Pemulwuy is one of the newer suburbs in the Cumberland area, built out from the late 1990s on land beside Prospect Reservoir. The homes are modern, but the shutters fitted to them are now well into their second decade, and that is the age when motors, springs and guide rails start giving trouble.
We cover the whole of Pemulwuy in the 2145 postcode, including the newer pockets closer to the reservoir and the streets running toward Greystanes. Prospect, Wetherill Park, Girraween and Pendle Hill are all on the same run, so a callout here rarely means waiting long for a technician.
Estate housing here sits on compact blocks with very little shade, and most shutters face straight into the afternoon sun with nothing breaking it up.
Estate blocks here do not have the mature trees that older suburbs do, so the shutter is often the only thing between the afternoon sun and the glass. That is a good reason to keep it working properly, and it is also why the hardware wears faster here than it would on a shaded eastern wall. If a shutter is getting harder to run each summer, the problem is usually the rails rather than the motor, and clearing them out before the hot weather arrives will often save you a callout later. A shutter that is still running smoothly in February has usually had its rails looked at.
