Bahama Shutters
At Metro Shutters & Blinds, our team manufactures exterior shutters in-house, right here in Marietta, GA. With a reputation for excellence, you can trust our team to get your project done right the first time. Northwest Georgia experiences wildfires and their effects, as well as the various consequences of hurricane season and intense storms, including high winds, heavy rainfall, hefty flooding, and dangerous tornadoes, making homeowners want to protect their homes as much as possible.
Exterior shutters like Bahama Shutters are among the most rewarding investments for folks in the area, for both protection and design appeal.
How Do Bahama Shutters Work?
Bahama shutters are single-paneled exterior shutters that hinge at the top of an opening and swing outward. Support arms brace the bottom of the panel away from the home and hold it at whatever angle you choose, usually between 30 and 45 degrees.
That position casts a shadow across the glass during the hottest part of the day, while daylight and breeze still pass through the louvers.
Releasing the arms lets the panel drop flat against the window. Closed that way, the exterior shutter interrupts sight lines from the street and gives you privacy indoors.
Bahama shutters are single-paneled exterior shutters that hinge at the top of an opening and swing outward. Support arms brace the bottom of the panel away from the home and hold it at whatever angle you choose, usually between 30 and 45 degrees.
That position casts a shadow across the glass during the hottest part of the day, while daylight and breeze still pass through the louvers.
Releasing the arms lets the panel drop flat against the window. Closed that way, the exterior shutter interrupts sight lines from the street and gives you privacy indoors.
Handcrafted Shutters Built in Our Metro Shutters & Blinds Shop
Our dedicated team at Metro Shutters & Blinds produces each exterior shutter panel in-house. We control the lumber, the joinery, the louver work, and the finish, which means what arrives at your house matches what we discussed during measurement.
With generic stock units, they come in fixed sizes, forcing your windows to work around them. But with us, we build to your openings.
Fabrication and installation both happen under our roof, so accountability for the finished product rests in one place.
What Bahama Window Shutters Can Bring to Your Home
Bahama window shutters carry a relaxed, coastal character that suits a range of houses.
Bungalows, cottages, and colonial revivals near Marietta, GA, wear the style naturally, and newer builds with clean exterior lines take it well, too. A strong louver color against neutral siding gives a plain facade something to say.
The panels also earn their place in southern summers. West-facing glass takes a beating from June to August. Window treatments propped over the window intercept the sun before it reaches the pane, keeping interior surfaces cooler and easing some load off your air conditioning.
How To Customize Your Exterior Window Shutters
Several decisions shape the finished look of your exterior window shutters, and we walk through each one during the consultation, including:
- Louver spacing affects how much light reaches the glass and how much privacy the closed panel gives you.
- Prop angle determines the depth of the shade line across your window and how far the panel projects from the wall.
- Color, whether painted or stained, can match your trim, contrast with your siding, or pick up a shade from the roofline.
- Panel arrangement across wide openings sometimes calls for two shutters working together rather than one oversized unit.
- Hardware finish covers the hinges and support arms, and the right choice holds up better through Georgia humidity, like stainless steel.
Why Do Handcrafted Wood Shutters Last?
Wood is a material you can refinish and repair years after installation. Handcrafted wood shutters carry a depth that molded panels struggle to match, and that difference shows most on a front elevation, where folks see the work up close.
Upkeep is manageable. Wood requires regular cleaning and occasional refinishing, and we’ll tell you what your exposure calls for based on which way your windows face and how much sun and rain they receive.
Wood is a material you can refinish and repair years after installation. Handcrafted wood shutters carry a depth that molded panels struggle to match, and that difference shows most on a front elevation, where folks see the work up close.
Upkeep is manageable. Wood requires regular cleaning and occasional refinishing, and we’ll tell you what your exposure calls for based on which way your windows face and how much sun and rain they receive.
How To Care for Exterior Shutters in the Georgia Climate?
Wood panels hanging on the outside of a house are exposed to the elements year-round. Summer humidity, hard afternoon sun, spring pollen, and stretches of rain all leave a mark over time.
Keeping Bahama shutters looking sharp requires regular attention rather than heavy labor.
A wash a couple of times a year can handle most of the cleaning. Mild soap, water, and a soft brush clear pollen and grime out of the louvers, and rinsing from the top down keeps dirt from settling in the slats below.
Beyond that, the finish protects the wood, so watch for dulling, chalking, or spots where the coating has worn thin, particularly on south- and west-facing exposures that catch the most sun.
Shop Exterior Window Shutters Near Marietta, GA
At Metro Shutters & Blinds, we manufacture locally and install your exterior shutters for you. To request your quote, call us at (770) 726-3656 or contact us online. We can’t wait to work with you!
Metro Shutters & Blinds serves Marietta, Acworth, Peachtree City, Kennesaw, Atlanta, Woodstock, and Cherokee County, GA.