Right now my windows have those premade slatted window shutters that nail on
to the siding. I hate the ones that are on there right now, they aren't
proportional to the window size and attract wasp nests like magnets.
So I'm looking at replacing them with functional (not that I'd actually use
them mind you - unless there are legitimate reasons to do so) cedar
shutters.
So here is my question, my windows are 72" wide, 48" tall, which means the
shutters would have to be ~35"x50" each. If I had those on the side of my
house, attached using hinges and eye hooks would they look way out of
proportion to the rest of the house or am I too used to seeing the skinny
premades already on? Another question, assuming I want to actually use them
( we get high winds here in Seattle where I live ) what would be the
appropriate way to secure the hinges to the window frame? I'm envisioning
using long screws into the window framing but is that necessary or are there
better ways? The siding frame around the windows is basically cedar
strips - nothing structural.
Basically my design that I have in my head is 9 or 10 1x4 cedar planks
secured to 2 1x3 cedar arms, with hinges on each arm. Nice straightforward
simple design. An eyehook on the last plank would secure the shutter to the
siding or each other when closed.
Eigenvector wrote:
> "mm" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> On Sun, 18 Mar 2007 20:16:49 -0800, "Eigenvector"
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> Right now my windows have those premade slatted window shutters that nail
>>> on
>>> to the siding. I hate the ones that are on there right now, they aren't
>>> proportional to the window size and attract wasp nests like magnets.
>> Why will real shutters attact fewer wasps?
>
> Yes I believe so. The slatted style gives those buggers a place to crawl
> into to hide behind. With fence style shutters the wasps would only have
> the sides to get into and making a nest would be a little less obvious. Of
> course I could be fooling myself here, after all I get wasp nests in my
> mailbox (bastards).
>
Drop a Shell No-Pest strip in there. Problem solved.
Is a drop down shutter a possibility? (Awning most of the time ...
shutter when needed.) Louvers on that style are exposed to flow-through
all the time ... not really as dry as wasps would prefer.
Bill
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Eigenvector wrote:
> Right now my windows have those premade slatted window shutters that nail on
> to the siding. I hate the ones that are on there right now, they aren't
> proportional to the window size and attract wasp nests like magnets.
>
> So I'm looking at replacing them with functional (not that I'd actually use
> them mind you - unless there are legitimate reasons to do so) cedar
> shutters.
>
> So here is my question, my windows are 72" wide, 48" tall, which means the
> shutters would have to be ~35"x50" each. If I had those on the side of my
> house, attached using hinges and eye hooks would they look way out of
> proportion to the rest of the house or am I too used to seeing the skinny
> premades already on? Another question, assuming I want to actually use them
> ( we get high winds here in Seattle where I live ) what would be the
> appropriate way to secure the hinges to the window frame? I'm envisioning
> using long screws into the window framing but is that necessary or are there
> better ways? The siding frame around the windows is basically cedar
> strips - nothing structural.
>
> Basically my design that I have in my head is 9 or 10 1x4 cedar planks
> secured to 2 1x3 cedar arms, with hinges on each arm. Nice straightforward
> simple design. An eyehook on the last plank would secure the shutter to the
> siding or each other when closed.
>
>
I'd suspect they'd look "too wide" even though they'd be the correct
functional width.
Six food wide windows weren't exactlycommon back when shutters were a
practical necessity.
I did live in a house about 30 years ago with functional shutters, but I
can't say I've noticed too many like those lately.
But, the next time I have my house painted I think I'll have the
shutters put back with the angle of the slats sloped in the proper
direction. All the ones I see which are just onto the house are "upside
down" to the way they would be oriented if they were hinged and could be
closed over the windows.
Jeff
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On Sun, 18 Mar 2007 21:21:51 -0800, "Eigenvector"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>
>"mm" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>> On Sun, 18 Mar 2007 23:30:30 -0500, Jeff Wisnia
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>Six food wide windows weren't exactlycommon back when shutters were a
>>>practical necessity.
>>
>> Hmmm. Even though I noticed the width, I missed it too.
>>
>> I have no artistic or architectural talent, except sometimes to say
>> what I don't like.
