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Window Shutters
Window Shutters enhance a home in Toronto or the GTA and surrounding areas. Window Shutters are also referred to as a window covering. There are many reasons for having Window Shutters in your home.
Window Shutters controls the amount of sunlight that comes into a room
Window Shutters offer privacy due to the solid panels
Window Shutters are energy efficient because they keep the cold out in the winter and the heat out in summer
While Window Shutters enhance a room they also look lovely from the outside of a house looking in
Interior and Exterior Window Shutters
Interior Window Shutters
People tend to treat themselves in Toronto or the GTA and surrounding areas to this classic look of custom Window Shutters. They are available in 1 1/2", 2 1/2" and 3 1/2" louvre size. These beautiful Window Shutters are an enhancement to any dcor. Window Shutters are available in painted or stained finishes and are all hand crafted. (Cadillac Shutters & Blinds http://www.cadillacshutters.com/shutter_pictures.php#shutter )
"An insulated Window Shutter may be cost effective, particularly if it is operated consistently throughout a heating season. A computer study of a typical 2-storey house has shown that 150 sq ft of Shuttered Window closed between 11p.m. and 7a.m. having an R-factor of 5 saved 18 per cent of the fuel bill of a houseand built to the requirements of the National Building Coda of Canada This is $72.00 of a $400.00 fuel bill. This is a example case only; the heat energy savings to be expected of insulated Shutters must be determined for each Shutter type, hours of operation, and specific building features." (Division of Building Research, National Research Council of Canada)
Exterior Window Shutters
Exterior Window Shutters adds to the exterior of any home in Toronto or the GTA and surrounding areas. This can also increase the value of a home by a large amount of money. Some people might not appreciate or like the look of exterior Window Shutters but I don't think anyone will deny the value that it brings to any home especially when it come to a resale.
