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Solid panel shutters made of hardwood

There are no louvres, only panels of solid timber. Close them and the room turns dark and private in the traditional way. Have them painted or stained, whichever suits your floors.

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Solid panels for an older house

Close a solid panel and the room goes a lot darker, and with no slats there is nothing for anyone to look through. The style belongs in Victorian, Georgian and Regency houses, beside the cornicing, the fireplace and the original sash windows.

Total blackout is beyond them, but they stop most of the light, which is what you want in a bedroom, a nursery or a TV room. We build them in Montana premium hardwood, in paint or a wood stain, and put a mid rail across any tall panel.

  • Darker rooms

    Closed panels hold back most of the daylight, a help in bedrooms and nurseries.

  • Nothing to see through

    Without louvres, a closed panel gives you full privacy once the lights go on.

  • Period joinery

    The panels follow traditional joinery, so they look at home beside sash windows, cornicing and fireplaces.

Bedroom window with grey solid raised panel shutters opened back
Child's bedroom sash window fitted with red solid panel shutters
Child's bedroom sash window fitted with red solid panel shutters

Solid panel shutters as we fitted them

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Bedroom window with grey solid raised panel shutters opened back
Child's bedroom sash window fitted with red solid panel shutters
Sitting room window with grey solid panel shutters part closed
White bedroom window framed by bright red solid panel shutters standing open

01Bedroom window with grey solid raised panel shutters opened back

Ranges that make solid panel shutters

Solid and raised panels come in Montana and no other range. Montana is premium hardwood built round an engineered core that stops it warping, with 41 stains and paint colours to choose from.

  • SeattleEngineered wood with a polymer coat £288 to £360 per m² Not for this style
  • HollywoodABS, highly resistant to water £368 to £460 per m² Not for this style
  • BostonHardwood panels, engineered wood frames £400 to £500 per m² Not for this style
  • GeorgiaEngineered wood panels and frames, polymer louvres £468 to £586 per m² Not for this style
  • MontanaPremium hardwood £505 to £632 per m² We make it

Between them, the five ranges offer 41 colours and stains, and four of them will match a custom colour.

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Questions we get on solid panel shutters

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What is a solid panel shutter?

A shutter with panels of solid timber instead of the usual tilting louvres. It darkens the room, gives you privacy and helps hold the heat in, and it suits old and new houses alike.

Do they black out a room?

Close to it. Shut solid panels stop most of the light, which makes them a good match for bedrooms, nurseries and TV rooms. For total darkness, our blackout shutters add a blackout blind behind the shutter.

Solid or louvred: what is the difference?

Louvred plantation shutters let you angle the slats for light and air while the panels stay shut. Solid panels give that up in return for a darker, warmer and more private room.

Will they suit my period home?

Yes. It is the traditional British style of shutter. Plenty of Victorian, Georgian and Edwardian houses have them, and they look right beside cornicing, fireplaces and original sashes.

Which range do you make them in?

Montana, our premium hardwood range, makes solid and raised panels. Paint them, or pick a wood stain that matches your floor or furniture.

Will they work in a bay?

Yes, curved bays included. Each window in the bay is measured and gets solid panels made for it. The same goes for sashes and other awkward openings.

Can solid panels be café or tier-on-tier?

Yes. You can have them as tier-on-tier, café style or full height, and they work as room dividers too. Any tall panel has a mid rail.

Are they warmer than louvres?

Yes. Solid timber over the glass adds a layer against draughts and lost heat, and the room keeps more of its warmth on a cold night.

More shutter styles for other windows

Whichever style you choose, we measure it at your home and make it for that one window. Browse the 15 styles

Blackout shuttersShutter & Shade puts a honeycomb blind at the back of the shutter to stop the light that creeps round the frame and through the slats. Shut the louvres, pull the blind, and you choose how dark the room gets. Full height shuttersThe panels cover the full drop of the glass in one set. Tilt the louvres until the light and privacy feel right, or swing the panels wide open. Café style shuttersThe shutter covers the bottom of the window and the glass above stays bare. Nobody sees in at street level, and daylight pours in over the top.

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We come out, measure every window ourselves and show you samples from every range that makes solid panel shutters. A clear quote follows, with no obligation and no pressure.

  • Call us08707 545 300
  • OpenOpen 7 days, 9am to 6pm
  • WhereOssett in West Yorkshire, and we fit UK-wide

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