Plantation Shutters in Ewell

Ewell keeps its old village character at the centre, with a wider mix of suburban family housing spread around it. So the homes range a long way: older front elevations and bay windows, family houses with bathrooms and busy kitchens, flats, and more modern rear-extension glazing. Shutters suit all of them, and they look right in a traditional room or a contemporary one. We measure and fit every job ourselves, so we can keep the slats sympathetic on an older front and practical at the back.

The brief we hear most often in Ewell is stronger privacy and a calmer window without losing the light or the openness of the room. Shutters do exactly that: angle the louvres for daytime privacy, open them right up when you want the view. We work it out window by window at the survey rather than forcing one style on the whole house.

Front-room bays and village-facing windows are usually the best place to start, then family bathrooms and the more modern glazing at the back. Each one wants a different answer. Bays suit full height shutters, measured to the exact angles rather than an assumed ninety degrees. Front rooms that want privacy low down but light up top suit cafe style or tier on tier.

Bathrooms and kitchens call for waterproof Polycomposite, which is reinforced, low maintenance and better insulated, with a 10 year guarantee. Dry living rooms and bedrooms can use Hardwood where real timber character matters most, carrying a 5 year guarantee. We confirm the right choice room by room at the survey.

On the older homes near the village the detail matters as much as the style. We can spec slimmer frame profiles and smaller louvres so the shutter sits quietly in the reveal instead of fighting the proportions of an original window. Shutters fit on the inside, so they usually sit outside the rules covering windows and doors, even in a conservation area. If your Ewell home is listed, or you are unsure, we will tell you to check with the council first and spec to suit the original window either way.

We price by the square metre, so the cost tracks the size of your windows. Express is £315/sqm in Polycomposite, £380/sqm in Hardwood. Plan & Save is £260/sqm either way. The survey is free, there is no deposit until you order, and we confirm the exact figure before you commit.

Express shutters are UK-made and usually fitted in about 2 to 3 weeks. Plan & Save, made overseas to the same spec, takes around 8 to 9 weeks.