Plantation Shutters For French Doors

One of the best ways to dress up some french doors is with some high quality plantation shutters. Whether they are made of wood or vinyl you will notice a difference in desired eye appeal with sharp louvers attached to the door. The Outside Mount L Frame is usually the shutter that you would install on french doors. Some French doors have some trim that goes around the inset of the windows. This can make it tricky for installation unless you actually install the shutters by mounting outside the trim.

When installing, a person will screw the frames directly into the door. If this is something you do not feel comfortable doing, you may want to have a professional install it for you. If you feel that you do not want to damage the door or make holes in it should you later decide the shutters on the French doors are not for you, then you may want to wait and just cover the doors with blinds.

Another issue that might seem tricky for some is the lever door handles on French doors. Most companies that produce the shutter for this environment will have the ability to create these cutouts for you upon request before ordering. this allows the door handle to easily open, and gives a very clean customization to the French door shutter itself.

As far as cost is concerned for French door shutters, you will end up paying quite a bit more because of the issues of covering specific shapes. Most companies will charge the normal square footage price plus a surcharge for French style doors.

Measuring for French door shutters can be difficult and tricky, so it may be best in most occasions to allow a professional to come to your home and measure so that the liability in size does no come back on you once it comes time to install them. We have seen in many cases that the size in measurement is off by a small amount, but can be very costly to correct. This not only saves you money should this happen, but also the hassle of trying to get it corrected on your own.