FIX PLANTATION SHUTTERS (Broken Louver Pin / $4 Plantation Shutter Slat Repair!)

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Plantation shutters are great because they're inside the home, and they're easy to operate. But, plantation shutters are prone to getting broken! This short video from The Honest Carpenter will show you how to fix Plantation Shutters for just $4, specifically by repairing a broken louver pin on a shutter slat.

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FIX BROKEN PLANTATION SHUTTER HOW-TO:
1) Order replacement louver pins for your plantation shutters.
2) Try to pick out bits of broken wooden down with a utility knife.
3) If that doesn't work, use a drill and a 1/8" drill bit to bore out the pieces of dowel still lodged in the plantation shutter (both the "stile" upright piece, and the shutter slat).
4) When the dowel is bored out of the plantation shutter stile and louver slat, insert the replacement spring-loaded shutter pin into the stile.
5) Depress the shutter pin with a 5-in-1 painters tool, or a flat knife.
6) Raise the louvered slat until the spring-loaded pin pops into the hole.
7) Move adjuster rod up and down to make sure slat is set in plantation shutters.
8) If the adjuster rod is failing to move certain slats, tip the adjuster rod to the side and replace staples in planation shutter.

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[roberttwardy]

Outstanding! I can now repair 6 slats that have been broken for years…

[lucasmcakennam]

Perfect video, exactly what I needed to repair the slat, used a slim credit card and it worked a treat 👍 thank you!

[jeloeb]

Thank you so much!!! I’ve tried unsuccessfully on our one blind that’s been broken for a year. Turning the middle rod is so easy - and seems so obvious in hindsight!

[BrentDarlington]

Very easy fix to a pretty common problem. I've tried a few different things over the years but this seems like the best option. Thanks for sharing!

[sevdamayil]

Thanks you very much.I repaired all my shutters.This video is very helpful.🙏🙏🙏

[sandrasilk]

Thank you! My slat wasn't broken but had come loose on one side, I had no idea that the pin could be pushed in. So glad I didn't try to force it and end up breaking the pin or the slat. Thank you :)

[lindam.]

Thank you for the help. I as dreading the job, but you made it easy.😀

[jeffharbaugh]

Thanks for the video. Exactly what I was looking for!

[PatricSok]

I didn't know that part replacement existed. Thank you!

[teresaserrano]

Yes this very helpful to me. Thank u ☺️👍

[janetbowen]

First!!! Thank you for taking the time to make this video, 2nd thing is I have some plantation shutter that are made of plastic… how can I fix a few blades that have become detached from the middle rod that controls the louvre (open closes)??? I hope I explained it well enough to understand

Thank you Janet

[normhodgkinson]

Good info, thanks. Staples and spring dowels are available in a kit, and comes with a small tube of super glue.

[judicorbitt]

Thank you!!!! I was trying to figure this out without calling in a repairman.

[sewaseem]

Thanks for posting this came in real handy!

[markseilo]

How do you repair the slat when the center staple is broken off or the wood is cracked ?

[valeriacoffee]

What about the metal staple that holds the shutter to the wooden stick(don’t know the proper word but hope u understand ), how do u fix that?

[jsherar]

Amazing thank I thought I was going to have to buy brand new ones and was so bummed! Can I order new slats and the sticks that pull them up and down?
Also mine have plastic in the middle not a staple so I’m wondering how that could work.

[cdcfenterprises]

Wow! And to think I almost took mine down, in to a dealer to replace part, bc HUNTER DOUGLAS will send replacement part (.40), but NOT cover any service costs, etc!! Lifesaver, thank you so much!! Glad I googled first!

[crowwn]

How do you repair the part that connects to the rod?

[dennisisaac]

Use same size or just size down and glue if to big