Plantation Shutter Materials Guide

Hardwood is real wood. It is lighter and suits dry rooms, including larger panels where lower panel weight is useful.

Polycomposite is waterproof. It suits bathrooms, kitchens and other rooms with regular steam, splashes or condensation.

The guarantees also differ: 5 years for Hardwood and 10 years for Polycomposite. The written terms supplied with your order confirm the cover.

Choose Polycomposite for bathrooms, kitchens, utility rooms and humid conservatories where waterproof material is required.

It also carries a 10-year manufacturer guarantee. Follow the written aftercare supplied with the order for the selected finish.

When closed, made-to-measure shutters add a fitted layer between the room and the glass. They provide better thermal and noise insulation than blinds and curtains and can help reduce summer heat gain and winter heat loss.

Polycomposite provides better thermal and noise insulation than Hardwood because it has metal insertions inside the louvres and frame. Hardwood still adds some insulation when closed. Window condition and the finished fit also affect the result.

Choose Hardwood when you want real wood in a dry living room, bedroom, study, reception room or dry conservatory.

Hardwood is lighter, so it can be useful for larger shutter panels. It carries a 5-year manufacturer guarantee and should not be used where waterproof material is required.

Security Aluminium suits internal windows where powder-coated metal construction, sturdy panels or optional locking features are priorities. Fixed, hinged or sliding panel layouts are selected around the measured opening.

It can be configured with fixed, hinged or sliding panels depending on the opening. The home survey confirms the suitable panel format and available locking options for your window.

You can use Polycomposite in wet or humid rooms, Hardwood in selected dry rooms where real timber character or lighter panels are part of the brief, and specialist Aluminium where metal construction or optional locking configurations matter.

The home survey confirms the material room by room before the written specification and quotation are agreed.