Hardwood (basswood)
Same premium painted finish and price as Polycomposite, with real timber character and a 5-year manufacturer guarantee. A good dry-room choice when basswood is the priority.
Full Height Shutters
A single continuous panel that covers the full window opening. The default shutter style for living rooms, bedrooms, and front bay windows where you want privacy and light control as one combined statement.
The most popular configuration we fit, and usually the best place to start if you are not sure which style suits your window.
The style explained
What is a full height shutter?
Full height means a single panel covers the full window from frame top to sill. The louvres tilt as one continuous set, so a small turn of the tilt rod adjusts every louvre from top to bottom together.
It is the simplest configuration to specify and the most architectural in its result. From outside, a full-height shutter reads as a fitted feature of the building rather than a window treatment laid over the glass.
Best for
Most standard windows, living rooms, bedrooms, and front bays
Main benefit
One clean full-window line with simple everyday operation
Not ideal when
You only want the lower half covered, or you need upper and lower panels to open separately
Darkness
Standard louvred shutter darkness: around 98% when closed
Where it works best
The rooms and situations this style suits
Living rooms and reception rooms
The main reception room of a Victorian or Edwardian home almost always reads better with a full-height panel. The unbroken louvre face reflects the architectural intent of the original window.
Bedrooms
Where you want consistent privacy and light control morning and evening, with a clean look during the day.
Front bay windows
A bay configured with full-height panels on each section gives the bay its full architectural weight from the street. Tilt the louvres for daytime privacy without breaking the line.
How to choose
When this style is the right answer
Choose full height when you want the cleanest look
This is the safest default for most rooms because the shutter reads as one fitted architectural feature from top to sill.
Use split tilt if the issue is daytime privacy
If you want light above and privacy below, a full-height panel can still be split so the upper and lower louvres tilt separately.
Move to tier on tier only when the panels need to open separately
Tier on tier is better when you want to fold back the top or bottom independently, not just tilt the louvres at different angles.
Materials
Available in both our materials
Polycomposite
Same premium painted finish and price as Hardwood, with waterproof reinforced construction, better thermal and noise insulation, and a 10-year manufacturer guarantee.
Common configurations
How full height shutters are typically laid out
- Single panel
- One panel covering the full opening. Suits small to medium windows up to about 700mm wide.
- Two panels meeting in the middle
- A pair of full-height panels that hinge from each side and meet in the centre. Standard for most windows above 700mm wide.
- Split tilt with mid-rail
- The panel remains full height, but the louvres above and below a mid-rail can tilt separately. Useful when you want pavement privacy below and daylight above.
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Full height shutters fitted to a wide bay. Louvres set to diffuse afternoon light while keeping the room private from the street.
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Frequently Asked Questions
They suit the widest range of windows and rooms. The single panel and continuous louvre face make a clean architectural statement without the complications of a divided panel. For most homes, full-height is the default that just works.
Yes, by specifying a mid-rail "split-tilt" mechanism on the full-height panel. The panel stays as one piece but the louvres above and below the mid-rail tilt independently. Useful if you want pavement-level privacy with light above. The alternative for fully independent operation is tier-on-tier (a physically divided panel).
For most living-room and bedroom windows, 76mm or 89mm louvres look proportionate and let plenty of light through. 63mm reads as more traditional and suits smaller windows or older homes where narrower louvres match the original detailing. We bring physical louvre samples to the survey.
Yes. Each section of the bay gets its own full-height panel or panel pair, with the frame configured around the real bay angles and clearances measured at the survey.
Regular louvred shutters give strong room darkening, around 98%, but they are not a full blackout product because there are small lines around louvres and panel edges. If the brief is complete panel darkness, solid panel shutters are the better style to discuss.
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