With bay/bow windows we custom make the bay corners and/or shaped batons to ensure a perfect finish. These cost more to produce plus these type of windows generally take a lot more time to install properly and often require two installers rather than one. Tier-On-Tier shutters have twice as many panels to manufacture/hang and take a lot longer to install properly. Both options, much more so than standard windows, need to be perfectly square (and most window openings aren’t!) and often require trim scribing in to achieve a quality finish. Put both together and there is even more work and time required. Tracked shutters have additional framing to accommodate the heavy duty track at the head and a guide track at the bottom to make sure the panels hang well and run smoothly. There are also deeper side frames and take longer to install (often requiring a two man fit).

A traditional shutter has a visible rod tilting the louvres. This can either sit in the centre of the panel or be offset to either side of the panel. Hidden tilt has a rack and pinion drive built in to the panel stile and isn’t visible. Clearview tilt has a discrete pivot strip linking the louvres mounted on the rear of the panel on one edge.

Rod tilt is your more “Classic” look and also suits older style houses while the hidden and Clearview has cleaner lines and best suits more modern houses. Hidden and Clearview tilt does make your shutter easier to clean but the classic rod tilt is actually more robust and easier to repair should it get damaged.