Louvered Shutters Keep it Cool in Charleston Heat
There are few things more Antebellum than the picturesque Charleston house, resplendent with ornate porches, and featuring windows shaded by plantation shutters that keep the hot sun in check. Walking down any Charleston street, you can.t help but notice the class and style that fine wood shutters provide, especially in comparison to the easily spotted, cheap wood-knockoff exterior shutters that fade and disfigure so quickly. Estate Millwork plantation shutters, available in a wide variety of high quality, long-lasting hardwoods and finishes, make a fine finishing touch to any restoration or new home project in Charleston, SC.
Few scenes are more memorable than a hot Charleston summer afternoon spent with a pitcher of sweet tea as you sit on your porch swing -- in front of the classic wooden plantation or Bermuda shutters that give your home that extra bit of authentic charm. It might be balmy outside, but the alluring scents of searing meat and just a hint of a luscious pecan pie waft through the louvered shutters and remind you that when the supper bell rings, your homestead will be nice and cool behind our custom shutters.
Rainy Day? Plantation Shutters Keep Water Out, Breeze Moving
Architects of the Charleston Colonial style developed many aesthetic adaptations to the challenges posed by the typically rainy summer months in South Carolina. Brick is often covered with ornamental stucco that serves the secondary purpose of preventing moisture from working its way into the house.
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Estate Millwork Plantatioon shutters keep out the Charleston heat. |
Plantation shutters with adjustable louvers do an excellent job of keeping water away from windows and crevices while still letting in a pleasant, cool breeze. So do our top-hinged Bermuda shutters, which can be custom-ordered with operable louvers. Our wooden shutters enable you to enjoy the benefits of open windows, fresh, fragrant air, and lower cooling costs by taking advantage of nature.s own air-conditioning system. This makes our custom shutters a very attractive, green addition to your Charleston home.
Our beautiful plantation shutters are not just useful -- they're fully customizable to suit your unique project needs. Whether it.s an ornamental cutout at the top of your custom shutter that accentuates the Southern charm of your home, or an unusual restoration with unconventional window sizes that demand the highest-quality custom wood shutter treatment, our attentive team is ready to assist you.
If you need to meet historic preservation guidelines, our comprehensive take-off service can provide you with exact reproductions of historic wood shutters. Our craftsmen work with your historic plans or AutoCAD drawings, and we're ready to make your custom shutters as soon as you order them.
Expert-crafted Wood Shutters: True to Charleston's Legacy
Whether your house is a centuries-old Georgian or a traditional Charleston row house, Estate Millwork creates custom shutters to meet your every need. Our plantation shutters and louvered shutters are crafted of the finest hardwoods, and are hand-assembled by dedicated craftsmen using the time-honored traditions and accumulated wisdom of generations of carpenters: .If it ain.t broke, don.t fix it!.
Unlike cheaper dowel-and-screw construction found on inferior veneer or false .wood. shutters, we use the same hand-clamped, intricate mortise and tenon joints on our wooden shutters that we use on our heaviest doors. It is the same sort of construction used for centuries by cabinet makers, furniture makers, and door makers. You can take pride in the fact that we hand-select only the finest woods for each unique application and mill the timbers in-house to deliver the finest, strongest, longest-lasting custom shutters.
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