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Posted by Oren on December 22, 2006, 9:01 pm
On Fri, 22 Dec 2006 19:59:06 -0500, "Colbyt"
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>>I have to replace two stationary, exterior shutter panels. There is no
>> way to repair my current ones as they are multi-density fiber (MDF)
>> and years old. They were never maintained by the original owner, so
>> they are going into the trash.
>>
>> I looked at the obvious places with no luck. I live in the desert an
>> thought a vinyl shutter should work and then I found some incense
>> cedar ones on line. I thought of them as expensive ($190 for the
>> pair/size I need), plus I will have to finish them (prime/paint).
>>
>> These are exact to what I have (except material).
>>
>> Sample: http://www.shutterland.net/exterior-shutters-s.htm
>>
>> Is the cedar over kill for my location and does someone have a source
>> for vinyl or other ideas? They are only cosmetic, screwed to the
>> exterior wall.
>I had a bunch of links that I deleted. Google is your friend here. That is
>where I found them. Use a search term like
>"exterior shutters" +custom
43,400 links,,,still reading (BFG)
>
>Do you really need a custom size? No BORG stocks them all but shutters both
>wood and vinyl are sold in like 12, 15, 18" widths with about 10 or 12
>heights all stock sizes and on average about 1/3 the price of a custom size.
22 X 60 inch. Not necessarily custom, but I desire (need) better than
the MDF I have. I have no objection to the cedar panels; except maybe
cost . These MDF panels; another story.
--
Oren
"Well, it doesn't happen all the time, but when it happens, it happens
constantly."
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