American Heritage Shutters custom interior hardwood shutters are synonymous with luxury and good taste. Our shutters provide timeless elegance to any interior, and enhance your home or office with the warmth of finely finished wood. Unlike other window treatments, shutters are permanent architectural improvements that increase the value of your property. Shutters are viewed as the highest quality window treatment on the market today. Their beauty, function, and elegance set them apart from anything else.
KEY BENEFITS:
- Increase the value of your home
- Act as an energy efficient insulator
- Reduce dirt and dust accumulation that contribute to allergies
- Last the lifetime of your home with very little maintenance
FINISHING
Sanding & Nitrocellulose Lacquer Paint
Our finishing process is the same technique used to finish fine furniture, such as grand pianos, which results in the smoothest and most beautiful finish available in the shutter industry. It begins with the sanding of the raw wood when milled, followed by the sanding of the individual shutter components when cut. Next, the assembled shutters are sanded by hand before being undercoated. After a series of undercoats, our shutters are again completely sanded by hand and by machine with fine grit sandpaper. The shutters are then painted and proof sanded with extra-fine grit sandpaper. Lastly, the final, very thin, series of nitrocellulose lacquer topcoats are applied. The extra time and labor involved in our finishing process produces the VERY BEST finish in the industry.
Specialty Shapes
All specialty shapes are manufactured on site at the factory. We maintain full control over quality, thus assuring that your special windows will be manufactured to perfection. No shape is too difficult to fabricate, which enhances the option of selecting shutters for today’s advanced architectural designs.
French Door Applications
French Doors require a unique and custom treatment, making shutters the ideal application choice. With shutters, you can cover the entire glass area and create a cut-out in the actual shutter panel for the French Door handle. A French Door with a shutter application creates absolute privacy and light control. Additionally, it does not require the removal or replacement of the unique door handle.
Mortised for Hinges
Our shutters are mortised for both inner panel and hanging hinges, which assures there will be no light gaps where panels are hinged together or hinged to framing.
Rabbeted Panels
All panel connections are rabbeted to prevent light leaking where panels meet. This means that in a two-panel opening, the center stiles are designed so that they overlap each other to create a light barrier.
Special Timbers
In the tradition of customization, we are pleased to also offer special quotations on shutters built in a variety of popular timber choices. The special timber options include, but are not limited to, Maple, Red Oak, Mahogany, Cherry, and Walnut.
