What Makes Aluminium Suitable for Shutters?
Aluminium brings several useful properties as a shutter, but they do different jobs once the shutter is installed. Aluminium shutters resist corrosion, while their aluminium construction allows for strong, wider panels and a durable finished surface. These features make durable exterior plantation shutters practical for a wider range of areas and projects. The ShutterKits panels, frame and fitting arrangement can be configured to suit your opening.
Exterior shutters have plenty to deal with in everyday home life. Large openings need strong panels for traffic areas and environmental conditions.
ShutterKits Aluminium shutters are made from 6063-t5 aluminium, making them great for wet and high-use areas and depending on the installation can cater for wide single openings. With this type of aluminium, the shutter construction and its powder-coated finish each have a different job to do.
Aluminium Exterior Shutters and Corrosion
T5 Aluminium offers excellent surface finish and corrosion resistance. Thorough maintenance at regular intervals should be continued throughout the year. Suitable for coastal homes and country homes. In areas that have salt-laden sea air that can even reach enclosed areas, some of the airborne particles settle onto surfaces, where salts remain behind. Corrosion-resistant aluminium shutters therefore make sense in coastal outdoor rooms even when they are protected from rain and direct seawater.
Aluminium Shutters for Humid Areas
Aluminium has an advantage in the wet, allowing air flow without the rain entering in humid conditions. A robust option to deal with humidity and rain for everyday use.
Panel Width and Aluminium Construction
Wider openings place greater structural demands on shutter panels, particularly where larger individual panels are preferred. Our exterior aluminium shutters accommodate single panel widths, providing greater flexibility when configuring larger openings.
On a large opening, additional panels introduce more vertical framing across the opening. Using a wider single panel where the configuration permits leaves fewer vertical (stiles) across the view and gives the finished shutter cleaner lines. That wider-panel capability is an important design benefit of aluminium shutter construction but restrictions and appropriate recommendations will be prescribed.
Louvre Construction and Powder-Coated Finish
The louvres in our aluminium shutters are precisely extruded and designed to close tightly together, helping to minimise light through the shutter when the blades are shut. The aluminium is finished with a VOC-free powder coat that is resistant to scratches and blemishes. This durable finish can be useful in busy household areas where shutters are exposed to regular traffic.
Aluminium Shutter Frames and Fitting
A manufactured shutter is square, while the opening in the wall may not be. Aluminium shutter frames help deal with those differences and give you different ways to position the shutter around the opening.
- An L-frame can be used when the shutter is fitted within the reveal.
- A Z-frame provides another option where the frame needs to overlap the edge of the opening.
- A T-post creates a fixed vertical support between shutter panels, which can be useful across wider openings or where panels need to operate separately.
The measurements and shape of your opening help determine which arrangement will work. Our aluminium shutters are custom made to the dimensions you supply, so the frame and panel configuration can be determined before your shutters are manufactured. Providing the smallest tight measurement is recommended.
External Aluminium Specifications
Aluminium gives you clean, modern lines with plenty of choice in the finished look. With standard powder-coat colours and custom colours also available to suit your area (surcharges may apply)
For coastal homes, aluminium shutters are a perfect elemental choice.
If you are unsure about the fitting arrangement, send us the opening dimensions and photos. We can identify suitable installation options and include them with your itemised quote.
Looking for aluminium shutters? Contact ShutterKits to discuss your area, fitting requirements and suitable shutter configuration.
FAQs
Q: Are aluminium shutters suitable for outdoor shower rooms?
A: Aluminium plantation shutters suit all sorts of areas - “every gas station, residence warehouse, farmhouse, henhouse, outhouse and doghouse” with a durable powder-coated finish.
Q: Can aluminium shutters be used for decorative purposes?
A: Yes, aluminium shutters may be used for decorative, fixed in place, door ways and window openings.
Q: Can aluminium shutters be shipped to me?
A: Yes, plantation aluminium shutters can be shipped or collected from our showroom.