How To Install Interior Shutters

Check alignment and adjust.

How to install interior shutters. Recessed window fitting hinges to shutters how to install interior shutters on your windows fitting hinges to shutters flush windows measure and mark off hinges as before only this time on the back of the frame. Reposition the shutter on the wall. Mark the screw holes and once again set the shutter aside.

Measure the height and width of the area you want to cover with shutters. Before setting up the shutters position and fasten the pull rings and the bolt for the latch to one of the shutters. Don t pay someone else to install your outdoor window shutters.

Each shutter frame should come in four pieces. Using metal screws with painted heads is an alternate method to install exterior shutters on all types of siding stucco and masonry. Cut around each hinge shape and then fit the hinges using the brass chamfered screws.

Use a drill with a multi purpose 11 64 inch bit to pre drill holes through the shutter for the screws at each reference mark. Make sure your frame is even the left and right sides should be connected to the top and bottom sides. Place both of them just below the middle of the shutter where you will be able to reach them through the open window.

For an outside mount the style of the window casing determines the measurements. Use a 1 8 inch drill bit to make pilot holes at the marks. If the casing has a flat surface you can attach the hinges directly.

To put them together use the plastic connectors which should have come with the shutters and gently tap the connector into the coinciding slit in the frame pieces using a rubber mallet. Align the top of each hinge plate with its line. Attach fixtures and test.