>>
>> Make a to-scale drawing, complete with new shutters, and look at it a
>> lot over time. Maybe that will help.
>>
>> There might be a rew rich people from 250 years ago with wide
>> shuttered windows, but I'm not sure. I tour a lot of homes, from the
>> Missippi to the Atlantic, from the south to the north, but especially
>> the northeast, from that period and they have some unexpected luxuries
>> in many, but I can't specifically remember wide windows and if I
>> could, I wouldn't remember shutters.
>>
>> Where do you live OP. Can you find some homes with tour guides to
>> discuss this with. They usually know far more than they say in their
>> tours. Or books on architectrure of the period. They usually have
>> pictures. Or possibly google, but I think a reallife architectural
>> historian. If they guides don't know about houses other than their
>> own, the curators of the houses might.
>>
>Well I posted I was in Seattle, although shutters seem to be a pretty
>universal feature across the world. I'll grant you that a 72" wide window
>is NOT however.
>
>Shutters don't really serve a useful purpose that I've seen, but they keep
>the sun out of the room, and keep the snow from piling up against the window
>pane. But that's stretching it. Really I'm more interested in a exterior
>window dressing - but those windows are just humongous!
>
>http://photos.imageevent.com/eigenvector/houseideas/websize/front.JPG
>
>I guess I'm just scrounging for ideas now. I really don't like those
>shutters
>
>>>But, the next time I have my house painted I think I'll have the
>>>shutters put back with the angle of the slats sloped in the proper
>>>direction. All the ones I see which are just onto the house are "upside
>>>down" to the way they would be oriented if they were hinged and could be
>>>closed over the windows.
>>
>> Maybe those people have sliding shutters! :-)
>>
>>>Jeff
>
"Bill in Detroit" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Eigenvector wrote:
>> "mm" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:[email protected]...
>>> On Sun, 18 Mar 2007 20:16:49 -0800, "Eigenvector"
>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Right now my windows have those premade slatted window shutters that
>>>> nail on
>>>> to the siding. I hate the ones that are on there right now, they
>>>> aren't
>>>> proportional to the window size and attract wasp nests like magnets.
>>> Why will real shutters attact fewer wasps?
>>
>> Yes I believe so. The slatted style gives those buggers a place to crawl
>> into to hide behind. With fence style shutters the wasps would only have
>> the sides to get into and making a nest would be a little less obvious.
>> Of course I could be fooling myself here, after all I get wasp nests in
>> my mailbox (bastards).
>>
>
> Drop a Shell No-Pest strip in there. Problem solved.
>
> Is a drop down shutter a possibility? (Awning most of the time ... shutter
> when needed.) Louvers on that style are exposed to flow-through all the
> time ... not really as dry as wasps would prefer.
>
> Bill
>
> --
An awning not a bad idea. It would keep out the sun in the Summer.
>
>
"mm" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Sun, 18 Mar 2007 20:16:49 -0800, "Eigenvector"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>Right now my windows have those premade slatted window shutters that nail
>>on
>>to the siding. I hate the ones that are on there right now, they aren't
>>proportional to the window size and attract wasp nests like magnets.
>
> Why will real shutters attact fewer wasps?
Yes I believe so. The slatted style gives those buggers a place to crawl
into to hide behind. With fence style shutters the wasps would only have
the sides to get into and making a nest would be a little less obvious. Of
course I could be fooling myself here, after all I get wasp nests in my
mailbox (bastards).
>
> I don't really like the phony ones either, especially as you say, when
> they aren't wide enough to shutter anything. But I try to ignore all
> that and consider them decorative. It's something like the gold braid
> on one shoulder of fancy uniforms: It once had a function.
>
>>So I'm looking at replacing them with functional (not that I'd actually
>>use
>>them mind you - unless there are legitimate reasons to do so) cedar
>>shutters.
>>
>>So here is my question, my windows are 72" wide, 48" tall, which means the
>>shutters would have to be ~35"x50" each. If I had those on the side of my
>
> About 37 inches wide.
>
>>house, attached using hinges and eye hooks would they look way out of
>>proportion to the rest of the house or am I too used to seeing the skinny
>>premades already on? Another question, assuming I want to actually use
>>them
>
> This is the kind of question I've been known to ask, if not here,
> friends. Something like, Would I be happy if I married that girl?
