What is Polywood?
It’s an “engineered wood substitute.”

Polywood is formulated from a unique, extruded to shape polymer designed specifically with the shutter application in mind, making it the best material available to make the best shutter available.

Why do we want to use Polywood?
Polywood was designed by shutter experts. It truly is a remarkable advancement over the traditional substrates available and used to manufacture shutters.

How many choices for shutters are there?
Customers really have three choices: wood, plastic, and Polywood.

Wood has been the traditional substrate because it was the only material available. But just like boats or window frames, wood is a poor second to the technologies available today. Several years ago the plastics industry decided to extrude profiles that would take the place of wood. For a short while this was the only option to wood: but this was a true plastic shutter developed by a plastics expert. It lacked the aesthetic and traditional look associated with a wood shutter, still had all of the problems inherent to wood, and added a few new ones.

Then a true shutter manufacturer researched this leading edge technology and had a vision. This vision was to create a shutter that was better looking, longer lasting, eliminated wood’s problems and plastic’s poor looks, and would be a better value for all.

This vision culminated in the development of the Polywood shutter. It is quite simply the best shutter available in the world today.

Why is Polywood better than other traditional substrates? Polywood is UNAFFECTED BY MOISTURE. Wood will expand and contract causing warping, cracking, peeling, chipping and splitting. This will never happen with Polywood. Use it on the sea coast, in the bathroom, in the sauna, or forget to close the windows in a rain storm --no worry.

POLYWOOD IS THE EASIEST WINDOW TREATMENT TO CLEAN. 
Simply use a damp cloth or non-abrasive cleaning substance to wipe them down.

POLYWOOD IS THREE TIMES MORE ENERGY EFFICIENT THAN WOOD SHUTTERS. 
The question here is not how much shutters cost, but how much they save.

POLYWOOD IS PAINTED AND PAINTABLE. 
The paint is baked on providing a beautiful finish. Vinyl and plastic shutters are extruded to color allowing fading and discoloration over time. This will never happen with Polywood.

POLYWOOD COMES IN TWELVE COLORS, THREE STANDARD NINE CUSTOM. 
The finish lasts a lifetime while design tastes do not. Mauve today, stark colors next year and maybe back to earth tones a few years later? You will never have the need to replace your window coverings to blend with each year’s new decor.

POLYWOOD HAS MUCH BETTER LIGHT CONTROL THAN TRADITIONAL SHUTTERS. 
In comparison, wood is hygroscopic meaning it has the ability to give off and take in moisture. This characteristic of wood allows it to expand and contract causing a once perfectly straight plank to bow, twist, and warp. When this happens to louvers and panels it allows light through the gaps. With Polywood you will always get perfect closure.

POLYWOOD IS MANY TIMES STRONGER THAN WOOD SO IT IS ALMOST IMPERVIOUS TO DAMAGE. 
People using it commercially love it because it will withstand most abuse with very little maintenance, thus reducing cleaning costs.

POLYWOOD SHUTTERS HAVE A PATENTED TIGHT PIN USED IN PANEL FABRICATION.
This tight pin gives you the same louver tension control year round. With any other shutter, however, a long screw is used to adjust the tension inside the panel. As the wooden shutter expands and contracts with the air moisture, the screw will need constant adjustment.

POLYWOOD IS LISTED AND TESTED BY UNDERWRITERS LABORATORY AND HAS A V-O RATING. 
It gets no better than this. It is self extinguishing when one takes the flame source away. Polywood can be used above the third floor in commercial buildings allowing our shutters to go where no other shutter has gone before.

Polywood is available throughout North America, Australia, Asia, and the Islands and is still expanding. You are involved with the fastest growing segment of the window covering industry.

We hope this helps answer your questions and familiarize you with Polywood. Feel free to contact us with any other specific questions you might have.

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