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Replacing shutters.
Posted on 1/20/26 at 9:39 pm
Posted on 1/20/26 at 9:39 pm
Are these usually custom made or is there some place I can go to get them?
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Posted on 1/20/26 at 10:59 pm to OysterPoBoy
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Are these usually custom made or is there some place I can go to get them?
Not enough info. There's dozens of types of shutters on the market that can be bought or custom made.
What type shutter? Functioning moveable slats or fixed slats? Simply decorative or working shutters? Need more info.
Posted on 1/21/26 at 8:36 pm to OysterPoBoy
I replaced my original shutters with aluminum shutters. They were custom made, and powder coated.
I had a company out of Mandeville do them for me. This was at least 7 or 8 years ago.
I had a company out of Mandeville do them for me. This was at least 7 or 8 years ago.
Posted on 1/22/26 at 5:07 pm to OysterPoBoy
I have some cheap plastic ones, probably need to replace mine but you really can’t tell
Posted on 1/22/26 at 5:43 pm to OysterPoBoy
Built my house in 1999/2000. With the likelihood of hurricanes here in Old Metairie, I specified operable wooden shutters.
This is what they look like open (Christmas last year).
This what they looked like when closed (right before Hurricane Ida in 2021):
After Ida I had to replace 5 sets of them (10 shutters) Some had rotten a bit and got messed up in the hurricane. I got an estimate from LAS Enterprises to replace all 16 sets with the metal powder-coated kind, that cost estimate was about 20 grand.
I searched online and found a place that sold wooden ones just like the ones I had, at the exact same size. 10 individual shutters cost me about $1500. Had to carve/cut out notches for the hardware myself and paint them myself, but that's what I did:
This is what they look like open (Christmas last year).
This what they looked like when closed (right before Hurricane Ida in 2021):
After Ida I had to replace 5 sets of them (10 shutters) Some had rotten a bit and got messed up in the hurricane. I got an estimate from LAS Enterprises to replace all 16 sets with the metal powder-coated kind, that cost estimate was about 20 grand.
I searched online and found a place that sold wooden ones just like the ones I had, at the exact same size. 10 individual shutters cost me about $1500. Had to carve/cut out notches for the hardware myself and paint them myself, but that's what I did:
Posted on 1/22/26 at 6:08 pm to BRich
I would love to find wooden ones just like mine but they are arched at the top and I’m not thinking I’ll have good luck. I only need one set so I may go the aluminum route.
Posted on 1/23/26 at 8:17 am to BRich
Be a good time to pressure wash your house with those shutters closed. Lots of filth builds up behind them when open that the rain can't reach to help wash off.
l live in a house that's damn near 100 years old and have shutters on the 2nd floor windows and they are the moveable slat, functioning shutters that are typical N.O. style.
The windows they cover are unique that the screens are all on the inside of the house and are half screens that can be raised or lowered to help keep bugs out the house if using the upper sash or lower sash open for ventilation.
To operate the shutters, I have to first unlock the window, raise the screen, raise the lower sash and then access the slip latch and 2 smaller latches that are on the outer window sill to open them. The hinges are such that once they get near their outer limit, they will hold the shutter against the house on its own.
l live in a house that's damn near 100 years old and have shutters on the 2nd floor windows and they are the moveable slat, functioning shutters that are typical N.O. style.
The windows they cover are unique that the screens are all on the inside of the house and are half screens that can be raised or lowered to help keep bugs out the house if using the upper sash or lower sash open for ventilation.
To operate the shutters, I have to first unlock the window, raise the screen, raise the lower sash and then access the slip latch and 2 smaller latches that are on the outer window sill to open them. The hinges are such that once they get near their outer limit, they will hold the shutter against the house on its own.
Posted on 1/23/26 at 8:34 am to OysterPoBoy
i am a big diy guy, fully intended on building shutters for my house, nice wood ones with the best materials. I've done it before and knew there would be maintenance. Never found the time and ended up getting aluminum ones. BEST DECISION EVER. These things are solid as a rock and never have to worry about maintaining them. Yes, they cost more but make up for it in terms of maintenance and ease of use.
I hired someone to do the whole project but was wanting to buy and install myself. I found a place in florida that will make them and sell them to you. Also, there's a place in harahan called American Building Products which is where a lot of local guys get their aluminum shutters from. I'm not sure if they still sell to the public.
I ended up getting shutters in stalled and bought storm panels online (for doors and windows that wouldn't have shutters) from another retailer and saved a few thousand there.
I hired someone to do the whole project but was wanting to buy and install myself. I found a place in florida that will make them and sell them to you. Also, there's a place in harahan called American Building Products which is where a lot of local guys get their aluminum shutters from. I'm not sure if they still sell to the public.
I ended up getting shutters in stalled and bought storm panels online (for doors and windows that wouldn't have shutters) from another retailer and saved a few thousand there.
Posted on 1/24/26 at 1:54 pm to OysterPoBoy
Shutters are designed to provide shade back in the day when people kept their windows open during the summer. Since they are purely decorative now, I just bought some plastic ones with color poured into the risin. Bought them 20 years ago and they are stilll going strong with zero maintenance
Posted on 1/24/26 at 2:39 pm to Craft
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I have some cheap plastic ones, probably need to replace mine but you really can’t tell
Stripped them, primed them & repainted them last fall
They look great & didn’t have to change any of the mounting
The ones that look similar at HD mount differently
This post was edited on 1/24/26 at 2:41 pm
Posted on 1/24/26 at 3:23 pm to Spankum
We have bahama shutters on the west side of our house which is also the bedroom side so curtains are always drawn. They shade those windows well.
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