Various Advantages of Solid Wooden Shutters
by Stuart Spindlow Window shutters LondonIf 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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