Before houses had glass windows, they had shutters. Built with either board-and-batten or stile-and-rail construction, the shutter quickly evolved to become a sophisticated layer of protection for the window, complete with specific and unique hardware fittings. Understanding how shutters function and operate is essential to choosing and mounting pairs that are appropriate to the house and look as though they could be closed at a moment's notice.
THE PRO TIP
After working on shutters with caked-on paint, ditch your work clothes and take a shower before picking up children or pets-and before eating. Sawdust is one thing. Lead dust is quite another. Consider wearing a mask. -NATE SKILES
Need to match an existing shutter?
Several manufacturers will replicate new shutters from an original. Repairing shutters yourself requires some skill but much of the work is repetitive: stripping paint, patching with epoxy, repainting to keep them operable.
Beyond their many practical uses, shutters add architectural relief and balance to a house when they're properly sized and hung. The oldest types include board-and-batten (used as rudimentary window coverings when glass for windowpanes was not available) and fixed-louver shutters, which allowed for privacy while admitting light and air.
Board-and-batten shutters are composed of long vertical boards secured by cross members. Variations include tongue-and-groove with interlocking planks. In louvered shutters, slats slanted at an angle are held in place by stiles and rails, as with door construction.
この記事は Old House Journal の July - August 2023 版に掲載されています。
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この記事は Old House Journal の July - August 2023 版に掲載されています。
7 日間の Magzter GOLD 無料トライアルを開始して、何千もの厳選されたプレミアム ストーリー、8,500 以上の雑誌や新聞にアクセスしてください。
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