Tips and Tricks to Install a Shutter Wall

Do you have a deck or patio that roasts in the summertime or is at just the right angle to blind you during half the day? It might be time for you to install a shutter wall. Shutter walls are easy to install, and are basically just plus sized shutters, more suited for outside use, blocking the sun out of your porch or gazebo, while still keeping the fresh outside air flowing through.

Tips and Tricks to install a Shutter Wall – Clean and Pretty

One thing to be sure to remember when you install a shutter wall is to make sure the shutters are as clean as possible for painting. Painting over dirt and grime can make a plain shutter wall look bad. Also before you install a shutter wall, you should make sure to use a primer and exterior paint before hanging your new shutter wall. Another tip that you should be sure to consider before you install a shutter wall is to make sure you have an even number of shutters!

Tips and Tricks to install a Shutter Wall – Mounting

A great tip when you install a shutter wall is to remember not to mount the shutter wall on your railing. You should always use two by four’s to create the frame for your shutter wall before you install a shutter wall. Make sure you put two by four’s on all four sides! This is because we will install a shutter on both sides and it won’t be moving around anytime soon! Next to install a shutter wall, make sure you put together the inner shutters before mounting them to our stationary shutters.

Tips and Tricks to install a Shutter Wall – Keeping the Bad Out

If you’re worried about someone coming into your private shuttered nest, then when you install a shutter wall you can nail a piece of trim stock to the top two by four and this will prevent it from opening to the outside, and a latch will make sure they stay that way!

Tips and Tricks to install a Shutter Wall – Clean Again!

When you finally install a shutter wall to your overly sunny or hot space, make sure to thoroughly dust and clean the shutters, as construction can definitely leave wood chips and other unsightly residue all about your new shutters.

If you plan to install a shutter wall to your outdoor space this summer, follow these simple tips and tricks and you can install a shutter wall in no time! A few other things to remember when you install a shutter wall is that it’s always easier to modify the frame that you’re mounting the shutters to than it is to adjust the shutters to accommodate the frame. Also, be sure to stay far away from spray painting your shutters. While this may be easier and cheaper, the weather will certainly start to ware at it and it won’t look good at all after a few months. Always be sure to use an outdoor paint!