Choose new exterior shutters for your windows it is an easy do it yourself home improvement project that will really show from the street.
What do vinyl shutters really looklike up close.
Update that tired plain house with beauty and color.
Choose only a premium shutter restorer and one that comes with a 10 year warranty or you may have to do the work 4 5 times over the same period.
Installing in vinyl siding.
If you paint later in the day the paint might not have time to dry before morning dew.
It also fades cracks and dents easily.
Top coating the shutters.
All our waterproof shutters look and feel just like wood.
They re truly maintenance free and won t chip flake or fade like ordinary painted exterior shutters.
To avoid warping don t attach the shutters tightly.
We give you choices.
Lifetime warranty on mid america shutters.
The best option of course is to purchase outdoor vinyl shutters with uv stabilized molded through color.
Up close vinyl looks like vinyl.
Vinyl can t be stained or painted either so you re restricted to a handful of available colours.
Vinyl siding expands and contracts with the weather.
Add fresh curb appeal to your home with affordable decorative vinyl exterior shutters.
You may think that plastic plantation shutters or polyvinyl shutters could never look like wood but we can tell you that it s hard to tell the difference.
Choose the right vinyl shutters and they ll treat you to fade free beauty for years to come.
There is really no trick to brushing on your top coat.
Vinyl shutters get warm in hurry if left out in the sun.
Which means your windows will have the same dramatic effect of wooden shutters as well as being 100 waterproof.
Paint in a shaded area so the vinyl shutters don t heat up.
You ll need a masonry bit and masonry wall anchors or suitable spikes if provided with shutters.
Also drill the hole in the siding 1 4 inch larger than the fastener.
This will help ensure a great bond of the top coat to the primer as well as smooth looking shutters.
After priming your vinyl shutters another light scuff sand with your medium grit 3m sanding sponges and a quick vacuum is recommended.
With respect to protecting against the elements these days the only type of shutters that actually do this are hurricane shutters which are designed to protect windows.
Since acrylic paints dry quickly painting in the sun would lead to disappointing results.
Try to paint as early in the day as you can.
First of all they help protect against the elements especially wind but the also provide privacy as well.
If you want affordable decorative and relatively inexpensive shutters to dress up your house and add color along with curb appeal then vinyl shutters could be just the product for you.
Window shutters are designed with two functions in mind.