Hi thinking off getting plantation shutters in several rooms in our house ,Perth WA, 30km from coast.
Any recommendations on brands? Or installers ,I did read somewhere about PVC/polymer ones possibly giving off fumes or chemicals reacting with the sunlight over time ,any one had any issues with the coating after a few years? Or best warranty they got with their blinds ?
Really only looked at the PVC/polymer ones as I've heard theres a big jump in price for the basswood and aluminum ones.
Hahaha ,we have one on the way,what is your experiences with them
Toddlers like to grab and pull things. Plantation shutters cannot be moved out of the way like Holland blinds for example.
When plantatiin shutters get bent or broken they look nasty and are very finicky to repair well.
Not my experience personally but I have witnessed it first hand at a family members house.
Yeah wait till they are older. Or ban them from that room.
My experience is this:
1) They break pretty easily, especially with children.
2) They are expensive.
3) They don't let in much light. That's ok if you like a darker room, but if you like to let the sunlight in, you have to fold them back away from the window. Depending on the size of the window they can be big and bulky to fold back. Some of them slide, but you have to have the shutters closed to slide them over the top of each other, and then part of the window is still covered. It's also annoying if you forget to close the shutters before you slide them because they won't slide, and they knock against each other which can damage them.
4) They get dusty. Then, like venetian blinds, you have to dust every single slat. When they're white the dust really shows up too. There are tools which make it a bit easier to dust, but it's still time consuming.
5) They won't remain fashionable forever. They will look dated at some point. Personally, I already think they look a bit dated.
1) They break pretty easily, especially with children.
same with blinds and curtains really
2) They are expensive.
Agree… but my place came with em :)
3) They don't let in much light.
agree
but if you like to let the sunlight in, you have to fold them back away from the window. Depending on the size of the window they can be big and bulky to fold back.
Sadly - agree again… mine are so wide they dont fullyu fold back out of the way - but luckily they are in couple of rooms that dont 100% matter
same with blinds and curtains really.
That is not my experience. I've had all three with children, and my experience is that plantation shutters break much more easily than curtains or blinds.
My view on plantation shutters are they are very expensive and unnecessary. So many better options available.
What's your better options? We don't want roller shutters ,to make the place look like a fortress
Recently went through this research process for our place.
Adding shutters to a bunch of windows and decided to go down the DIY option.
Did plenty of reading/research and online quotes and ended up going with www.shadesbyyou.com.au . Definitely less reviews than many of the larger companies, but their 'install' business in vic (lifebyshades.com) gets good wraps and they seem to just offer up to sell supply only for DIY the same produces they install.
Looks to be getting their shutters from the manufacturer (www.two-australia.com , the highprofile-classic series), which are used by a lot of shutter installers around the place.
Came in very well priced also compared to some of the other many alternatives.
Depends if you're interested in DIY, happy to get 'imported' v locally made shutters and whether PVC, wood or aluminium are more suitable for your install.
Won't be getting them till January due to shipping times though.
How'd they work out for you? Any post-install reviews?
Wouldn't mind an update as well…..if possible.
Any feedback yet? looking at the they look way cheaper than a local DIY supplier!
Melbourne VIC based.
$30 shipping to other states
We have them in Kitchen, laundry and bathroom (one side of long house). When the salesman came to talk he kept recommending 'Foxwood' as being suitable for the wet/steamy areas. Said they won't warp and were easier to get made for awkward windows (read old house). When they finally arrived we found that they were 'Faux' wood -so some manufactured wood product. As promised they have held up and easy to clean in the rooms we got them for.
Foxwood
Gold. Take my upvote.
so some manufactured wood product
its just PVC. sometimes with a texture applied to look more like wood.
Just go commando…
You have to visit my only fans page for that 😂
Many thanks for the replies , something for us to consider especially about the toddlers comments as I didn't think they'd break too easily,as one will be in their room forsures.
What's your budget with this? Plantation shutters are good but if you want a cheaper one, try indoor blinds. Got both of it from SP Shutters nearly 4 years ago, one for my kitchen and one for my living room, they perfectly fine.
Will you be interested in locally manufactured plantation shutters? I will recommend ACA Shutters & Blinds. They have installed shutters for my entire house, turned out well.
Melbourne based. Does it ship to other states
Do you have toddlers?
Toddlers and plantation shutters don't work.