motorized window coverings is something you don’t want to miss out on. By simply having exterior rolling shutters installed, you add instant, real value to your home. And that value lasts — in so many ways.

Save Your Energy — and Your Family.


You probably spend hundreds of dollars a year cooling and heating your home. With our exterior rolling shutters, you could completely block out sunlight and prevent your home from heating up too much in the summer. During the winter, these same rolling shutters will help ward off the cold. Not only do you decrease your energy costs and consumption, but you also reduce wear and tear on your HVAC system.


But exterior window shutters do much more than reduce your energy costs. It’s an unfortunate reality that opportunistic thieves and burglars will try to invade someone’s home simply because they can easily to see into the house and effortlessly gain access through windows and sliding glass doors.

You can protect yourself and your family by never giving burglars a chance. With a quick press of a button, your exterior shading rolls down, locks in place, and gives your family and your home aluminum-alloy protection from outside threats. It’s the simplest and easiest way to prevent home invasions while adding substantial value, comfort, and energy savings to your home. They’re more than a cooling shade for your home: they’re a practical investment in the security and financial value of your property.

Standard Rolling Shutters  Color Options


European Rolling Shutters exterior shutters come in a variety of earth-tone colors which blend beautifully with your outside décor. 

Comfort and Convenience with ERS’s 5-Year Warranty.


European Rolling Shutters is one of the only companies in the country that manufactures, sells, and installs their own products. That means they know rolling shutters better than anyone. They place a great deal in faith in their shutters and what they do.That’s why you get a 5-year warranty on all the exterior window shutters we add to your home. You get aluminum-alloy protection and a long-lasting improvement to your home; it couldn’t be easier.  

ERS Solar Screens


Solar Screens, Protect your home from the sun without sacrificing your view!


ERS solar screens block 90% of the sun’s UV rays, so you limit the sun’s damaging effects on your furniture and floors. But unlike aluminum rolling shutters,  solar screens let you take in that million-dollar view while protecting your home.


•    Add value to your home with our elegant solar screens — available in many colors!
•    Block out UV rays, the sun’s glare, and excessive heat… with manual or automatic controls.
•    Reduce your energy costs and save money year after year.
•    Protect you and your family from skin-damaging UV rays.
•    Create a stylish look while maintaining your view of the outdoors.
•    Get PVC-coated fiberglass retractable screens that are rot-proof and mildew-proof.
•    Corrosion-resistant materials last a long time — a worthwhile investment in your home!

They may be thin, but ERS solar screens are powerful, durable, and incredibly useful.

Get Rewarded for Your Solar Screens.


Retractable solar screens offer an immediate reward for smart homeowners.


The comfort of keeping out the sun’s heat in a simple and stylish way is worth real money to you. If you ever decide to sell your home, you’ll be glad to know that your exterior shading has actually increased the value of your property. And even if you never sell your home, you’ll still reap the cost-savings benefits of a European Rolling Shutters set of solar screens. By blocking the heat from outside, you’ll reduce your energy costs from day one. It’s an investment in your home that will pay off immediately.

Elegance, You Control, in Different Colors.

 

Having a beautiful home is about more than just blocking out the sunlight.


You want to be sure your home is protected from the damaging UV rays without compromising style. You can select from a variety of different colored screens to match the theme of your home, as well as white, beige, or dark brown frames, which are built with aluminum and coated in epoxy powder for extended life and durability.

And perhaps best of all, you don’t have to mess with fragile strings like with traditional blinds. You get your choice of manual or automatic controls, and your solar screen fits nicely in a 4” box right above your window or sliding glass door.


European Rolling Shutters’ Solar Screens are customized for your home.

ERS builds, sells, and installs all of their products, with total confidence in knowing they’re going to last. That’s why you get a 5-year warranty. 


The exterior shading you get from your stylish and unique solar screen will add value to your property, save on heating and cooling costs, and make your home more comfortable. You’ll even preserve the life of your floors, walls, and furniture while maintaining your view of the outside. 

ERS Retractable Awnings


With motorized retractable awnings from European Rolling Shutters, you get sun protection and coverage that goes beyond clunky umbrellas or canopies.

