Plantation Shutters - Configurations
Plantation shutters, even once you have chosen the wood, louvre size, control option and style then need to be configured for your window. There will be a balance of our recommendations for your type of window, a few design constraints depending on the style, but the majority of the choice of configuration will be down to yourself. By the configuration we mean the way the shutter panels will open. Below are some of the more common opening configurations
Panel Config L
One single door that hinges on the left and opens to the left.
Panel Config R
One single door that hinges on the right and opens to the right.
Panel Config LR
Doors that hinge one to the right and one to the left.
Panel Config LL
Two bi-fold shutters that open to the left. This can also be RR with the two bi-folds opening to the right.
Panel Config LLR
Two bi-fold shutters that open to the left and a single door to the right. This can also be LRR with the single door opening to the left and the two bi-folds opening to the right.
Panel Config LLRR
Two bi-fold shutters that open to the left and two bi-fold doors that open to the right.
Panel Config LRTLR
Two shutters that open left and right, a t-post and then two shutters that open left and right.
Panel Config LTLTL
One shutter opening to the left, a t-post, one shutter opening to the left, a t-post, one shutter opening to the left. This can be reversed with right opening RTRTR
Panel Config LTRRTR
One shutter opening to the left, a t-post, bi-folding panels to the right, a t-post, one shutter opening to the right.
Panel Config LTRTR
One shutter opening to the left, a t-post,one panel to the right, a t-post, one shutter opening to the right.
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