>
> And you don't include a picture of your house. I'll say this, if like
> someone I know, you have a series of 72" windows with 6 inches between
> them, you won't like the look of shutters.
>
>>( we get high winds here in Seattle where I live ) what would be the
>>appropriate way to secure the hinges to the window frame? I'm envisioning
>>using long screws into the window framing but is that necessary or are
>>there
>
> I don't think they go into the window frrames. I think you should
> find some real shutters and look at them.
>
> We had real shutter until I was ten. I don't remember remembering
> details from then, but I've to others and I've seen the shutters
> attached to the mortar on the face of the brick house.
>
> Knock on the door and ask the owners if you can measure the windows,
> the shutters. There may be a good reason not to, but if not, thye'll
> probably say yes.
>
>>better ways? The siding frame around the windows is basically cedar
>>strips - nothing structural.
>>
>>Basically my design that I have in my head is 9 or 10 1x4 cedar planks
>>secured to 2 1x3 cedar arms, with hinges on each arm. Nice
>>straightforward
>
> You keep saying hinges. I've only seen heavy duty eyes and hooks for
> hinges.
How would the shutter swing shut? They would have hooks on the ends to
attach them to the siding and each other, but wouldn't a hinge be necessary
to open and close them?
>
> Of course, your style of shutter has to go with your style of house.
>
>>simple design. An eyehook on the last plank would secure the shutter to
>>the
>>siding or each other when closed.
>>
>
On Fri, 23 Mar 2007 01:08:41 -0400, Bill in Detroit
<[email protected]> wrote:
>Eigenvector wrote:
>> "mm" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:[email protected]...
>>> On Sun, 18 Mar 2007 20:16:49 -0800, "Eigenvector"
>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Right now my windows have those premade slatted window shutters that nail
>>>> on
>>>> to the siding. I hate the ones that are on there right now, they aren't
>>>> proportional to the window size and attract wasp nests like magnets.
>>> Why will real shutters attact fewer wasps?
>>
>> Yes I believe so. The slatted style gives those buggers a place to crawl
>> into to hide behind. With fence style shutters the wasps would only have
>> the sides to get into and making a nest would be a little less obvious. Of
>> course I could be fooling myself here, after all I get wasp nests in my
>> mailbox (bastards).
>>
>
>Drop a Shell No-Pest strip in there. Problem solved.
Do they still make those??? I havn't seen one in over 20 years. I
use the wasp/hornet spray to hit the entrances--easy and fast. Best
to treat just after sundown (bees don't fly well in the dark).
On Sun, 18 Mar 2007 20:16:49 -0800, "Eigenvector"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>Right now my windows have those premade slatted window shutters that nail on
>to the siding. I hate the ones that are on there right now, they aren't
>proportional to the window size and attract wasp nests like magnets.
Why will real shutters attact fewer wasps?
I don't really like the phony ones either, especially as you say, when
they aren't wide enough to shutter anything. But I try to ignore all
that and consider them decorative. It's something like the gold braid
on one shoulder of fancy uniforms: It once had a function.
>So I'm looking at replacing them with functional (not that I'd actually use
>them mind you - unless there are legitimate reasons to do so) cedar
>shutters.
>
>So here is my question, my windows are 72" wide, 48" tall, which means the
>shutters would have to be ~35"x50" each. If I had those on the side of my
About 37 inches wide.
>house, attached using hinges and eye hooks would they look way out of
>proportion to the rest of the house or am I too used to seeing the skinny
>premades already on? Another question, assuming I want to actually use them
This is the kind of question I've been known to ask, if not here,
friends. Something like, Would I be happy if I married that girl?
And you don't include a picture of your house. I'll say this, if like
someone I know, you have a series of 72" windows with 6 inches between
them, you won't like the look of shutters.
>( we get high winds here in Seattle where I live ) what would be the
>appropriate way to secure the hinges to the window frame? I'm envisioning
>using long screws into the window framing but is that necessary or are there
I don't think they go into the window frrames. I think you should
find some real shutters and look at them.
