Wood Door and Shutter Options
Estate Millwork Inc. offers a variety of different customization options for your exterior wood shutters and interior wood doors, in order to create the perfect product to complement your home. Please use our online design tools to create your shutters and doors, or call 412.641.0177 to speak with a representative.
Arch-Top
Any of our wooden shutters or doors can be modified to fit into and archway rather than a rectangular frame. Our craftsmen use expert techniques and modern technology to create an arch-top shutter or door of any size to fit your home. Arch tops are often used on gothic or traditional homes and buildings.
Ship Lap & Bead
A Shiplap is a rabbeted edge on opposing sides of a pair of shutters which allows for an overlapped fit. This type of bead is used on the opposite face of a shiplap and provides for better detail and aesthetics.
Operable Louvers
As opposed to traditional louvers, our shutters and doors can be crafted with operable louvers, which can be tilted to allow more or less light in. These items retain the elegant appearance of our traditional louvered doors and louvered shutters while adding extra functionality. These include a mouse holes that allow a lift rod to set below the front face of the shutter in the closed position.
V Groove
V grooves are often used on board and batten shutters to accent the edge between boards. This creates a softer, more elegant shutter perfect for any modern or traditional home. V grooves are often used as a simple yet effective aesthetic enhancement.
T Astragal
T Astragals are mainly used to keep a door from swinging through the frame, but can also be used to hide the space between double doors. This option enhances a door's functionality while improving it's appearance. use of an astragal in a project depends on the type of doorway/doors as well as the desired look.
Our board and batten shutters are easily customized with an extra batten, or a Z-style batten.
Using fine hand craftsmanship, our woodworkers can create a timeless shutter that matches your home and windows perfectly. Extra / Z style battens are used to add elegance and support to our shutters and doors, especially larger ones that will be hinged.
Battens can be added to any style of board and batten shutter and are perfect for creating a distinctive look for your home or business.