Shutter Materials

When it comes to choosing your dream shutters one of the most important factors is the shutter material. There are multiple options to suit every taste, application and budget.

Our shutters are renowned for their versatility and finish quality, always bespoke to ensure they fit your space perfectly. Details of each material available is shown below, if you have any queries, please contact us to arrange a free consultation so we can discuss the perfect configuration for your home.

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Engineered Wood Composite (EWC)

This is our entry-level product manufactured in Engineered Wood Composite (EWC), similar to MDF but much better quality coated in a durable extruded polypropylene coating, offering a high-quality finish that is very robust and not easily marked or dented. EWC is only available in a reduced range of painted colours and is not suitable for special shaped shutters or larger unsupported window installations.

This range combines good looks, functionality, durability and affordability. Easily our best selling product that is ideal for almost all applications.

Suitable for:

Smaller windows
Living spaces and bedrooms
High traffic areas

Hardwood

Manufactured using beautiful and stable timber, utilising the same high quality standards as all of our shutter substrates. The painted range is manufactured from high quality hardwoods while the stained range is manufactured in paulownia which has a beautiful wood grain.

Paulownia is a plantation wood and grows to full maturity in 7-10 years making it very sustainable. It re-grows from the original root ball and is therefore harvested rather than re-planted.

Available in 28 paint colours as well as 28 stain colours you can also add a custom colour paint option to have the shutters tie in exactly with your décor.

Suitable for:

Special Shaped Windows
Large windows
Coordinating wood grains with existing furniture

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Waterproof

Our Waterproof shutters are tough and durable, manufactured in hard wearing plastic making it particularly suitable for high traffic areas. Being 100% water resistant, it is ideal for bathrooms, shower rooms and toilets. Waterproof shutters can be easily wiped clean and often used in children’s rooms or kitchens where high levels of cleanliness are required.

Available in a select range of popular colours, the waterproof range of shutters is perfect for rooms with high moisture, this also applies to windows that have a lot of condensation.

Suitable for:

Bathrooms, kitchens, and wet rooms
Other rooms that are prone to moisture
Busy areas where bumps and knocks are likely to occur

Hybrid

We also have options to mix the Shutter materials, you can have EWC frames with either Waterproof or Hardwood slats.

EWC frames with Waterproof slats offer some benefits when compared to the full EWC product. There are more colour available plus you can have customer colour in any paint colour of your choice. Ideal to match wall or furniture colours. As the slats are made from plastic the individual panel can be made wider as they are not prone to bowing or warping.

The other hybrid option is to have EWC frames with Hardwood slats. The use of wood panels make these shutters much lighter than the full EWC range, meaning that larger windows can be covered with the ability to hinge 4 panels together compared to 2 with the heavier shutter materials.

Suitable for:

Windows requiring wider individual panels
Areas where you need more than 2 doors hinged together
Custom colour to match any farrow and ball, dulux, little greene etc. paint colour.

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