A Guide to Understanding the Different Parts of Window Shutters

Are you thinking about installing window shutters in Birmingham, MI sometime soon? If you are, you should probably take the time to learn about the different parts that are used to make them. It’ll give you a better appreciation for shutters. It’ll also help you know what a window covering company is talking about while they’re walking you through some of your different options. Check out some of the key parts that come together to make up window shutters below. Top, mid, and bottom rails  Most Birmingham, MI shutters have three horizontal bars that run across the top, middle, and bottom of them. These bars are called the top, mid, and bottom rails. Each of these rails is designed to provide shutters with the structure and stability that they need. You won’t have to worry about your shutters wobbling around as long as the rails are intact and doing their jobs. Stiles  While shutters have horizontal bars that run across them, they also have what are called stiles running vertically down each of their sides. Stiles are the vertical pieces that hold the top, mid, and bottom rails in place. They’re also connected to the frame that runs around the perimeter of shutters. They set shutters up with extra stability and help to give them their form. Slats  The slats on a set of shutters are obviously some of the most important parts of them. They’re the movable pieces that can be opened and closed as needed once you have shutters installed in your home. These slats are available in lots of different sizes in most cases and provide your shutters with a sense of purpose. You’ll want to be careful when you come into contact with slats since they’re not always as heavy-duty as the other parts that make up shutters. Push rods  There are some kinds of shutters that don’t have push rods in them. But generally speaking, most shutters have push rods that are in place to help you open and close the slats in shutters as necessary. Many shutters will actually have two push rods so that you can control the top set of slats in a set of shutters separate from the bottom set of slats. Mouse holes  You aren’t going to see mouse holds in a set of shutters that has a hidden push rod system set up. But you will see them in shutters that have push rods. They’re going to be there to give you a place to rest your push rod when you have it pushed down and you’re not using it. Mouse holes are very small, though, and barely noticeable when you’re looking at a set of shutters. Do you want to learn more about some of the different parts that make up a set of shutters? Advantage Blinds, Shades & Shutters would be happy to take a deeper dive into our shutters with you when you make us your Birmingham, MI window covering company. Give us a call to get additional information on our window shutters.