We had real shutter until I was ten. I don't remember remembering
details from then, but I've to others and I've seen the shutters
attached to the mortar on the face of the brick house.
Knock on the door and ask the owners if you can measure the windows,
the shutters. There may be a good reason not to, but if not, thye'll
probably say yes.
>better ways? The siding frame around the windows is basically cedar
>strips - nothing structural.
>
>Basically my design that I have in my head is 9 or 10 1x4 cedar planks
>secured to 2 1x3 cedar arms, with hinges on each arm. Nice straightforward
You keep saying hinges. I've only seen heavy duty eyes and hooks for
hinges.
Of course, your style of shutter has to go with your style of house.
>simple design. An eyehook on the last plank would secure the shutter to the
>siding or each other when closed.
>
"Jeff Wisnia" wrote in message
> I thought shutters allowed you to keep the windows open for ventilation
> and the angle of the slats kept rain out and sunshine and breezes too.
Around here they are called properly "storm shutters", the operative word
being obvious.
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Han wrote:
> "Eigenvector" <[email protected]> wrote in
> news:[email protected]:
>
>
>>Right now my windows have those premade slatted window shutters that
>>nail on to the siding. I hate the ones that are on there right now,
>>they aren't proportional to the window size and attract wasp nests
>>like magnets.
>>
>>So I'm looking at replacing them with functional (not that I'd
>>actually use them mind you - unless there are legitimate reasons to do
>>so) cedar shutters.
>>
>>So here is my question, my windows are 72" wide, 48" tall, which means
>>the shutters would have to be ~35"x50" each. If I had those on the
>>side of my house, attached using hinges and eye hooks would they look
>>way out of proportion to the rest of the house or am I too used to
>>seeing the skinny premades already on? Another question, assuming I
>>want to actually use them ( we get high winds here in Seattle where I
>>live ) what would be the appropriate way to secure the hinges to the
>>window frame? I'm envisioning using long screws into the window
>>framing but is that necessary or are there better ways? The siding
>>frame around the windows is basically cedar strips - nothing
>>structural.
>>
>>Basically my design that I have in my head is 9 or 10 1x4 cedar planks
>>secured to 2 1x3 cedar arms, with hinges on each arm. Nice
>>straightforward simple design. An eyehook on the last plank would
>>secure the shutter to the siding or each other when closed.
>>
>>
>
> Go look at French or Italian houses. The customarily have thck walls,
> inset windows, shutters that hinge, so 2 sets of double-hinged panels (4
> panels/window) are needed to cover the window. The use? prevent the hot
> midday air from entering the house, or the cold middle of the night air.
What am I missing here? Isn't that what the window glass is supposed to do?
I thought shutters allowed you to keep the windows open for ventilation
and the angle of the slats kept rain out and sunshine and breezes too.
Jeff
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"mm" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Sun, 18 Mar 2007 23:30:30 -0500, Jeff Wisnia
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>
>>Six food wide windows weren't exactlycommon back when shutters were a
>>practical necessity.
>
> Hmmm. Even though I noticed the width, I missed it too.
>
> I have no artistic or architectural talent, except sometimes to say
> what I don't like.
>
> Make a to-scale drawing, complete with new shutters, and look at it a
> lot over time. Maybe that will help.
>
> There might be a rew rich people from 250 years ago with wide
> shuttered windows, but I'm not sure. I tour a lot of homes, from the
> Missippi to the Atlantic, from the south to the north, but especially
> the northeast, from that period and they have some unexpected luxuries
> in many, but I can't specifically remember wide windows and if I
> could, I wouldn't remember shutters.
>
> Where do you live OP. Can you find some homes with tour guides to
> discuss this with. They usually know far more than they say in their
> tours. Or books on architectrure of the period. They usually have
> pictures. Or possibly google, but I think a reallife architectural
> historian. If they guides don't know about houses other than their
> own, the curators of the houses might.
>
Well I posted I was in Seattle, although shutters seem to be a pretty
universal feature across the world. I'll grant you that a 72" wide window
is NOT however.
