Galleries on rue de Seine, bookshops around the Odéon, designer boutiques in Saint-Sulpice: in the 6th, closing up a shop window has to protect it without spoiling the street. We repair shutters and grilles 24/7, and fit open grilles that keep the artworks on view, backed by a quote.
A shop window that stays visible at night keeps working for the shop. The wavy-tube grille, known as Cobra, and the shutter with micro-perforated slats protect the shopfront while leaving the artworks, the books and the interior lighting on view.
The Cobra grille lets air and light through; the micro-perforated shutter screens the view more and is less of a target for graffiti. Both are made to measure, manual or motorised. For repairs, we work on all brands, with the price given before we start.
| Model | Type | Price incl. VAT |
|---|---|---|
| Wavy-tube grille (Cobra)Lets air and light through | Open-work | from €1,850 |
| Shutter with micro-perforated slatsWindow stays visible with the shutter down | Window display | from €1,550 |
| Motor repair or replacementAfter an on-site diagnosis | on quotation | |
| Jammed shutter repairPrice given before the job | on quotation |
The arrondissement’s shops cluster by affinity: art around rue de Seine, books towards the Odéon, fashion towards Saint-Sulpice and the Croix-Rouge.
Art galleries follow one another along these streets, their windows lit in the evening and their hangs always changing. An open grille protects the works without plunging the street into darkness.
Bookshops, publishers and arthouse cinemas: shutters that are often old and manually operated, which we service and restore.
Designers, perfumers and fashion houses around the square: elegant shopfronts and motorised shutters with discreet controls, which we repair at any hour.
Ready-to-wear and delicatessens up to carrefour de la Croix-Rouge: daily closings, sometimes late, that wear out springs and motors.
A grille that refuses to come down on the evening of a private view, a shutter stuck on the morning of a book signing: we come out at any hour, free the closure and secure the window, then repair on the spot or with the part ordered.
A photo of the shopfront, with the shutter down, is often enough for us to advise you.
When lowered, it closes off the shopfront just as firmly, but leaves the interior on view: it is a shopkeeper’s choice, between a visible window and discretion. For a window exposed to impacts, a shutter with solid slats remains the more protective option.
Sometimes: it depends on the shaft, the guide rails and the space available in the housing. We check this on site before offering you a quote.
Yes, at any hour: if the grille won’t close after the event, we come and make the gallery secure, then come back with the part if one is missing.
The starting price is shown in the table above; it then varies with the width of the window, the motorisation and the finish. We draw up the quote after measuring the opening.
