How to Choose Plantation Shutters

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How to Choose Plantation Shutters

• Creating the ideal environment with plantation
  shutters
• Regarded as a true classic in window treatments,
  plantation shutters lend timeless style, polish
  and elegance to the home environment. Their
  ability to enhance the appeal of your property is
  also matched by a number of practical benefits,
  including privacy and light control, ventilation
  and energy savings.

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Choosing your plantation shutters

• Plantation shutters are a long term commitment,
  so its worth bearing a few factors in mind when
  choosing them.
• Firstly, a well-integrated plantation shutter
  installation is key. To achieve the best results,
  work with a builder, architect, interior designer
  or at least an expert installer to ensure that
  the correct measurement and execution of pelmets
  or insets result in a cohesive look. Custom made
  plantation shutters can be made to suit any shape
  or application, and once installed, should look
  like theyve always been there.
• Plantation shutters are available in sliding,
  bi-folding or hinged options, with a range of
  frames also available to complete the look,
  including frames with inserts that keep
  installation screws out of sight for a clean
  finish.

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Safeguard the environment with FSC plantation
shutters

• Your home environment is not the only one to
  benefit from the right plantation shutters the
  environmental damage caused when timber is
  irresponsibly harvested is of growing concern
  worldwide, and with good reason. Forests are
  cleared and the land is left barren, with no
  measures taken to re-plant trees or replenish
  soil, leading to long term impacts including
  compromised biodiversity and global warming. As a
  result, ensuring that your window shutters
  respect the environment is critical.
• The easiest way to do this is look for shutters
  carrying the FSC logo. The Forest Stewardship
  Council (FSC) is an independent, non-profit
  organization that supports the environmentally
  responsible management of forests around the
  world. FSC certified window shutters are made
  using only legally harvested wood, from
  sustainable forests.
• The small number of companies worldwide selling
  fully FSC certified window shutters have
  submitted their manufacturing facilities to
  rigorous investigations. So by choosing FSC
  certified plantation shutters, you are also
  choosing peace of mind.