Add Fake Shutters To A House With Siding

It s true that i have a problem with fake shutters.

Add fake shutters to a house with siding.

How to attach shutters to vinyl siding. Use a hammer to gently tap the fasteners to snug the shutter to the siding. Reposition the shutter. Go bold with red shutters or black shutters.

To avoid warping don t attach the shutters tightly. The shutters on this window are installed backwards. I want to add shutters onto my house of hardie plank but i am afraid of two things. Or opt for something softer like powder blue shutters or seafoam green shutters.

Vinyl siding expands and contracts with the weather. Measure the thickness of the shutter. Installing in vinyl siding. They add a third dimension to your home s siding and similar to window shutters can be done in an accent color.

When your house has vinyl siding there are certain steps you will need to follow to properly install your shutters. Most vinyl siding is made to imitate wood lap siding so the lap of the siding is. Shutters give homes a fresh cozy look and are fairly inexpensive. First to the right we have a perfectly hung shutter.

With white house siding the sky is the limit when you are choosing shutter colors. Unfortunately this house is the exception looking like a clown house with its drunken mixed up shutters. With this stucco and stone house the window headers are made from stone or stucco while wood and brick sided homes use wood or composite materials. Also make sure to mark each screw position as you are holding the shutter in place.

Wood arched shutters with operable louvers. Use the pencil marks on your house as a guide for drilling pilot holes for your screws. If you re looking for an instant update to tired siding on your home installing shutters can make a big difference. Push shutter locks through the holes in the shutter and into the hole in the wall surface.

They give me a little bit of rage that no other architectural element does i ve written about the other design flaws that drive me nuts here the purpose of this post isn t just to vent though it will be therapeutic for me but rather to explain why. With each shutter hold it in the desired installed position and mark the siding or window with a pencil. Measure the thickness of the lap on the siding. Overtightening fasteners during shutter installation can create warping or dimples on the surface of vinyl.

Will the siding hold up to the weight and will they move during big gusts of wind. Then use a drill to secure the shutter to your house with screws. Every shade is a match. If you follow my instagram page you ll see a healthy spattering of shutter fails.