Cheesemongers and greengrocers on rue Mouffetard, bookshops in the Latin Quarter, bistros on place de la Contrescarpe: many shutters in the 5th are still raised by hand. When the spring tires or the crank handle gets stiff, we come out 24/7, with a quote before the repair.
Markets, pedestrian streets, boulevards: the 5th is packed with small shops, often set in old ground-floor premises.
The street runs down from the Contrescarpe to the church of Saint-Médard, lined with stalls that are set out every morning. Here, many shutters are manual: when the crank becomes stiff, it is often the counterbalance spring that is weakening.
Around the place Maubert market, bakeries, cheese shops and wine merchants open early. A shutter jammed before the market, and the whole morning is lost: call as soon as you notice the fault.
Restaurants and souvenir shops are squeezed into narrow lanes, where delivering a new shutter takes some organising. Most of the time, we repair on site, slat by slat or spring by spring.
Bookshops, stationers and small restaurants follow the rhythm of the universities. Their shutters work every day of the academic year and rest over the summer: that is the right time to have them serviced.
A manual shutter stays balanced thanks to the springs housed in its shaft: they offset the weight of the slats so that the crank stays light to turn. Over the years, they slacken or break, and the shutter becomes heavy, then impossible to raise.
Depending on the condition of the shaft, we re-tension the springs, replace them or change the whole shaft. If you no longer want to use the crank, a motor can also be added to a sound shaft. The price depends on the shutter: it is given to you in a quote, before any repair.
| Model | Type | Price incl. VAT |
|---|---|---|
| Metal shutter shaftReplacement of the roller shaft | Part | from €780 |
| Metal shutter unjammingPrice given before the job | from €280 | |
| Motor repair or replacementAfter on-site diagnosis | on quote | |
| Solid-slat shutterOpaque and impact-resistant | Opaque | from €1,950 |
| Micro-perforated slat shutterThe shop window stays visible with the shutter down | Shop window | from €1,550 |
Tell us the approximate width of the shutter and whether it is manual or motorised: we’ll have the right part ready.
It can become so: a spring that suddenly gives way can bring the shutter down. Don’t leave it halfway up, avoid walking under it, and have the springs checked without delay.
Not necessarily. A well-adjusted manual shutter lifts without effort and has no electrics to go wrong. Motorisation is mainly worthwhile for a large or heavy shutter, or one operated several times a day.
Yes: early in the morning, in the evening after closing time, or on the shop’s day off. If it breaks down, we come out at any hour, seven days a week.
It depends on the diameter of the shaft, the number of springs and access to the housing: the price is given to you in a quote, after a look at the shutter or at a photo of it.
