Guides

Shutter guides and honest advice

Practical guidance on repairs, restoration, fitting and caring for existing shutters, written from what we see on real jobs in the towns we cover.

Repairs
Broken slats, stiff louvres and dropped panels: the honest repair guide
What goes wrong with plantation shutters, what can be fixed on-site in one visit, and when repair is a better choice than replacement.
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Restoration
Blackout behind plantation shutters: a guide for period homes
How to add blackout behind existing plantation shutters in period and conservation-area homes without altering the shutters.
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Repairs
Repair or replace your shutters? How to tell the difference
A straight guide to whether tired or damaged plantation shutters are worth repairing, restoring, or replacing, and how to decide without being upsold.
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Materials
Looking after plantation shutters: a simple care guide
How to clean and care for plantation shutters, what to avoid, and the checks that help prevent bigger repairs.
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Restoration
Repainting and refinishing tired shutters: what is involved
How chipped, discoloured or dated plantation shutters are refinished and colour-matched, and why refinishing can be preferable to replacing.
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Buying
Already bought shutters? Getting them fitted properly
Bought plantation shutters online, ex-display or inherited them with a house? How a fit-only service gets them hung properly, and what to check first.
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Installation
Bay window shutter installation: what makes a precise fit
How bay window shutters are measured, aligned and fitted, what commonly goes wrong, and what to check before installation day.
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Repairs
Plantation shutter repair costs: what affects the price?
What affects plantation shutter repair cost, why photos help, and how to compare repairing, restoring and replacing damaged shutters.
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Shutter guides and honest advice

Broken slats, stiff louvres and dropped panels: the honest repair guide

Blackout behind plantation shutters: a guide for period homes

Repair or replace your shutters? How to tell the difference

Looking after plantation shutters: a simple care guide

Repainting and refinishing tired shutters: what is involved

Already bought shutters? Getting them fitted properly

Bay window shutter installation: what makes a precise fit

Plantation shutter repair costs: what affects the price?

Book a free home survey