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Why You Should Insist On Solid Shutter Louvers In Dover
When you start shopping for window treatments in Dover, you might discover that there are a bunch of tempting budget plantation shutter choices. While they may look nice at first, a second glance will show that they save money by settling on cheap materials like plastic or vinyl. You can also find shutters with hollow louvers, which gives you a lightweight and less expensive window treatment. On the surface, these look like there’s no difference, and really what’s the big deal between hollow and solid louvers?
But the truth of the matter is that you should buy plantation shutters with solid shutter louvers if you want your window coverings to maintain their shape, color, and energy-efficient properties over a lifetime. Hollow louvers won’t live up to the quality of our solid-louvered Polywood® Shutters, but why?
Solid Shutter Louvers Will Maintain Their Shape
Throughout the day in Dover, your rooms absorb heat and cold, and so do your shutters. Hollow louvers are usually made of subpar material. So when the shutters swell and shrink because of the temperature changes, it's difficult for the shutters to keep their shape. What you get is a louver that is warped or split, and a window treatment that can’t shut properly.
Solid shutter louvers, especially those constructed from a quality faux-wood composite, will maintain their shape from day 1 to day 10,001. Because of the inflexible structure, your window treatment will fully close every time, and you won’t have to wonder about light or heat leaking through due to sagging louvers. The warranty of our Polywood shutters assures that your louvers will never warp or sag for the lifetime of the product. You’ll never find a guarantee like that with a product that features hollow louvers.
Solid Shutter Louvers Are More Energy Efficient
Then as your shutter louvers distort over time and don’t shut properly, your energy efficiency is relinquished. Heat loss is a problem, and the air will begin to flow through easily, making your room feel uncomfortable. Now, all you are left with are ineffective, broken window treatments that let in both light and air.
Solid shutter louvers have more density and can be more effective at blocking heat loss/gain through the window. Quality faux wood shutters are better at energy efficiency, as their louvers are made from a impermeable material that won’t expand or contract. The louver will never warp, giving you a consistent way to regulate the temperature around your windows.
Our Polywood shutters have been held as the pinnacle of energy-efficient window treatments in Dover, as they use an extra layer of weather stripping. With the stripping, each solid louver will “lock” into place and effectively seal the window from outside air. We’ve seen that with our faux wood composite and added weather-stripping, Polywood shutters are 70% more energy-efficient than wood plantation shutters and up to 1600% more effective at blocking air flow than aluminum blinds.
Call On Sunburst For Polywood Shutters With Solid Louvers
In order to get energy-efficient shutters that will never warp, sag or crack, just contact Sunburst Shutters Delaware. We’ll demonstrate our line of Polywood shutters, and how they can improve your window’s energy-efficiency and style. Just phone 301-835-1611 to set up your in-home consultation.
