Plantation Shutters

About This Product

Plantation Shutters have many of the advantages of traditional curtains or blinds, including superb light and air control, plus they can create total privacy for any room in the house.

Bosetti can design, manufacture and install shutters to suit your exact window dimensions, giving you the flexibility to choose how and where the shutters are located to cover your windows. Shutter frames can be made to fit inside the recess of your window or on the outside.

Key Facts

• Bosetti’s plantation shutters are available in a variety of colours and styles, so they can be used in almost any style of house and be chosen to match any room colour. Shutter fittings can be made to match or contrast with your shutters, depending on the style you are looking for.
• Shutters are available in four different louvre or slat widths. The louvre tilt rod that controls the position of your slats can be mounted centrally, offset or even hidden.
• Plantation shutters are available in sliding, bi-fold and hinged options, and again your Bosetti consultant will be able to guide you on what will work best for you
• When you buy from Bosetti, you can be guaranteed that our plantation shutters are backed by a full warranty and reputable after sales service.

Material Options

Timber shutters

There’s an exotic charm to Bosetti’s wood shutters, they have glamour in spades and they are as comfortable in a contemporary home as they are in a traditional setting. And, as an added benefit, they provide excellent insulation and light control. At Bosetti we firmly believe that Paulownia wood is by far the best option when considering timber shutters for two key reasons:

Light weight

Paulownia wood is the lightest known timber other than balsa. It is around two thirds of the weight of the lightest commercial wood currently being grown in Europe. Paulownia wood is a third of the weight of Oak and half the weight of Pine.

Strength

Paulownia wood has the highest strength to weight ratios of any wood in the world.

Features & Benefits

• Paulownia is a deep-rooted tree with a well-developed root system. A properly maintained tree will yield one cubic meter of hardwood in 8 to 10 years, after which a new stem will shoot. A single plantation can therefore be harvested several times, providing a sustainable, renewable source of timber.
• Paulownia wood is knot free, which greatly reduces wastage and makes it a good choice for many buyers. Paulownia trees are disease resistant and have a high temperature resistance – making Paulownia wood almost bullet proof to the elements.
• Used in Asia for over 1,000 years, Paulownia is a very good insulator, has high temperature resistance and its combustion temperature is almost double that of many conventional hard and soft woods.
• Low shrinkage;
• Very good dimensional stability;
• Resistance to insect damage;
• Two coat poly paint which prevents cracking & peeling
• There is also a UV inhibitor in the paint to prevent any “yellowing” in the timber.

In real terms, it is widely acknowledged that Paulownia is the tree of the future.

PVC shutters

We also supply PVC shutters. PVC have the look and feel of wood and are an alternative to timber and they are great for wet area’s such as laundry’s and bathrooms. However, a myth we would like to debunk – they are not a cheaper product than timber in terms of cost, we are quite often asked for PVC shutters because of price but the material costs for PVC are still very much the same as timber. PVC shutters are a lot heavier than timber so that means the maximum width panel size 750mm wide compared to our timber product that will cater up to 1000mm wide. In our opinion, you are getting better value for money with timber as it is a superior product.

Please click on the video to learn more about the comparison between PVC and timber shutters.

For information on how to clean and care for your shutters please follow the link to our blog here.