Frequently Asked Questions

We make a separate, accurately sized frame and panels for each face of the bay, allowing the closed shutters to read as one continuous run. Our surveyors check the angles and the window’s individual quirks before those measurements become the manufacturing specification.

• We do not cut standard shutters down or hide gaps with filler strips.
• Each bay face gets panels made for its angle, with the aim of covering the window from sill to top.
• Our own team measures, makes and fits the shutters; we do not use subcontractors.

See our bay window shutters and how we measure bays and shaped windows.

Allow about 1 to 2 hours for fitting a larger window or a bay. The exact time depends on the window and the job, but our fitters make a final measurement check, fix the frames, hang the panels and adjust the hinges and louvres so everything opens and shuts without catching.

• A small window usually takes about 30 to 45 minutes.
• A whole house typically takes half a day to a day.
• Our fitters are Shutter World staff, not subcontractors.

See the fitting steps in our how-to guide and learn about our own fitting team.

We account for uneven walls and sills during the survey, then make the shutters to the measurements for that opening. Our surveyors are trained to notice details such as a leaning wall or a sill that is not level-small irregularities that can affect how a shutter fits.

• Each measurement is recorded for the specification used to make your shutters.
• We make the frame and its parts to the measured sizes, rather than cutting down stock shutters.
• At fitting, our team checks the measurements again and adjusts the hinges and louvres so the panels operate without catching.

Learn about our surveyors’ checks and the fitting process.

We survey the opening for details a standard measurement can miss, such as a leaning wall, an uneven sill or other quirks in an older UK home. We use the measurements taken on site to make the shutter to that particular window, rather than relying on a stock size.

• Our surveyors are trained to check shaped and angled windows as well as ordinary openings.
• The measurements go directly onto the specification used to make your shutters.
• We make the frame and its parts to the measured sizes, so a poor fit does not need to be disguised with filler or cover strips.

Read about our survey and measuring team and measuring for shutters.

Yes. We make shutters for gables and angled windows, with the frame designed to fit the window’s shape rather than forcing a standard rectangular shutter into place. Our surveyors check shaped and angled openings, and the measurements they take are used to specify the shutters we make.

• Our listed projects include gable windows and angled windows.
• We make each shutter for the window it is going into.
• A professional survey is recommended for shaped windows because curves and angles are harder to measure accurately.

See the window types we work with on our home page and our guidance on measuring bays and shapes.

Yes. Round windows and portholes are among the unusual openings we make shutters for. We measure the window and make its shutter to size, rather than adapting a standard rectangular product; our examples include porthole shutters fitted on a narrowboat.

• Our listed window types include round portholes and round windows.
• Shaped openings are harder to measure, so we recommend a professional survey for circles and other unusual shapes.
• Our surveyors check the shape and angles, and our own team makes and fits the shutters.

See the unusual windows we work with and our survey and joinery experience.

We measure and design the frame to suit the bay’s actual shape, rather than treating a curved opening like a standard square one. Our work includes both curved and square bays, and our surveyors are trained to catch curves, angles and other details that a standard measure can miss.

• Measurements are checked at the window and used to make its shutters.
• Each face of a bay can have panels made for its angle.
• We make the frame and shutter parts to size instead of cutting down stock shutters.

Find examples of the window types we work with on our home page and learn about professional measuring for bays and shapes.

Yes. We design shutters around the measured shape and angles of your bay, including deep bays and period windows. Our team has experience with curved bays as well as square bays, and each side can have panels made to suit its own angle.

• Our surveyors check the window rather than assuming every face is square or identical.
• The shutters are made to the measurements taken for your window.
• When closed, the panels on the bay’s different faces are intended to look like one continuous run.

Our about page notes our experience with deep bays and period windows; see bay window shutters for how we describe the finished arrangement.

We measure the bay’s faces and make panels to suit their individual angles, so the closed shutters can form a continuous-looking run around the window. The fit starts with a detailed survey: our team checks the window’s actual dimensions and quirks, then uses those figures to make the frames and panels.

• We do not pad out stock shutters with filler or cover strips to disguise a poor fit.
• Our own fitters install the frames and adjust the panels on site.
• We check each installation against our quality list before the job is finished.

Read about our approach to bay shutters and our surveyors and fitters.

For feature windows and older homes, our Montana range is the option we identify for its premium hardwood construction. We also note that Montana is a range we point people towards for period homes and feature windows; the right choice still depends on the room, finish and budget.

• Montana is hardwood with a close grain, smooth finish and a choice of new stains.
• We bring samples of all five ranges to the measuring visit, so you can compare them in your own light.
• Our design consultant Scott specialises in period properties and odd-shaped or heritage windows.

See our shutter ranges and our team’s experience with period and unusual windows.