Because plantation shutters are so popular, many people do not know that there are other places to place them besides around windows. In fact, there are other options where a homeowner can get plantation shutters for sliding glass doors. Temple Terrace residents who are familiar with plantation shutters already might have a hard time picturing them on a sliding glass door. Because they wrap around the sill of a window, many individuals think that these plantation shutters would wrap around their sliding glass door, defeating the purpose of the doors themselves. This is not true though, as there are some major differences between plantation shutters for windows and plantation shutters for sliding glass doors.
Do They Even Make Plantation Shutters Big Enough for Doors?
Many homeowners doing renovations for their home do not consider plantation shutters for sliding glass doors. Temple Terrace might not think about then because they have never seen them before. One of the biggest reason for this is the fact that they did not believe that a company made plantation shutters that big. While most windows are much smaller than the size of a sliding glass door, it is very possible to get them in a size that big. A sliding glass door might look funny is someone got a bunch of smaller window size shutters for their door, so companies do make window shutters specifically designed for sliding glass doors or very large windows.
How do They Operate Differently?
Most people assume that all plantation shutters work in the same manor. It is very common to see window shutters operate from a pull bar in the center of the louvers to adjust them, but this is not how it works with plantation shutters for sliding glass doors. Temple Terrace residents should know that there are two main ways for plantation shutters to operate, the first one utilizes the rack of the sliding glass door so that the shutters can move independently of the sliding glass doors. The other alternative is to have plantation shutters made into a bi-fold or tri-fold configuration that opens very similar to some closet doors of residential homes.
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