Roller Shutter Repairs

The faults we pass on to repairers

Roller shutters are simple, hard-wearing things, but a handful of parts take the strain and eventually give out. The most common calls are a shutter that is jammed or stuck halfway, one that has jumped out of its side track, a broken or frayed strap or a failed winder on a manual shutter, a snapped or tired spring that makes the curtain heavy and uneven, and storm damage that has bent slats or torn the curtain. There are also the everyday nuisances: a shutter that will not close fully, one that has become noisy, or one that catches on the way up. Every one of those is a job a local repairer handles, on both manual and motorised shutters.

Manual fault, or a motor fault?

It helps to know which kind of problem you have. If the shutter is mechanical, jammed, off-track, a broken strap or spring, storm damage, this page is the right starting point. If the shutter is motorised and the motor hums, stalls, or has gone dead, or the remote or wall switch has stopped working, that is a different specialist: head to roller shutter motor repairs. Not certain which it is? Describe what the shutter is doing in the enquiry and we route it to the right trade. If a repair turns out not to be worth it, we can also pass on an enquiry for a new fit from the roller shutters hub.

How a repair referral works

You tell us the fault, the suburb and whether it is urgent. We pass your enquiry to a local repairer, marked as urgent where it is. The repairer contacts you directly, diagnoses the fault and gives you a free quote to fix it. Before you book, ask for the operator’s licence number and a certificate of currency for their public liability insurance. Homeowners across Elizabeth, Salisbury and Modbury use it exactly this way when a shutter fails.

Indicative repair pricing

Repairs are far cheaper than replacement when the shutter is otherwise sound. As a guide, a service call runs about $120 to $250, and common fixes like a spring, strap or guide replacement about $150 to $450 depending on the part. These are indicative only; the real price comes from the free quote once the repairer sees the fault. You can ballpark it first with our repair cost estimator.