Help Centre | The Shutters Dept

General

Our Product International vs Local Shutters What Makes Plantation Shutters Awesome? Are Plantation Shutters Expensive? Where Did Plantation Shutters Originate? Plantation Shutters vs Blinds The Best Material For Shutters Shutters For Your Kitchen Are PVC Shutters Hazardous? Taking Pictures of Your Windows

Performance

Are Plantation Shutters Blackout? How Well Do Plantation Shutters Insulate?

Care

Cleaning And Maintaining Shutters

Collaborations

Folk Child Stories Get Inspired With Erin Bacchi

Design Decisions

Frames

Ultimate Guide To Frame Types Inside Z-Frame Inside L-Frame Outside L-Frame What Is An Inside Mount? What Is An Outside Mount?

Customisation

Choosing The Right Colour A Guide To Panels Choosing The Right Panel Configuration Do Shutters Need To Match The Trim?

Mounting

Inside vs Outside Mount Plantation Shutters What Type Of Window Do I Have? What Is A Window Recess? Should I Inside Or Outside Mount My Shutter? A Guide To Architraves What Is A Sill?

Tricky Windows

Out Of Square Windows Managing Obstructions Can Plantation Shutters Be Installed On Any Window?

Measuring

Getting Started

Quick Measuring For Instant Quote How To Measure A Recess For Shutters The Ultimate Guide To Measuring For Plantation Shutters

Midrails

Measuring Midrails

Custom Panels

Measuring For Multiple Panels

Inside Mount (Measuring)

How To Measure Your Recess Measuring For An Inside Mount Measuring For A Window With A Sill Managing Obstructions

Outside Mount (Measuring)

Measuring For An Outside Mount Measuring For Outside Mount With A Decorative Architrave Measuring Outside Mount For A Square Set Window

Corner & Bay Windows

How To Measure Corner Windows How To Measure Bay Windows For Plantation Shutters

Installation

Inside Mount

How To Install Inside Mount Plantation Shutters Installing Shutters Into Brick

Outside Mount

How To Install Outside Mount Plantation Shutters

Tips

Preparing Windows For Installing Shutters Adjusting Panels

General Questions

Our Service

Our Product Why The Shutters Dept? What Is Our Warranty? Product Guarantee

Quotes

Quote To Recommendation In 5 Minutes How to Compare Quotes

Design Centre

Getting Started How Do Design Centre Recommendations Work? Uploading A Photo

Delivery

Where Do You Deliver? How Are My Shutters Delivered? What To Expect For Delivery

Measure Guarantee

Expert Review vs Self Review

Self Review

How to Read Shutters Drawings

Video Guides

Measure

Quick Measuring For Instant Quote Measuring For An Inside Mount Measuring For An Outside Mount Measuring Midrails Measuring For Multiple Panels

Installation

How To Install Inside Mount Plantation Shutters How To Install Outside Mount Plantation Shutters

< Help Centre

Welcome to Design Decisions! This is where you find answers to any questions you have about designing your shutters. In this section, we’ll help you with topics like managing obstructions, selecting the correct frame type and identifying your window or architrave.

Here’s a short list, among others, of questions we address in this section:

As always, if you have any questions that are not answered here, please send us and e-mail or give us a call. We’d love to help!

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