Yesterday we finished a plantation shutter installation at a new branch of SNB, a local bank, with national presence. Just like many of our jobs, this was a “one off” of Kirtz custom shutters. Let me explain, with some photos to help.
Designer Request:
Make each window opening appear as one seamless unit, and provide a finished casing around the opening. Build the custom shutters out of oak and custom stain them to match the flooring.
Sounds simple, right?
The Challenge
When the windows arrived from the manufacturer the transom portion that seamed to the lower window did not line up uniformly. This is because both outside and inside jambs of the upper unit were different widths than the jambs of the lower unit.
The Solution
Kirtz mounted the oak shutter and frame inside the window jamb with custom width framing around each unit. This allowed us to align the stiles (vertical part of the shutter) so that each shutter panel is the same width and provides a continuitous vertical line.
One issue solved, one to go…….
The Challenge
Standard work of applying casing onto a frame at the factory would not provide a cased look to the opening since this opening had to be installed as four separate shutter units due to the window jamb issues mentioned above.
The Solution
Custom width casing was milled to be applied in the field around the entire window unit. These trim pieces not only surround the outside of the opening, but run along all vertical and horizontal window mullions to provide a uniform cased appearance, eliminating any hint of the window’s irregularity.
The windows before hardwood shutters
This illustrates the different jamb widths of the window pre-shutter installation
This close up illustrates how we unified the upper and lower units to look cohesive
Thefinished unit
