How To Make DIY Shutters - Home Improvement Woodworking Series

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[basilleaf]

I love the wood shutter look! 💖

However, I'm not quite sure why these types of videos only show non-working shutters....

I live in a coastal area and am prone to hurricanes and I believe it would only make sense to hang the shutters to actually work.

By doing this, the home owner would be saving time, and would be prepared incase of a storm.

Who wants to be rushing around fighting the crowd for plywood and trying to board up their windows, during a life threatening situation?

*Just make the shutters to work from the beginning. 😃

[nw]

Fantastic job on the shutters. Finally someone realizes they need to look architecturally functional for the window they are hung on, and the hardware definitely lends an authentic look.

[ffmed]

Just a thought. Maybe add washers as spacers between the shutter and the brick. It’ll keep a small space for water to move freely, air to move and the shutters will last longer. That’s what I did anyways, seemed like a good plan to me. Great work!

[ScottMcGehee]

Nice project, Shawn. My wife and I been discussing changing out the vinyl shutters on our house and this exactly what we've been planning. Love the jig idea on the outfeed table.

[rushfiendz]

Great video! Definitely keeping these plans handy for when I'm ready to do new shutters.
You should do a custom DIY mailbox!

[alanr]

Shawn, the house looks great. The shutters are really nice too.
Board and batten shutters are timeless and give a nice custom look to most houses.
Well done Sir! Well done!

[thinkhealthy]

Looks good. The hardware really makes the difference. Great idea.

[johnnyhugheswoodworking]

Great video, those could easily be made into functional shutters. Which come in handy down here on the coast.

[thereallovetrance]

Great job! They really look awesome. Just a tip tho, Minwax is an interior stain but could be used on a front door topped with helmsman poly. A better choice for shutters would be an exterior stain like Cabot. Exterior stains pretty much stain and seal in one step. 👌🏼😁

[judymathena]

everything looks great and is so awesome. Love the house and the new shutters up.

[maderastudio]

Very nice! Love the flow of the video, simple, to the point, well done. Great job, love the shutters. I need to find a place that needs some shutters.

[rhonda]

This really looks nice!! Your whole house looks awesome! Great job!

[DH]

They look great and they're not a budget-buster that's what I like about it.

[dhward]

Cabot Stain and Seal has high UV protection. Another great option is from a company called C2 Paint. Also cedar wood would be more expensive but more impervious to the elements. There is a way to burn cedar wood and then stain. It's a Japanese technique called shou sugi ban and has beautiful results. Youtube has many examples of the technique.

[debfryer]

Great! But I want mine to actually close to keep out heat and cold of Arizona desert.

I’d like to have them split so I can open top or bottom. Would this mean reversing them so the horizontal wood pieces are outside and allow wood planking to close flat and tight to the window? Then the hardware would have to allow them to open out and lay flat against the exterior walls.

In Europe shutters are on the outside for energy efficiency and in some English regency homes on the inside folding into the wall.

[sharonmoore]

You did a Great Job - don't you have to seal wood after staining for exterior weather?

[TexSupport]

Is there an updated link for this project please?

[IEnjoyCreatingVideos]

Nice looking shutters Shawn! Thanks for sharing the video.😎👍JP

[TekaLopez]

Looks nice and clean, but what's the point on making shutters that won't shut?

[markc]

Great video
I’m getting ready to do this exact project in the next few weeks thanks for sharing
I’d have to say I’m going to put my hinges on the horizontal board instead of where I saw them here though