Shutter Terminology: Shutters
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Arch Top |
Any shutter style with a rounded top to fit arched windows.
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Beading |
A decorative groove on shutter stiles. Often applied with rabbetting.
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Bermuda Shutters |
An exterior shutter design attached to the top of the window and opening vertically. This allows airflow through the home while keeping the interior comfortabley sheltered. Particularly useful in coastal and tropical regions, where suprise showers are commonplace.
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Board & Batten Shutters |
A simple yet elegant shutter style that includes vertical boards and horizonal rails attaching the boards together.
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Cross Rail |
Optional center rail that can be added to either Panel or Louvered shutter styles.
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Custom Built |
The Philadelphia Shutter Company makes each shutter according to the specifications of the customer. Every shutter is made to order.
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Dowels |
Mahogany wood pegs used to hold the shutter together.
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Louvers |
Slanted, fixed or operable fins. Operable louvers allow adjustment of light and airflow into a room or provide privacy. Fixed louvers offer a distinguished touch for room dividers, closets, dressing rooms, cafe doors, ect. The Philadelphia Shutter Company offers 4 different sizes to suite your needs.
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Overlap Rabbetting |
This detail makes the shutters overlap each other in the closed position. It also enhances the shutter.
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Paneled Shutters |
Shutters made with solid panels, historically used for protection and privicy. The Philadelphia Shutter Company offers a wide range of styles sure to accommodate your neeeds.
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Rail |
The horizontal piece of the shutter frame.
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Shutter Builder |
The Core of our Website. Where you can obtain CAD drawings, shutter options and pricing.
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Shutter Horns |
Stiles that extend pass the bottom rail of the shutter. Found mainly in the New England States.
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Stile |
The vertical frame member of a shutter.
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Sunburst |
Radial louvered shutters, designed for Palladian openings.
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