There are so many types of shutters for windows. Aluminum shutters, composite, vinyl, wood, operable louvers and the hurricane varieties all provide the rich look to your window. The above are the classification according to the type of material used. However, we also classify them according the designs available. There are hundreds of designs available with each kind of shutters. You will find the highest number of designs for the wooden varieties as wood is the gem for the designers. You cannot just ignore the woods. However, there are some common terminologies as far as the designs are concerned which are common to all. The louvered, panel, louver panel, BNB spaced, and BNB v-spaced and the Bahama are some of the varieties that are common to all.
Custom wood shutters can be applied to any kind of windows. They are equally effective for both the exterior and the interior varieties. Just take an example of the louvered shutter style. You have square top, square arch top, quarter round top, angled top with one two or three mullions and any number of panels. We have both the closed back and the open back profile. The spaced and the custom V-Grove Board and batten are some of the designs which are cost effective.
The most number of styles are available for the louvered varieties. The decorative aluminum material now finds their use in maximum number of homes and is looked as the replacement for the wooden varieties as well. They are cost effective and require low maintenance. The powder coat finish comes in number of colors and you get warranty as well. However, the aluminum varieties are not as durable as the wooden varieties. Though, you get at least three years warranty with it.
Some of the shades available with the aluminum shutters are custom color, sky white, patio bronze, pale green, violet blue, light grey, slate grey, oxide red, monarch black and mint turquoise. The mullions can be placed at the center or custom fitted though you require informing, how many inches from the bottom of the panel you want it to be. A 48×48 slate grey aluminum variety with center mullion panel can cost you around $1100. You will not have to pay for the hinges and the bullet holdbacks. Please note that you are getting the pair and not a single panel.
A pair made of the composite materials can cost you around $360. The cheapest are the board and the batten designs as they require minimum work. The legend traditional Bahama pair in Rockwood terracotta color fitted with operational louvers with tilt rod and one vertical mullion can cost you around $750. The hurricane variety is cost effective and provides added protection to the house at reduced cost, should you need hurricane window protection. The custom window treatment can be applied to all of them and adds beauty. You cannot really forget the custom exterior shutters that are in great demand and one of the important types of shutters for windows. You might have variety of ideas for your windows and you can get all of them manufactured.
