Plantation Shutters In Overland Park
Plantation Shutters in Overland Park, KS
Our Solar Shield Blinds Plantation Shutters are built to the exact shape of your windows, including the arched transoms and angled foyer windows in the two story homes near 135th Street in Overland Park. Shutters are considered a built in feature of the home, so the privacy, energy efficiency and value stay with the house.
Where It Fits In Overland Park
Where Plantation Shutters fit in Overland Park
Shutters are the one treatment that adds to the house instead of hanging on it, and Overland Park has the two story foyers, arches and street facing bays that show them off.
- Arches in Blue Valley foyersThe two story entries in the homes south of I-435 have arched transoms and angled stairwell windows. Shutters are built to the shape, so the arch stays an arch and the heat stays out.
- Front bays on the 1990s colonialsA bay window on the front of a colonial around 119th is the first thing the street sees. Shutters with a wide louver look like part of the architecture and give privacy inside.
- Bathrooms and steamComposite and poly shutters with the waterproof option handle the steam over a tub in a hall bath or the window in a primary bath, where real wood can warp over time.
- Resale on the older streetsIn the ranches and splits north of I-435 that change hands regularly, shutters are a built in feature buyers notice. They stay with the house, and the warranty transfers to the next owner.
Worth Knowing
Louver sizes, builds, and the eight to ten week wait
We're Kansas City's leading Plantation Shutter expert, with thousands of shutters installed across the Kansas City Metro, and Overland Park has the windows for them. Louver size sets the look. A 1 7/8 inch louver reads traditional and suits the older ranches near downtown. A 2 1/2 or 3 inch louver is the everyday choice for the two stories around 119th and 135th. The 3 1/2 and 4 1/2 inch louvers open the view on the big great room windows in the newer builds. Invisible tilt hides the tilt bar, and split tilt lets the bottom half stay closed while the top opens to the sky.
Wood, composite and poly are the three builds. Wood is the lightest and takes stain to match the trim in the 1990s colonials. Composite and poly are painted finishes, a little heavier and less likely to warp, and with the waterproof option they belong in bathrooms, kitchens and laundry rooms. Any shape works: arches, angles, octagons and eyebrows, which covers the transoms and stairwell windows in the two story foyers south of I-435. Our Design Specialist measures each specialty shape on site and shows you the template before the order goes in.
Shutters tilt rather than lift, and there's no lift system, so if you want the window fully bare at times, a roller or honeycomb is the better product for that opening. The lead time on shutters runs 8 to 10 weeks from order to install, longer than shades, because each one is built to your measurements. The consultation is free, the itemized quote is written on the spot and held 180 days, and we install free temporary shades the day you order. Our full time Install Techs install, clean up, and walk every room with you.
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 Overland Park
- Free ConsultationWe bring our shop to your Overland Park 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 Overland Park
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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Plantation Shutters questions from Overland Park homeowners
Shutters are a built in feature that can raise property value, and buyers walking through a ranch north of I-435 or a two story near 135th notice them the way they notice hardwood floors. The Lifetime Product coverage transfers to the next owner with the address, which is a real selling point when the house goes on the market.
Yes. Arches, angles, octagons and eyebrows are all built to shape, and the arched transoms on the two story entries in the Blue Valley subdivisions are exactly what shutters are built for. The louvers fan to follow the curve, the arch stays visible from the street, and the afternoon heat that pours down the stairwell gets cut off at the glass.
A 2 1/2 or 3 inch louver suits most of the two stories around 119th and 135th. Go to 3 1/2 or 4 1/2 inches on the big windows in a newer great room to keep the view open, and down to 1 7/8 inches in an older ranch near downtown where the windows are small. Our Design Specialist brings a sample of each size to hold in the window.
Shutters run 8 to 10 weeks from order to install, about twice the lead time of shades, because each panel is built to your measurements. We hang free paper temporary shades on every window in the order the day you sign, so the front of the house isn't bare while you wait. The quote holds for 180 days either way.
Composite and poly shutters with the waterproof option go over tubs and showers in the hall baths and primary baths of Overland Park houses and handle the humidity with no trouble. Real wood is more susceptible to moisture there. We'll specify the waterproof build in the wet rooms and wood or composite in the living spaces, and the quote lists each window so you see the mix.
They do. Wood and composite shutters both have a high insulation value, and closed tight they block a good amount of light, so they help a room hold its temperature against a cold window in January and the afternoon sun in July. On the west facing windows in the newer Overland Park homes toward 159th, closing the louvers in the afternoon keeps the room more comfortable.
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We serve all of Overland Park, KS, including Downtown Overland Park, Nottingham by the Green, Deer Creek, Stanley and Blue Valley. ZIP codes 66204, 66207, 66210, 66212, 66213, 66214, 66221, 66223, 66224.
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