Giving Back (Wes goes to Kenya)

Wes (founder of Shutterz Incorporated) took time out of his busy schedule this summer to volunteer at an orphanage in Ngong Hills, Kenya. He helped work on constructing a new dorm that will house the 90 boys that live at the Huruma Children's Home. Currently, they sleep 3 to a bed, as you can see from the above image. Shutterz Incorporated donated many items to construction team such as hardhats, tape measures, and hand tools.

French Door Application: Flange with Knob Notch

With this particular door, there was not enough room for the shutter frame to fit. For no additional cost, we add a flange to the back of the shutter frame and custom notch the door knob. This is a good cost saving alternative to the "Cut-Out" French Door

Full Louvered Arches

Here is another option for covering those arched radius openings. We call this type of shutter a "Full Louvered Arch". This is popular look for those who don't want the look of a "fan-top" arch.

French Door Application: Standard Frame

This is an image of French Door with our standard frame. Because there is plenty of room between the door knob and the shutter frame, there is no need for us to manufacture a "cut-out" panel. Notice the shutter is hinged to open the same direction that the door is hinged. We add a 1" build-out piece to the back of the frame so the louvers in the panel don't hit the glass of the door when operated.

French Door Application: Cut Out

Sometimes French Door handles protrude too far into the glass of the door that a normal frame and shutter will not fit. In this instance, we created the Notch-Out French Door. Notice that we manufacture the shutter panel and frame to allow the door handle to operate as normal. We custom make each Notch-Out to ensure perfect operation of the door handle

What is a Divider Bar / Lock-Rail?

A Divider Bar or Lock-Rail (as we call it!) is a horizontal rail that divides the tilt-rod and louver slats in two. Having this rail inserted in the shutter panel allows you to operate the top and bottom louvers independent of each other. Lock-Rails are a great way to allow light in from the top while ensuring privacy on the bottom. They also add strength and stability to tall panels.

8 Panel Shutter

This is an 150+" opening with a bottom sill. In order to create stability on such a wide window, we add 2 vertical T-Posts for support. Notice that we position the T-Posts to block the view of the window mullions. This creates a much clearer view to the backyard.

FLAT BEADED "Z" Frame with Arches, Sill Cut

Here is what we call our Flat Beaded Z Frame. Notice the beaded edge
on the outside portion of the Frame. Shown here with Fan-top arches and
bottom sills. We have matched the beaded edge profile on the arches to
match the look of the frame of the rectangles below. Shown here with 4.5" louvers.

Classic Texture with Bull-Nose Z Frame PLUS Fan top Arch

We also build shutters in the form of FAN TOP arch shapes. The FAN TOP is a classic design to cover such openings. These arches are hand made at our shop by one of our experienced craftsman. These are a true work of art! Each slat is moveable, allowing you to dictate how much light you want entering the room. For this application we match the Bull-Nose "Z" frame of the rectangle shutter below.

Classic Texture with Bull-Nose Z Frame

Here is a look at our Classic Texture shutter with our bull-nose Z frame. Also notice a few of the shutters sit on sills. For this type window (with a sill) we cut the bull-nose off of the bottom frame...we call this a "SILL CUT". This particular shutter was painted to match the sill.

What Kind of Wood Do We Use?

Potential customers often ask us "What type of wood does your company use?"

Our answer is simple... We have been manufacturing shutters using AMERICAN BASSWOOD since our inception in 1991. Some companies use Pine and Poplar while others use Plastic and Poly. We have always used 100% Kiln-Dried Basswood for our shutters. Using any material in place of Basswood is a shortcut...something we are not interested in doing!


http://forestry.about.com/od/hardwoods/tp/American_Basswood.htm

6-Panel Sliding Bi-Pass SGD