Plantation Shutters In Kansas City
Plantation Shutters in Kansas City, KS
Solar Shield Blinds builds custom Plantation Shutters for homes all over Kansas City, KS, from the older houses near downtown to the new two stories in Piper. An arched window on the front of an older home on Strawberry Hill that has never had a treatment that fit gets an interior shutter built to the arch, and it stays with the house.
Where It Fits In Kansas City
Where Plantation Shutters Fit In Kansas City, KS
Shutters are the built in choice, and in KCK they cover a wide range of windows: arches on older homes, picture windows on ranches and tall two story openings out west.
- Arched windows on older homesA half round over a front window on Strawberry Hill is a shape nothing else covers cleanly. A shutter panel is built to the arch, with louvers that tilt like the rest.
- Picture windows on Turner ranchesThe big front window on a 1950s ranch gets wide panels with large louvers. The look from the street is finished, and the tilt gives you privacy.
- Bathrooms and steamA poly shutter with the waterproof option over the tub handles the steam, gives privacy from the side yard and wipes clean.
- Two story foyers in PiperThe tall window over the front door in a newer subdivision takes stacked panels that tilt closed for privacy from the street and open for the light.
Worth Knowing
Shapes, Louvers And A Feature That Stays With The House
Kansas City, Kansas has plenty of specialty shaped windows because it has plenty of older homes, with half rounds over front windows on Strawberry Hill, angled windows in gables and octagons in stairwells. A Plantation Shutter is built to the exact shape, arches, angles, octagons and eyebrows included, and it turns a hard window into a great feature of the room. We're proud to be Kansas City's leading Plantation Shutter expert, having installed thousands of shutters across the area.
Louver size is the main choice: 1 7/8, 2 1/2, 3, 3 1/2 or 4 1/2 inches. Smaller louvers suit the tall, narrow windows of an older home, and the larger ones open up a ranch picture window with fewer lines across the glass. Invisible Tilt keeps the panel face clean, and split tilt lets the bottom half close for privacy while the top stays open for light. Materials are real wood, composite and poly, with a waterproof option for bathrooms, and any panel over 78 inches tall gets a divider rail.
Shutters take 8 to 10 weeks from order to installation because every panel is built to the measured opening, and for an arch that's the only way it works. Shutters tilt rather than lift, and a little light shows between the louvers, so a day sleeper who needs a dark room gets a blackout shade instead. The consultation is free, every window is measured, and the itemized quote is written on the spot and holds for 180 days. Our own Install Techs install and adjust every panel before they leave.
What Comes As Standard
- Any shapeArches, angles, octagons, eyebrows
- WoodComposite and poly builds
- Invisible tiltHidden linkage inside the stile
- ResaleStays with the house when you sell
- Carefree GuaranteeA lifetime product warranty that transfers if you sell, plus our five year service guarantee
- Free Temporary ShadesOn every window you order for, installed while your custom order is made
Our Process
Planned, measured, and installed by our team in Kansas City
- Free ConsultationWe bring our shop to your Kansas City home or office. We'll listen to what you're wanting to accomplish with your windows, take a good look at every opening, and explain the options that will actually work for them.
- On the spot quoteWe take the time to make sure you know exactly what you're getting, and you'll have a complete and exact quote before we leave, so there are no surprises on install day.
- Installed by our teamEverything we install is custom built to the exact measurements of your windows, and when ready, professionally installed by our full time installers. Most projects are installed in less than a day.
Tilt Options
Four ways to tilt Plantation Shutters in Kansas City
Shutters tilt rather than lift. Your Design Specialist brings a sample of each tilt style so you can work it at your own window.
Standard tilt
A center rod down the panel. The traditional look.
Offset tilt
Rod moved to the side so it does not divide the view.
Invisible tilt
Linkage hidden inside the stile. The cleanest option.
Split tilt
Top and bottom halves operate independently.
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Straight Answers
Plantation Shutters questions from Kansas City homeowners
Yes, and arches are where shutters shine. A panel is built to the exact curve of the half round on a Strawberry Hill or Rosedale home, with louvers that fit the shape. Eyebrow arches, angled gable windows and octagons are built the same way, and your Design Specialist measures the opening at the consultation.
Buyers notice shutters when they walk through, because a shutter is part of the house rather than something you take with you. On a ranch in Turner or a two story in Piper, white shutters across the front look finished from the curb and in the listing photos, and our lifetime product warranty transfers to the next owner.
Yes. Each panel is built to the measured window, so there's nothing to pull from a shelf. We put free paper temporary shades on every window you've ordered for and take them down on install day. If part of the house needs covering sooner, Roller Shades or Honeycomb Shades take 4 to 6 weeks and can go in first.
Yes, poly with the waterproof option. It holds up to steam and to a bathroom that never fully dries out in winter, and it wipes clean. Real wood and composite are the choices for the dry rooms. Tilt the louvers closed for privacy from the side yard and open the top half for light.
They take panels built to the full height of the opening, and any panel over 78 inches tall gets a divider rail that also lets the top and bottom louvers tilt separately. The lower louvers close for privacy from the street while the upper ones stay open for the light. It's a common order in the newer subdivisions around Village West and the Legends.
Yes. Real wood shutters can be custom color matched in paint or stain, including Benjamin Moore and Sherwin Williams colors, which makes wood the best choice next to stained trim in an older KCK home. Custom color matching is also available on our Woodlore Plus composite shutters in painted finishes.
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Plantation Shutters around Kansas City
We serve all of Kansas City, KS, including Strawberry Hill, Rosedale, Argentine, Armourdale, Turner, Piper and Village West. ZIP codes 66101, 66102, 66103, 66104, 66105, 66106, 66109, 66111, 66112.
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