[palasmith]

Shutter Pro. Great price & made in USA

[Brynnie]

We used Blinds 4 Less for our shutters and the sunshades in our lanai. They were nice to deal with, dependable, and have a good product.

Originally Posted by flamilak

My husband and I have searched this form for plantation shutter recommendations and the companies that install them. There doesn’t seem to be a whole lot on here regarding them. We’d appreciate any recommendations or ideas. Thank you.

[2newyorkers]

I have had shutters for years. I have smaller slats in one home than the other but definitely like the larger slats better. I feel they give more light. But if you need even more light than that open the shutters door. They are so easy to clean. Just use a microfiber cloth and dust. So much easier than washing and rehanging curtains.

[Annie66]

Originally Posted by Vinnie In The Villages

A few years back , we installed shutters with a company called JUST SHUTTERS. Steve Rydell 352-391-8101 Very knowledgeable and not pushy. Did a great job

Vinnie ---- I'm glad you recommended Steve Rydell. He has done all of our windows along with 5 or 6 other homes on our street. He did a wonderful job for us. The big advantage with Steve is he's a one-man operation (sales and installation). This allows his overhead to be significantly reduced price. He deals with all of the major brands. We had a number of sales folks come out and give us estimates. Steve beat them by several hundred dollars. It has been 4 years since our last install, and all the shutters are working fine. My only complaint is he doesn't come back to dust the shutters (just kidding).

[END OTT]

Originally Posted by paulajr

Be certain that you really want them. We moved into a house that has them…and we wish it didn’t. They block light, and you really can’t get as much fresh air as we’d like when windows are open. We would rather have had blinds we could open half way instead.

You right I had plantation shutters and wouldn't get them again. You lose about a third of the light in the room. If you get them it is a good idea to have them split upper and lower you have more control especially if you have vertical windows

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by Pairadocs

Question: Have you had them previously ? I often wonder why responders so often ignore a person's legitimate question only to give their unasked for opinion of what another should do. But I am going to take the chance of being one of those obnoxious people. P. S. are extremely popular, so my opinion is definite a minority, but we had every window in a previous home done, don't remember but added 4-5K ! I loved the look, kind of island tropical. However, the cleaning (even with a vac tool made for the purpose) took hours, ours could not be completely removed to clean (like a traditional bind), they definitely had limitations as to the degree of light that was able to enter, made cleaning the windows much more difficult (our swung out into the room), and fresh air flow was affected when not in AC months. After a few years, I was so dismayed over the dirt and dust that could not be cleaned out even with constant vacuuming; too many small areas that eventually looked slightly grey, never looked sparkling clean like when installed, so I made the difficult decision to have all of them taken out. So, definitely will not refute the many who will respond how much they love them. I know many do ! If you've had them previously, then you know you want them, if not, just make sure first because they are a large investment.

Interesting. Limiting light is a plus for us. When we want it darker, they're great. When we want more light, just tilt them open and we have plenty of light! And a simple occasional wipe down with a Swiffer deals with any dust issues...

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by END OTT

You right I had plantation shutters and wouldn't get them again. You lose about a third of the light in the room. If you get them it is a good idea to have them split upper and lower you have more control especially if you have vertical windows

Our's have the slats, split top and bottom. So you can close the bottom half for privacy, and leave the top half open for added light...