Plantation shutters are an extremely popular window treatment these days. They provide a nice elegant look to your home as well as offering great privacy and light control. Plantation shutters are on the higher end of window treatments when it comes to cost which is why some people choose another window treatment option. But the people that do choose to go with plantation shutters, often times will neglect their sliding glass door. They simply just do not know that plantation shutters are even an option for them. The fact is, you can install plantation shutters for your slider, and they look fantastic, especially if the rest of your windows also have them installed. There are two ways you can install them, either as bypass doors or a three sided frame with hinged doors.
What is a bypass door?
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A bypass door works exactly like your slider. There is one door panel that slides on a track and overlaps a second door panel. This is one of the reasons plantation shutters make a great window treatment for sliders. The shutter panels can be built to closely match your glass door size, and they will both stack on the same side of the door. A bypass door has no frame that gets installed with it. It operates by attaching wheels to the top of the door that fit into a rail that is attached to the inside top of your door opening. The bottom of the bypass doors do not get attached to anything.
What is a three sided frame?
A typical plantation shutter frame for a window is a four sided frame, two sides, a top, and a bottom. A three sided frame for a sliding glass door has no bottom piece. The last thing you want is a piece of frame running across your floor in a high traffic area. This is accomplished by cutting the side frame pieces flush with the floor. Other than that, it operates like a regular window shutter. The doors are hinged to the frame sides and the doors swing open to the left and the right respectively. The main benefit of using hinged doors for your slider is you get more of a view from your slider when the shutters are fully opened. The downside is you have to make sure you have enough clearance all the way around the door for the shutter to be able to open fully. One way to combat this is to install a four door bi-fold shutter. This will cut the panel sizes in half taking up less space when they are opened.
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Jay Nitsu makes plantation shutters, vertical blinds, and two inch blinds for a living. He has been in the business for almost ten years in southwest Florida. In addition to writing for EzineArticles, he also spends time writing articles on window treatments over at Hubpages.
If plantation shutters are not a good match for your home, here is an article on sliding glass door window treatments. Here is an article on "how to make plantation shutters". http://hubpages.com/hub/how-to-make-plantation-shutters.
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