Bushfire Shutters Adelaide Hills

Before you get a quote

Four things to know first

• Shutters are one part of the house CSIRO's Bushfire best practice guide calls windows and doors another vulnerable part of the house, and says non-combustible shutters offer protection against flame contact, embers and strikes from flying objects. It does not say a shutter makes a house safe.
• Fit and material matter The guide says shutter systems should be tight fitting with gaps less than 2mm to avoid ember entry, and made with non-combustible material. It says to avoid plastic shutters, which melt.
• Check whether approval is needed The Country Fire Service says that if you are changing a window or roof you need to check with your local council or building certifier whether any approvals are needed.
• Ask who is authorised South Australia's Building Work Contractors Act 1995 bars carrying on business as a building work contractor except as authorised under it. This site has read no page saying whether fitting shutters is covered, so ask whoever quotes.