Plantation Shutters

Window Shutters In Manchester

Signature Shade supplies and installs Window Shutters in Manchester, Northwest UK. We offer a full range of window shutters for discerning customers in and around Manchester, Lancashire and Cheshire.

Here is one of our latest installations. In the photograph below you will see our Craftwood Shutters installed in the bathroom of a Greater Manchester home. All our shutters are suitable for bathrooms but the Craftwood and

the Permawood are more suited due to their waterproof properties. The Craftwood shutter has a polyurethane coating and the Permawood shutter is a fully man made

Window Shutters in a Manchester Bathroom

product and is fully water proof. So if you too are looking for Window Shutters in Manchester Telephone 0845 058 9425

Window Shutters Manchester Facts

Material: Craftwood
Style: Full Height Shutters
Colour: Silk White
Louvre Size: 64mm
Control: Centre rod
Configuration: R-LR-L
Width: 1800mm
Height: 1100mm
Room: Bathroom
Location: Manchester

Would you like shutters in your bathroom? To find out more telephone 0845 058 9425

Or book a no obligation home survey

Signature Shade for Plantation Shutters in Manchester.

Are you are looking for a shutter company you can trust in Manchester? Signature Shade have operated in Manchester and the North West successfully for the past 7 years. Signature Shade is a family run business that truly cares about what they do. In fact they’ve been called old fashioned due to their care and attention to detail in everything they do.

If you live in Cheshire, Lancashire or Greater Manchester Signature Shade will provide you with a second to none service and high quality shutter products at affordable prices.

This picture is of a recent job in Stockport, Cheshire.

Plantation Shutters in Stockport

Shutter Image Fact-file

Installed by: Signature Shade
Material: Craftwood
Colour: Silk White
Finish: Satin
Louvre Size: 64mm
Control: Centre rod
Configuration: LL-R
Width: 1700mm
Height: 1500mm

For more information on Plantation Shutters in Manchester or to book a
Free No Obligation Home Survey Telephone 0845 058 9425

Basswood Shutters recently installed in Sale, Manchester.

Basswood Shutters Installed in Sale, Manchester.

The shutters shown in the photo on the left is of one of our recent installations of Basswood Plantation Shutters in Manchester.

They were installed in a late Victorian (circa 1900) Semi Detached Villa with double front bay windows. One bay was a box bay and the other was a standard angled bay.

It’s clear from the photo that the shutters were installed to the box bay covering all three sides.

Facts About The Shutters

For more information on Plantation Shutters or request a Free No Obligation Home Survey. Telephone 0845 058 9425

When is comes to window shutters the most popular colour is white but why?

White Window Shutters

White Window shutters are a great way of shading your windows and they are fast becoming the no 1 most desirable window dressing available today. But why are they all white?

To answer that we need to know a little bit of shutter history. First off I must state we are talking about louvred shutters or to use the real term Plantation Shutters rather than the traditional Georgian solid panel shutters.

Plantation Shutters as their name suggests originate from the sugar and cotton plantations of southern states of America. The climate there is hot and humid and homes in the area had shutters to allow the light in, air ventilation for cooling and slats or louvres for privacy. They were painted white to direct the sunlight into the room but also to reflect infra red rays (the heat) from the sun outward away from the windows.

Although louvred shutters of various colours had been used widely around America it was the distinctive white shutters of the Plantations that stood out and copies started to appear elsewhere. Today most people use the term Plantation Shutter for any louvred shutter but strictly speaking they should be white louvred shutters in order to be called Plantation Shutters.

If you are interested in white shutters for your home Telephone 0845 058 9425

Shutter louvres are the moveable slats that most people associate with Plantation Shutters. Although they have a functional role in controlling the light and air that passes through the shutters they also have an aesthetic appeal.

Large 89mm Louvred Shutters

I often get asked “What size louvre should I have?” In this case I would say they need to be in proportion to the size of the window. Large window = large louvers and small window = small louvres. It’s a simple rule and it does work for most situations but what about art style, decoration and the visual impact of your shutters?

When Plantation shutters first became popular in the UK most people opted for what they had seen on their travels. This was normally the smaller louvred shutters found in Europe, France, Italy and Spain for example but as the years have moved on the louvre sizes have increased in size.

Only 7 – 10 years ago the 47mm louvred shutters were popular then around 5 years ago the 64mm louvre was the rage. Now in 2011 the 89mm louvre is becoming more popular. Many customers now choose the larger louvres as seen in the American sunshine states like California to allow more light in and enjoy bright living spaces.

So what size of louvre do you want?

To find out more telephone 0845 058 9425 or Contact Us

Shutter Trends.

Plantation shutters have been popular in the UK for at least 12 years now and it looks like the trend will continue for quite some time.

Tier on Tier Shutters

Plantation shutters are the white slatted shutters that look like Venetian blinds with wide slats. Shutters come in many styles and colours but Plantation shutters are defined as white shutters from their colonial past.

A recent survey has shown that luxury product sales like shutters are still growing above the national average (As of July 2011). Many people still desire to have quality products in their homes despite the higher costs involved, they often state that in the long term it makes more economic sense. You buy once, your shutters will last a lifetime and actually put value on the home.

To see the full range of shutters offered by Signature Shade Call 0845 058 9425 or Contact Us
for a Free No obligation home survey to see if your windows are suitable for Plantation Shutters.

Why Plantation Shutters?

Window shutters or to use the correct term Plantation Shutters are unique in their ability to offer shade, light and privacy at the same time hence the popularity of shutters. Shutters are, in their simplest form a framed panel with movable louvre’s or slats fitted in the frame. They look similar to Venetian Blinds but are far more substantial lasting decades.

Louvred Shutters come in many styles, colours and materials with varying added features like hidden control rods and motorised louvre’s (slats) so there is something to suit every window.

So what styles of shutters are there?

• Plantation Shutters
• Solid shutters
• Tier on Tier Shutters
• Cafe Style Shutters
• Full Height Shutters
• Bi-Fold Shutters
• Track Mounted Shutters
• Arched Shutters
• Custom Shaped Shutters
• Door Shutters
• Victorian Shutters

The above list is of the main styles of wooden window shutters but there are even more so if what you are looking for is not in the list above fear not I’m sure we will have the right interior shutter solution for you. In our shutters for windows section we go through all the different materials like Basswood, Larch, Poplar, Cedar and Coral wood shutters as well as composite shutters like MDF and Polycarbonate shutters for wet rooms, bathrooms and kitchens where high moisture or water could be a problem for traditional shutters.

Plantation shutters come in a wide variety of colours, stains and finishes and we have a whole section dedicated just to the Shutter colours.

Needless to say Signature Shade has the widest range of colours available in the UK and again if you don’t see what you like we can colour the shutters to your exact shade.

All our shutters are the best available in the UK manufactured with a Full 3 Year guarantee by S-Craft ltd the leader in shutter technology.