•    Transform your outdoor area into a cool, enjoyable retreat!
•    Add instant, massive value to your home…at the press of a button!
•    Cool and shade your indoor space as well, which reduces your energy costs and makes cooling your home even easier.
•    Cool down your outdoor space by 15 degrees in just 15 seconds!
•    Built up to 23 feet across and 13.5 feet away from your home with a single
•    Custom made just for you and your home. Choose the dimensions, colors, Sunbrella fabrics, and style you want!


Quality Like This Adds Value to Your Home.


Your European Rolling Shutters retractable awning is a pretty valuable investment.In fact, installing an awning can add serious value to your home. Motorized retractable awnings instantly add value to your home with their impressive visual appeals while effectively creating more useable space to relax outdoors, without worrying about UV damage.

ERS retractable awnings are custom-built right in European Rolling Shutters facility in  San Jose, with premium materials shipped in from Europe. The retractable awnings are fully customized for your home with your own choice of colors and size. To increase the durability of the awnings, their elegant protective shell adds to the lifetime of the awning. From beginning to end, you get a quality awning that is truly a European Rolling Shutters standard.

•    Extend your awning without obstructing your view. Your awning comes with freestanding arms, not poles or stands that get in the way.
•    We source our fabrics from Sunbrella, the leader in performance fabrics for over 50 years.
•    … which also means you get their 10-year limited warranty for your Sunbrella cover.
•    The Skin Cancer Foundation recommends Sunbrella. Protect your skin and your family even while you enjoy your outdoor space!
•    Stainless steel connecting parts add to the life and usefulness of your awning.
•    You get a reliably firm awning thanks to individual suspended springs that maximize the elasticity in the folding arms.
•    Using your awning is incredibly easy. Choose from manual or motorized awning to fit your own preferences.

 

Your ERS awning goes beyond home style by saving you money on energy consumption.

 

ASHRAE (the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air-Condition Engineers) show that an awning reduces solar gain by 72-77% on western exposures, reducing home cooling energy consumption by up to 60%. European Rolling Shutters offer a FREE Sun Protection Inspection and a 5-Year Warranty on Installation and a 10-Year Warranty on the Sunbrella Fabrics we use. Enjoying your outdoor space has never been easier! 

ERS Pergola Awnings


Pergola awning covers turn hot, inconvenient spaces into a cool oasis.
If you already have a pergola, arbor, or glass roof, you want to make sure the space underneath is comfortable and usable. Enhance your pergola, arbor, or trellis with ERS retractable covers! The Sundream II is their latest, retractable cover. Of course, it comes with the same Sunbrella fabric used in any of their high-quality retractable awnings.

•    Transform the area below your pergola, arbor, or glass roof space into a shaded spot that’s cool and relaxing.
•    ERS pergola awnings use a gas piston tension system to ensure the consistent, reliable function of your awning for years to come.
•    The recently improved tensile unit holds the fabric nice and taut, making it roll up more smoothly.
•    Instantly lower the temperature of even the harshest glass-roof rooms, reducing your energy consumption and cooling costs significantly!
•    Add financial value to your home simply by having ERS install your new retractable arbor awning cover.

ALL ERS Products are European Quality and American Convenience.


Although ERS materials are sourced from Europe, they are based in San Jose, California where they custom build and install each retractable pergola cover to your precise needs. Every pergola awning is designed, manufactured and then installed to ensure a custom product to enhance your lifestyle and comfort for years. 

ERS never leaves out convenience


•    Your ERS Pergola Awning is electronically controlled, just like their retractable awnings. Simply by pushing a button, you can turn the outdoors into a cool retreat!
•    You can protect your pergola awning with rain and wind guards for longer life.
•    Want to enjoy that space below your pergola? ERS Pergola Awnings have  you covered, and it takes just 60 seconds to convert it into a shaded retreat. It’s the easiest way to add value to your home while giving you more usable space outdoors.
•    ERS Pergola Awnings come with aAL 5-year warranty, so you know it’s a worthwhile investment in your home.

Contact European Rolling Shutters & Get a Free Estimate 

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