Rodd Point is a small peninsula on Iron Cove, and almost every property here is within a few hundred metres of salt water. That does more damage to a roller shutter over ten years than heavy daily use ever would.
We cover Rodd Point across the 2046 postcode, from the streets fronting Iron Cove through to the Five Dock and Russell Lea boundaries, with Haberfield, Drummoyne and Abbotsford all a short drive either side of it.
The housing is mostly Federation and interwar homes with later renovations behind them, and the shutters are retrofits into openings that predate them by decades. The houses themselves are sound. It is the shutters bolted to them that are working in conditions most hardware was never specified for.
Anywhere near salt water a shutter needs more attention than the same unit two suburbs inland. Run each one through a full cycle monthly so you notice binding while it is still minor, and hose the guide rails out with fresh water a few times a year to clear the salt before it sets. A chalky white bloom at the bottom of a rail means corrosion has already started, and that rail is worth looking at properly rather than lubricating over. Rinsing a rail out is a great deal easier than replacing one that has pitted through.
