Taren Point sits where the Georges River opens into Botany Bay, and there is no getting away from salt on this peninsula. The corrosion we find on a shutter here is consistently further along than on the same unit fitted a few kilometres inland.
We cover Taren Point across the 2229 postcode, from the waterfront streets along the river through to the Caringbah and Woolooware boundaries. Sylvania Waters, Miranda and the Sans Souci side of the Captain Cook Bridge are all part of the same run.
The suburb mixes homes along the river bank with business premises and retirement accommodation, so we work on domestic units and larger commercial shutters within a few streets of each other.
A shutter on the water side of Taren Point needs looking at more often than one further back. Rinsing the guide rails with fresh water and keeping them lubricated will hold corrosion off for a long time, and it costs nothing but a few minutes. If a unit has started to feel stiff at the bottom of its travel, that is the point to call rather than waiting for it to seize. Once an end lock has bonded itself solid, freeing it without damaging the bottom rail becomes a much more delicate job.
