How Window Shutters Help You Control Room Temperature

When closed, shutters become the next best barricade against Bakersfield’s wind and extreme temperatures – after your windows. Window treatments such as blinds, draperies, and shades block most of the temperature from outside, but not all. And, when you need a sturdy window treatment that gives you a pleasant seat by the window, Polywood® shutters are the optimal choice.

We build Polywood shutters from a synthetic polymer. Polywood shutters insulate up to 70% better than a similarl traditional wood shutter. As a matter of fact, the Polywood Shutter Insulating System blocks as much as 30 degrees of airflow and lessens heat transfer by 45.96%. This results in energy savings for your home – and total control over room temperature.

Your home’s heating and cooling system takes less time to work since you’ve now reduced most of the impact from the outside weather. When you want to bring in some of the effects of the external elements, just tilt the louvers and adjust them to how you’d like them. You can get even more window treatment temperature control. All you have to do is close your shutters properly.

How to Close Your Shutters for Complete Temperature Control

There are two parts of your shutters that should be closed to seal off external temperature: the louvers and the panels.

To properly close your Polywood shutter panels, swing them toward the window. As you push the panels into the shutter frame, make sure to interlock the pieces of weatherstripping along the vertical ends of your shutters.

 

To close your louvers properly, push the tilt rod toward the louvers, checking that the top of the tilt rod fits into the “mouse hole” just above the top louver. It is best to run your hand up the tilt rod, and push in as you go up. This is also true for taller shutters: sometimes a soft push at the bottom of the tilt rod isn't enough and can leave gaps at the top.