Hardwood Shutter Guides & Advice

Every job we fit starts the same way — a free home survey, careful measurement and a conversation about what the homeowner actually needs from their shutters. Today's installation in Ipswich was a bedroom bay window, and the brief was clear from the outset: full height hardwood shutters across the full bay, with a split that allows independent control of the upper and lower sections for privacy management without losing the light. The homeowner had originally been using nets

Tier-on-tier shutters are the most versatile shutter style available — and the one that is most consistently under appreciated until homeowners see what they can actually do. The ability to open the upper half of a window independently of the lower half — or close one while keeping the other open — provides a level of light and privacy management that no other window treatment comes close to matching. For Suffolk homeowners with ground floor windows facing onto a street or a

Edwardian homes have some of the most generous window proportions in British domestic architecture — and hardwood shutters are one of the most sympathetic treatments available. A complete guide to shutters for Edwardian properties across Suffolk, including homes in Bury St Edmunds, Woodbridge, Southwold and Aldeburgh.

Privacy is one of the most common reasons Suffolk homeowners choose shutters — particularly in period properties close to the pavement. A complete guide to privacy shutters across Suffolk, including cafe style and tier-on-tier options for homes in Bury St Edmunds, Woodbridge, Southwold and Aldeburgh.

Victorian homes have some of the most beautiful window proportions in British domestic architecture — and shutters are the treatment they were designed for. A complete guide to Victorian window shutters, bay window shutters, solid panel shutters and traditional Victorian shutter specification for Suffolk homes.

Sash windows and hardwood shutters are one of the most natural combinations in British domestic architecture — the two were designed for each other. A complete guide to sash window shutters across Suffolk, including Georgian townhouses in Bury St Edmunds, Victorian terraces in Woodbridge and period coastal properties in Southwold and Aldeburgh.