Shutters don't really serve a useful purpose that I've seen, but they keep
the sun out of the room, and keep the snow from piling up against the window
pane. But that's stretching it. Really I'm more interested in a exterior
window dressing - but those windows are just humongous!
http://photos.imageevent.com/eigenvector/houseideas/websize/front.JPG
I guess I'm just scrounging for ideas now. I really don't like those
shutters
>>But, the next time I have my house painted I think I'll have the
>>shutters put back with the angle of the slats sloped in the proper
>>direction. All the ones I see which are just onto the house are "upside
>>down" to the way they would be oriented if they were hinged and could be
>>closed over the windows.
>
> Maybe those people have sliding shutters! :-)
>
>>Jeff
"Eigenvector" <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:
> Right now my windows have those premade slatted window shutters that
> nail on to the siding. I hate the ones that are on there right now,
> they aren't proportional to the window size and attract wasp nests
> like magnets.
>
> So I'm looking at replacing them with functional (not that I'd
> actually use them mind you - unless there are legitimate reasons to do
> so) cedar shutters.
>
> So here is my question, my windows are 72" wide, 48" tall, which means
> the shutters would have to be ~35"x50" each. If I had those on the
> side of my house, attached using hinges and eye hooks would they look
> way out of proportion to the rest of the house or am I too used to
> seeing the skinny premades already on? Another question, assuming I
> want to actually use them ( we get high winds here in Seattle where I
> live ) what would be the appropriate way to secure the hinges to the
> window frame? I'm envisioning using long screws into the window
> framing but is that necessary or are there better ways? The siding
> frame around the windows is basically cedar strips - nothing
> structural.
>
> Basically my design that I have in my head is 9 or 10 1x4 cedar planks
> secured to 2 1x3 cedar arms, with hinges on each arm. Nice
> straightforward simple design. An eyehook on the last plank would
> secure the shutter to the siding or each other when closed.
>
>
Go look at French or Italian houses. The customarily have thck walls,
inset windows, shutters that hinge, so 2 sets of double-hinged panels (4
panels/window) are needed to cover the window. The use? prevent the hot
midday air from entering the house, or the cold middle of the night air.
Granted you house doe not look like the inner city houses in Florence,
but that is a different question.
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SWDeveloper wrote:
> On Fri, 23 Mar 2007 01:08:41 -0400, Bill in Detroit
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Eigenvector wrote:
>>> "mm" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>> news:[email protected]...
>>>> On Sun, 18 Mar 2007 20:16:49 -0800, "Eigenvector"
>>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Right now my windows have those premade slatted window shutters
>>>>> that nail on
>>>>> to the siding. I hate the ones that are on there right now, they
>>>>> aren't proportional to the window size and attract wasp nests
>>>>> like magnets.
>>>> Why will real shutters attact fewer wasps?
>>>
>>> Yes I believe so. The slatted style gives those buggers a place to
>>> crawl into to hide behind. With fence style shutters the wasps
>>> would only have the sides to get into and making a nest would be a
>>> little less obvious. Of course I could be fooling myself here,
>>> after all I get wasp nests in my mailbox (bastards).
>>>
>>
>> Drop a Shell No-Pest strip in there. Problem solved.
>
> Do they still make those??? I havn't seen one in over 20 years. I
> use the wasp/hornet spray to hit the entrances--easy and fast. Best
> to treat just after sundown (bees don't fly well in the dark).
Was withdrawn from the US market in 1979 I understand. Now the econuts
are up in arms because the Mexicans are still making them. In any case
other brands appear to be readily available, now in a plastic carrier
rather than a bare strip in a box. Presumably that makes it harder for
kids to eat them.
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On Sun, 18 Mar 2007 23:30:30 -0500, Jeff Wisnia
<[email protected]> wrote:
>
>Six food wide windows weren't exactlycommon back when shutters were a
>practical necessity.
Hmmm. Even though I noticed the width, I missed it too.
I have no artistic or architectural talent, except sometimes to say
what I don't like.
Make a to-scale drawing, complete with new shutters, and look at it a
lot over time. Maybe that will help.
There might be a rew rich people from 250 years ago with wide
shuttered windows, but I'm not sure. I tour a lot of homes, from the
Missippi to the Atlantic, from the south to the north, but especially
the northeast, from that period and they have some unexpected luxuries
in many, but I can't specifically remember wide windows and if I
could, I wouldn't remember shutters.
