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Need Shutters Recommendations for someone in the Baton Rouge/Ascension area
Posted on 4/1/19 at 2:13 pm
Posted on 4/1/19 at 2:13 pm
So my wife wants to add shutters to the front of our house. I say if we're doing it, they might as well be functional. She got a quote from Lowes, and I was shocked. I think our windows measure 81"x48". Anyone make their own shutters? Recommendations for someone in the Baton Rouge/Ascension area?
This post was edited on 4/1/19 at 2:20 pm
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Posted on 4/1/19 at 2:22 pm to CubsFanBudMan
are you wanting plantation shutters?
ETA: I misread...you are talking about exterior shutters
ETA: I misread...you are talking about exterior shutters
This post was edited on 4/1/19 at 4:44 pm
Posted on 4/1/19 at 2:27 pm to CubsFanBudMan
So you are looking for wooden shutters?
Posted on 4/1/19 at 2:35 pm to Chicken
Based on a quick google search, I don't think we are looking for plantation shutters. Board & Batten shutters seems to be what they are called.
Posted on 4/1/19 at 2:37 pm to CubsFanBudMan
I have four that are 84” like this if you want them. You’d have to trim them down a bit.
Posted on 4/1/19 at 2:38 pm to CubsFanBudMan
I just built board and batten shutters for 4 - 85" tall windows. 8 shutters total. Now I know why they cost so much. Been 4 weekends now and I still am not done.
Posted on 4/1/19 at 2:45 pm to ellunchboxo
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I have four that are 84” like this if you want them. You’d have to trim them down a bit.
How wide are they? That looks like what we are looking for.
Posted on 4/1/19 at 2:54 pm to CubsFanBudMan
17”
It wouldn’t be functional in your case.
It wouldn’t be functional in your case.
This post was edited on 4/1/19 at 2:55 pm
Posted on 4/1/19 at 2:57 pm to ellunchboxo
So if we closed them then they wouldn't cover the window completely. Those would be more decorative than functional, which my wife wouldn't have a problem with.
Posted on 4/1/19 at 2:58 pm to CubsFanBudMan
Correct.
We originally were going to put those upstairs on two French doors but it was too much and they’ve been sitting in my garage for a year.
We originally were going to put those upstairs on two French doors but it was too much and they’ve been sitting in my garage for a year.
Posted on 4/1/19 at 3:03 pm to CubsFanBudMan
got it...you are talking about exterior shutters...
Posted on 4/1/19 at 3:04 pm to ellunchboxo
What do you want for them?
Posted on 4/1/19 at 3:06 pm to CubsFanBudMan
Nothing. Come get them.
Posted on 4/1/19 at 3:07 pm to ellunchboxo
Sounds good.
This post was edited on 4/1/19 at 3:29 pm
Posted on 4/1/19 at 3:12 pm to CubsFanBudMan
Sent. You can take your email down.
Posted on 4/1/19 at 10:58 pm to CubsFanBudMan
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I was shocked
I know the feeling. I just got a quote from a regional door and window/shutter company for 10 non-functional, composite board and batten shutters. Quote was nearly 3k installed.
This post was edited on 4/1/19 at 11:15 pm
Posted on 4/2/19 at 6:40 am to SkintBack
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I just built board and batten shutters for 4 - 85" tall windows. 8 shutters total.
Those are some of the easiest shutters to build, but you have to use quality wood like Spanish Cedar or Redwood or you run the risk of them cupping, especially if exposed to direct sunlight.
New growth cypress and treated wood just won't work is my experience. Once finished, painted and hung, it was only a few months before they started cupping and had to be replaced.
Posted on 4/3/19 at 12:29 pm to gumbo2176
bump - looking for a builder also in the BR area
Posted on 4/3/19 at 1:39 pm to CubsFanBudMan
Shutter Shop 261-7111 Call Ben he'll fix you up. Redwood all styles available
Posted on 4/3/19 at 2:50 pm to gumbo2176
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treated wood just won't work is my experience.
i built some from 5/4 deck board and put them on the south side of a house on the beach at morgantown, AL. they get direct sun all winter and constant exposure to weather, and i have seen no problems after 3 years.
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