trainman
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Registered: 12/31/07
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What is the best material to make outdoor shutters.
I have been thinking using clear cedar,but worrying about warpage in time.???? Will be painted.
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John Mihich
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Registered: 06/08/01
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Loc: Munster,Indiana
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I am going that very thing next week. I am going to use pine. They get exsposure but nothing will sit on it. Water will not pool and they will be under the eaves. My last house had pine shutters that were 80 years old when we left. All were in good condition when I left.
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daveferg
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Registered: 02/19/02
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Loc: Cloverdale, CA, USA
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I thought we just went through this???? Oh well!!!
Are you thinking of louvered shutters? If so, I'd skip wood ones and buy PVC or other wood/concrete composite. Reason being, scraping/sanding paint off louvers is a task you don't really want to face every time you paint the house.
If the shutters are some design other than louvers, sure, you could use cedar, but I find cypress a better outdoor wood and it is very easy to work. BTW----don't screw your shutters directly to the siding. Shutters made from any material still want to breath, as does your siding. If you look at actual functional shutters, they are mounted with brackets so that they stand off the siding 1-2".
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trainman
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Registered: 12/31/07
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Not doing louvered shutters. Someone said hemlock???
Some have said pine???
Just not sure. Could look up shutters online and see what they make them with. Thanks all.
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daveferg
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Registered: 02/19/02
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Loc: Cloverdale, CA, USA
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Take a look through the web for outdoor shutters. The trouble with pine is it ain't what it used to be. Full of sap and one of the last outdoor woods I'd pick. It used to be quite common as outdoor facia/trim, but again, wood isn't what it used to be on many species.
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EightFingers
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Registered: 07/17/02
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Loc: Kansas City, Mo USA
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Cypress. The siding on my house is also made of it and has lasted for 105 years.
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mike4244
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Registered: 01/07/05
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Loc: mays landing nj
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Depends on where you live,what species are available.
Cedar,redwood,white oak,pine and luan. There are many more ,some expensive others hard to come by.
Stay away from poplar, red oak and some others that are prone to rot.
If you are the fellow I think you are,you live in NJ. Then I would use any of the species in the first sentence.
mike
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trainman
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Registered: 12/31/07
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Live in the NW,Oregon. Seriously looking at clear cedar,but it is only 5/8 to 3/4 in thick???
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JM Weber
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Registered: 05/24/07
Posts: 543
Loc: Fort Smith, Arkansas
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Here is a good article on how to make your shutters look appropriate to your windows.
http://www.oldhouseguy.com/shutters.php
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Barry
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Registered: 02/07/01
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Loc: New Rochelle, NY
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5/4 cedar decking is a pretty inexpensive alternative if you're having trouble getting anything thicker than 3/4". I may be doing a bunch of shutters and I am going to be using either cedar or cypress, depending on what looks good when I go to the dealer. These are frame & panel construction with a pierced panel. Planning to go all out & use marine grade ply, but maybe that's serious overkill.
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