If so,

How much can I expect to pay and who are some good contractors to do it in South Louisiana. I’m thinking I’ll get colonial shutters that look nice and are relatively easy to close and bolt shut.

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Posted by Major Dutch Schaefer

Location: Classified

Member since Nov 2011

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Posted on 8/2/24 at 4:47 pm to cbree88

I installed hurricane panels for my house. I bought them wholesale from LINK and installed myself.

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Posted by BilbeauTBaggins

probably stuck in traffic

Member since May 2021

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Posted on 8/2/24 at 7:23 pm to cbree88

Parents have accordion shutters that came with the house. They don't look great, but they work when a hurricane rolls right overhead. If you just want shutters that you can keep open during non-storm season, I have no clue. They don't look too hard to DIY.

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Posted by Zissou

Member since Jun 2012

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Posted on 8/3/24 at 7:27 am to cbree88

We just had aluminum shutters installed. They are powder coated and open and close for storms. Come with a bar to lock them closed. They do look nice and were painted to match the front door. It was nearly $1000 per pair for each 3x5 window…
Hard to find people still making wooden shutters, seem most have gone to metal.

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Posted by 1mic

Through the coulee

Member since Nov 2014

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Posted on 8/3/24 at 8:18 am to cbree88

I used LAS. It was about $1000 a window installed.

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Posted by indytiger

baton rouge/indy

Member since Oct 2004

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Posted on 8/3/24 at 3:59 pm to cbree88

Not what you asked, but I built wood shutters for all my windows. The hardest part was hanging them by myself.

There are some local carpenters on Facebook marketplace that make them for reasonable prices.

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