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Various Advantages of Solid Wooden Shutters

by Stuart Spindlow Window shutters London

If you want some traditional flair in your house, you can always choose exterior wooden shutters. Wooden shutters come have different styles and patterns and can be easily customised to your personal preference. Whether you want some aesthetic or want the heat of the summer and the chill of the winter to stay outside, the wooden shutters offer a large number of antithetical and practical benefits. Shutters are of two types, some of those are only for decorative purposes while some shutters are operable, meaning they can be opened or closed for practical reasons. Operable shutters offer significant practical advantages to a homeowner.

By choosing solid wooden shutters like mahogany or cedar, you will get a few practical benefits. Custom when shutters are built from these better quality wood, you will run into lesser issues, compared to when the shutters are made from lesser quality woods, including the cracks in shutters which leak the air outside. If you strictly stick to high quality woods which doesn't grow cracks, you will save highly on the electricity costs. These bespoke operable shutters can also help in battling the natural elements of weather, such as heat or cold. 

During the summer, you can close these shutters to keep the cool air in as well as protect your furniture or interior from the harsh sunlight. In the winter, on the contrary, these shutters can help to confine the warm air inside so that the outside cold doesn't enter. Along with keeping the temperature out, solid shutters can also help you to protect your window and the interior from other natural elements like the rain or the hailstorm. Bermuda shutters, for example, which were mainly designed to protect the house from hurricanes, are perfect for coastal regions where the homeowners face the hurricanes frequently. Depending on what type of lumber being used, wooden shutters are adaptable as well.

The best quality woods like Poplar, Cedar, Oak or teak have different certifications like FAS, 2FAS or CLEAR. These are really long-lasting shutters due to their quality. Shutters made from these woods serve different purposes, depending on in which weather they are fitted. Spanish Cedar, for example, is not only rot resistant but also repels termites, moisture, fungus and more. Thus, this wood can be used in different climates, including rainy areas because rain makes the wood wet and normal wood would rot quickly due to moisture, fungus or insect infiltration.


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