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Installation Situations > Window Flush
Situation FI, window flush with inset shutters |
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Hardware mounts to casing, shutter closes within window frame. This
is probably the most common installation approach on historic frame structures.
With the shutters closed into the window frame and locked from the inside;
the shutters could not be opened from the exterior, nor could they be
lifted from the hinges. A very security-conscious approach. Problem here
is the shutters need to be fitted exactly to the window and a sufficient
pocket must exist in the window frame to accept the full thickness of
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Situation FP, window flush with shutters
mounted proud on the casing |
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Hardware mounts to casing, shutter closes “proud” on
the casing. The New England approach. Problem: shutters were not trapped
within window frame and were therefore less secure. However, here the
size of the shutters is not dictated by the window frame. Stock size
shutters often prove perfectly functional, and less expensive than custom.
This approach is also very easy to install. Why in New England ? I believe
the mounting the shutters to “float” on the exterior prevents
their binding within the window frames from frost heaves. |
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