How to Install Shutters

• Layout your shutters in the proper pairs by the window they will be going on. Hold them up to the window to be sure that you like their look.

• If you are installing vinyl shutters on top of vinyl siding, shutter-loks can used as the primary fastener. Place the shutter next to the window in the desired spot and mark the location each shutter-lok will go (one in each corner). The shutter-loks should be placed in a location where the siding touches the shutter. Drill a hole through the shutter and siding in each spot. Be sure to use the proper sized drill bit.

• The shutter-lok then pushes through the hole for easy attachment.

• When finished the Shutter-Loks are designed to add a decorative addition to shutters. Thus, for the best look they should be placed in a consistent location on the shutters.

• When installing homemade wood shutters 3 inch galvanized screws can be used. You must place the screw in a spot where there is wood behind the siding (Plywood or a stud). If all of the outer walls of the house are covered in plywood then the screws can be placed anywhere. If the house is covered in foam, a stud can be found by the windows outer edge. Shorter screw can then be placed on the outer edges of the shutter that anchor into the vinyl siding.

• When installing homemade wood shutters on brick the same 3 inch screws can be used. Hold the shutter in position and drill the holes in a spot that hits a mortar joint. Place a plastic screw anchor into each hole in the mortar. Then screw into the anchor.

• Wood filler and paint can be used to cover the screw holes.