Plantation Shutters In Prairie Village
Plantation Shutters in Prairie Village, KS
Our Solar Shield Blinds Plantation Shutters give a Prairie Village ranch or Cape Cod a finished look from the street and privacy with a view out from inside. Every panel is built to the window, dormers and arches included, and shutters are considered a built in feature, so they can add value when it's time to sell.
Where It Fits In Prairie Village
Where Plantation Shutters fit in Prairie Village
Prairie Village houses are bought and sold on the street view, and shutters are the treatment that stays with the house. These are the windows where they make the most sense.
- The front of the houseA run of white shutters across a ranch on Mission Road adds real curb appeal from the street, and the louvers tilt for privacy and for the view.
- Dormers in a Cape CodThe small second floor windows tucked into the roof are awkward for anything with a lift. A shutter panel fits the opening and swings open for cleaning.
- Remodels with new trimA full gut remodel with fresh casings deserves a treatment built in as carefully as the trim. Shutters are installed as part of the window, not hung in front of it.
- Bathrooms and steamA composite or poly shutter with the waterproof option handles the steam over a tub, gives privacy on the driveway side of the house, and cleans easily with a soft cloth.
Worth Knowing
Louvers, builds, and the value that stays with the house
Prairie Village homes change hands and get remodeled, and the front of the house is the first thing buyers see. Plantation Shutters are the one window treatment that counts as a built in feature, and they can raise what the house is worth because they stay when you go. On a 1950s ranch they read as original, and on a Cape Cod they handle the small dormer windows and the pair of double hungs flanking the front door in a way nothing with a lift cord can. Our Solar Shield Blinds crew has installed thousands of shutters across the Kansas City Metro.
Louver size sets the look. Choose from 1 7/8, 2 1/2, 3, 3 1/2 and 4 1/2 inch louvers. The small windows in these houses tend to want the smaller louvers, and the wide addition windows take the larger ones with fewer lines across the glass. Invisible tilt keeps the front of the panel clean, and split tilt lets you close the bottom half for privacy while the top stays open for light. Wood, composite and poly are the three builds, with a waterproof option for bathrooms. Shutters tilt rather than lift, so if you want the glass fully clear, the panels swing open on hinges.
Shutters take longer than shades: 8 to 10 weeks from order to install, because every panel is built to the measured opening. They also don't black out a room, because louvers closed tight still let light in at the edges, so a bedroom for a day sleeper gets a room darkening shade instead. The consultation is free and at your house. Our Design Specialist measures every window, arches and angles included, writes an itemized quote on the spot, and holds the price for 180 days. Our own Install Techs install the panels and adjust every one 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 Prairie Village
- Free ConsultationWe bring our shop to your Prairie Village 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 Prairie Village
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 Prairie Village homeowners
Shutters are a built in feature, and they can raise the value of the house because they stay with it. In a neighborhood like Prairie Village, where houses are judged from the curb and buyers walk through with an eye on what's finished, a front elevation of white shutters is the kind of detail that shows up in the listing photos. The Carefree Guarantee's coverage transfers to the next owner too.
Yes, and they're a good fit for shutters. A dormer window is small, tucked into the roofline, and awkward for anything you have to lift, but a shutter panel is built to the exact opening and swings open on hinges for cleaning. Our Design Specialist measures every one at the consultation, and if the window is an odd size or shape it doesn't change the answer.
Tilt the louvers closed and the room is private with a soft glow at the edges. Split tilt is the answer for a front room on Nall or Roe: close the lower louvers so the sidewalk sees nothing, keep the upper ones open for the streetlight and the sky. There's no cord and nothing to raise, so it takes a second on your way to the kitchen.
For the original windows, the 2 1/2 or 3 inch louvers fit the scale of the opening and keep the look in proportion from the street. On a wide window in a family room addition, the 3 1/2 or 4 1/2 inch louver opens up more view with fewer lines across the glass. We bring both to the house so you can see them against your trim.
Yes. Shutters run 8 to 10 weeks from order to install, because each panel is built to the measured opening and there's no stock to pull from. In the meantime, we install paper temporary shades on every window you've ordered for, at no charge, and take them down on install day. Roller Shades and Honeycomb Shades run 4 to 6 weeks if you need part of the house covered sooner.
No. Dust the louvers with a soft cloth, and for a deeper clean use a little mild soap in water on a soft cloth, and skip the abrasive cleaners. Composite and poly shutters are the easiest to keep clean. If a louver or hinge ever works loose on a shutter in your Prairie Village home, call us, because the Carefree Guarantee covers the fix.
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Plantation Shutters around Prairie Village
We serve all of Prairie Village, KS, including Corinth Hills, Somerset Hills, Prairie Hills, Town & Country Estates, Ridgeview Heights and Meadowbrook. ZIP codes 66206, 66207, 66208.
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The people who measure it are the people who hang it
Nothing here is subcontracted. The crew that arrives to install works for Solar Shield Blinds, which is why there is never a question about whose job it is when something needs adjusting later.
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