Aluminium shutters that tilt
for light and lock shut
Louvred aluminium panels made to measure for windows, doors and full patio openings. Set the blades for light and privacy through the day, then close and lock the lot at night. Fitted by our own teams in the Western Cape and Gauteng.
Two jobs in one set of panels
A louvred aluminium shutter earns its keep twice over. While the sun is up, the blades tilt the way a plantation shutter's do, so you decide how much light comes in and how much of your home the street gets to see. After dark, the panels close and lock to put a solid physical barrier across the window, door or patio, and they look far better doing it than burglar bars.
Urbanshades makes the panels from powder-coated aluminium with stainless steel fixings and nothing in them that rusts, so they are as happy over a steamy bath as on an exposed terrace. A locked shutter only holds if it fits properly, which is why we never hand the work to a middleman: each set is made to measure by our own local team in each region and hung by installers on our payroll. Your written guarantee is registered to the address once the job is signed off.
The choices that shape your job
Sizing is our problem, because every panel is cut to your opening. What you choose is how the shutters move and how they look.
Hinged & bi-fold panels
A single window or door takes panels that swing on hinges; wider openings take bi-fold sets that fold back concertina-fashion and stack against the reveal. Nothing is in the way when the shutters stand open.
Sliding track systems
For patios and balconies, several panels hang from a top track and glide across the full width of the opening. Pull them closed and turn the key, and the outside room is sealed off until morning.
Interior shutters
Fitted inside the home, the same louvred panels replace curtains at windows or divide one living space from another. The blades angle against glare and prying eyes, and the finish wipes down in seconds.
Colours & finishes
The powder-coat palette runs white, greys, bronze and matte black, either matched to your frames or picked to stand apart from them. Colour is baked into the finish, so repainting never enters the picture.
What every set includes
The standard we build to, from one bedroom window to a patio closed in from post to post.
- Panels
- Powder-coated aluminium louvres in a rigid aluminium frame, assembled with stainless steel fixings and nothing ferrous anywhere in the build.
- Configurations
- Hinged and bi-fold sets at windows and doors; top-hung sliding tracks carrying multiple panels across patio and balcony openings.
- Security
- Closed panels lock into the frame, putting a fixed, lockable physical barrier across the opening.
- Light control
- Blades hold any tilt between fully open and fully shut, so daylight and privacy are adjusted separately from the lock.
- Where they work
- Inside and out: windows, doors, patios, balconies, sunrooms and the openings between rooms.
- Durability
- A marine-grade powder coat over aluminium shrugs off salt air, steam and sun. No rust, no warping, no repainting.
- Guarantee
- Every installation is covered by a written guarantee, held on file against the address where the shutters are fitted.
- Quoting
- Free site visits in both territories, Western Cape and Gauteng, with a fixed written quote back to you within 48 hours.
Aluminium shutter questions
What homeowners ask us before ordering shutters, answered plainly.
Are aluminium shutters actually a security product?
Yes, in the honest sense: a locked set of shutters is a lockable physical barrier, not just a screen for privacy. The panels frame into the opening and lock closed, so forcing them is slow, loud work, and that alone sends most opportunists elsewhere. No shutter on the market is impossible to defeat, and we would rather say that plainly than promise otherwise.
Where does Urbanshades fit aluminium shutters?
We install in two territories: the Western Cape, served from Cape Town, and Gauteng, covering Johannesburg and Pretoria. Each region has its own measuring and installation team, so the people who quote your job are the people who fit it. The Western Cape and Gauteng shutter pages on this site carry the local details for each area.
Can shutters close off a whole patio?
Yes, that is exactly what the sliding track system is for. Panels hang from a track running the full width of the opening, stack to one side when you want the patio open, and lock edge to edge when you close them. With everything locked, the louvres still tilt, so air keeps moving through the space at night.
Why aluminium rather than wooden shutters?
Because wood needs looking after and aluminium does not. Timber shutters take up moisture, swell, fade and eventually crack unless they are sanded and resealed on schedule. A powder-coated aluminium panel holds its shape and colour year after year with nothing more than an occasional wash, indoors or out, and that is why we build with aluminium only.
What do aluminium shutters cost?
Mostly it depends on the number of panels and the way they open: hinged panels at one window sit at the small end of the range, while a multi-panel track across a patio is a much bigger piece of work. Every job is measured and priced individually. Book a free site visit and you will have a fixed written quote within 48 hours.
How long does a shutter installation take?
Fitting is usually done in a day for windows and doors, and larger patio enclosures rarely need much more. The making comes first: your panels are fabricated to measure by the team in your region, and we confirm that lead time in writing at the point you accept the quote, so the dates you plan around are dates we have committed to.