Where do you live OP. Can you find some homes with tour guides to
discuss this with. They usually know far more than they say in their
tours. Or books on architectrure of the period. They usually have
pictures. Or possibly google, but I think a reallife architectural
historian. If they guides don't know about houses other than their
own, the curators of the houses might.
>But, the next time I have my house painted I think I'll have the
>shutters put back with the angle of the slats sloped in the proper
>direction. All the ones I see which are just onto the house are "upside
>down" to the way they would be oriented if they were hinged and could be
>closed over the windows.
Maybe those people have sliding shutters! :-)
>Jeff
On Sun, 18 Mar 2007 21:04:28 -0800, "Eigenvector"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>>Basically my design that I have in my head is 9 or 10 1x4 cedar planks
>>>secured to 2 1x3 cedar arms, with hinges on each arm. Nice
>>>straightforward
>>
>> You keep saying hinges. I've only seen heavy duty eyes and hooks for
>> hinges.
"for hinges". They act as the hinge.
>How would the shutter swing shut? They would have hooks on the ends to
>attach them to the siding and each other, but wouldn't a hinge be necessary
>to open and close them?
The shutters I have seen have on each side two heavy duty eyes screwed
into the wall very near the window, and two heavy duty hooks (just the
hook, no second part to enable it to move) screwed into the edge of
the shutter. Or the eyes are on the shutters and there are posts on
the house. This enables one to easily remove the shutters entirely,
although I don't know how often that was done, or if it was done for
any reason other than painting them.
But there may be other hinge styles used. That's why I said to go look
at real shutters.
Yes, there are:
http://images.google.com/images?client=firefox-a&channel=s&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&hl=en&q=shutter+hinge&btnG=Search+Images&gbv=2
And I've also seen hinges like these. Just forgot.
"Jeff Wisnia" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Eigenvector wrote:
>> Right now my windows have those premade slatted window shutters that nail
>> on to the siding. I hate the ones that are on there right now, they
>> aren't proportional to the window size and attract wasp nests like
>> magnets.
>>
>> So I'm looking at replacing them with functional (not that I'd actually
>> use them mind you - unless there are legitimate reasons to do so) cedar
>> shutters.
>>
>> So here is my question, my windows are 72" wide, 48" tall, which means
>> the shutters would have to be ~35"x50" each. If I had those on the side
>> of my house, attached using hinges and eye hooks would they look way out
>> of proportion to the rest of the house or am I too used to seeing the
>> skinny premades already on? Another question, assuming I want to
>> actually use them ( we get high winds here in Seattle where I live ) what
>> would be the appropriate way to secure the hinges to the window frame?
>> I'm envisioning using long screws into the window framing but is that
>> necessary or are there better ways? The siding frame around the windows
>> is basically cedar strips - nothing structural.
>>
>> Basically my design that I have in my head is 9 or 10 1x4 cedar planks
>> secured to 2 1x3 cedar arms, with hinges on each arm. Nice
>> straightforward simple design. An eyehook on the last plank would secure
>> the shutter to the siding or each other when closed.
> I'd suspect they'd look "too wide" even though they'd be the correct
> functional width.
>
> Six food wide windows weren't exactlycommon back when shutters were a
> practical necessity.
>
> I did live in a house about 30 years ago with functional shutters, but I
> can't say I've noticed too many like those lately.
>
> But, the next time I have my house painted I think I'll have the shutters
> put back with the angle of the slats sloped in the proper direction. All
> the ones I see which are just onto the house are "upside down" to the way
> they would be oriented if they were hinged and could be closed over the
> windows.
>
> Jeff
>
I was wondering about that, 3 feet is pretty wide. I could always accordian
the shutter at 18" or something but if I'm gonna do that I might as well
keep those crappy slatted shutters on.
I think the basic problem is that my windows are rather large in proportion
to the side of my otherwise flat and featureless house facing. The standard
slatted shutters don't look right because they are way too short for the
window and draw attention to it rather than blend it into the architecture.
But a larger shutter might, as you suggest, look out of place.