PVC Plantation Shutters

The blades, stiles and rails are a solid polymer with a painted finish baked on. Some panels have an internal reinforcing core for extra stiffness, which is how we handle wider panels without the blades bowing. The frame that holds the panels is the same material, so the whole shutter is consistent in colour and behaviour.

This is where PVC earns its place. A bathroom window gets steam every day, a laundry window gets damp air, and the window above the kitchen sink gets splashed. A fabric blind will mark and most other materials eventually suffer. PVC takes all of it and wipes clean.

Privacy is the other reason. Tilt the blades up and a bathroom gets daylight without the neighbours seeing in.

PVC panels have a limit to how wide a single panel can be before the blades start to bow. Wide windows are split into more panels, or fitted with reinforced panels, or a mix of both. On a wide sliding door, bi-fold panels that stack to one side are the usual layout.

Panel styles on the plantation shutters page

PVC shutters come in a range of whites and off-white tones, from a bright white through to warmer and softer shades. White suits most Melbourne interiors and reads cleanly from the street. We bring samples to the measure so you can hold them against the wall and the window frame in your own light.

PVC is the material we fit because it does the whole house. It handles the wet rooms that rule other materials out, it comes in the whites and off-whites most Melbourne interiors want, and on wide windows it is split into more panels or reinforced so the blades stay straight. Every panel tilts the same way and blocks the same amount of light whatever the window.

Wipe the blades with a damp cloth, or dust them with a soft brush. In a bathroom a damp wipe is fine as often as you like. Avoid harsh solvents. Hinges and tilt mechanisms need no routine attention; if a blade ever loosens, it can be tightened on site.