Look feel and sound like plastic shutters.
Difference between faux polycore and vinyl window shutters.
Although vinyl shutters can be custom made to fit any window the size of the louvres is pre set with no option to customise.
Michael discusses the major differences between basswood and pvc plantation shutters.
Color options are also limited white being the most accessible color.
The polycore shutters don t have such a wide range of colors generally only coming in white off white and cream.
However they are well designed and stylish as well as being considerably cheaper than the usually more desirable wooden plantation shutters.
Let s take a look at the differences between the two choices and the advantages of each.
Wood certainly provides the more natural and traditional look of plantation shutters.
Synthetics plastics vinyl faux wood and poly.
Vinyl shutters lack durability as the connectors to their tilt rods are held together by plastic which tend to break with use.
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That is the million dollar question.
How to choose the best blinds or shutters for your home.
The upside to this however is that they are quick to manufacture.
With prolonged exposure to sunlight vinyl shutters become brittle.
Come in limited white colors and cannot be stained.
Vinyl shutters use closed cell composite technology giving them good strength and stiffness and great insulating properties.
Vinyl shutters also have a plastic appearance and tend to yellow over time.
Many synthetics incorporate wood in their name but most contain no wood usually called faux wood shutters or poly shutters.