Abstract: The design of sliding shutter boxes for sliding shutters on windows, door openings and the like requires in most cases the off site assembly of the entire mounting. Furthermore, such sliding shutter boxes are often very large and heavy and thus unnecessarily burden the building. The invention therefore provides to use a self-supporting housing of sheet-metal parts, which can be preassembled and can be installed on site together with the drum needed for rolling up the sliding shutter, the sliding shutter itself and other parts.