How to Measure
How To Order Your Shutters
First, determine the type of mount you want. Before taking any measurements, determine whether your shutters will be mounted inside or outside the window frame.
Inside Mount
The shutters mount inside the window opening, using hanging strips that are mounted in the opening, behind the shutters. There must be ¾” (or more) of flat surface to mount the hanging strip. This flat surface may be obtained by removing the “window slop.” The hanging hinges are adjustable to compensate for slightly out-of-square window openings.
Outside Mount
Shutters are mounted using a ¾” wide matching frame around the panels. The frame is screwed to the trim on the wall, and the shutters are hinged to the frame. There are three basic types of outside mounts:
Outside Mount/No Trim
There is no trim-molding around the window, and the frame mounts to the wall, just outside the opening.
Outside Mount/On Trim
Shutter frame mounts directly on the trim.
Note: the trim must have ¾” wide (or wider) flat portion on which to mount the frame.
Outside Mount/Beyond Trim
Shutter frame mounts on the wall just outside the trim (also called “back-hand to back-hand”). the shutters and frame will completely cover the frame.
Measure Your Windows
Measure to the nearest ¼” using a steel measuring tape. Measure each window in six places: top, middle, and bottom for width; left, center and right for length. Do not take any deductions from the measurements.
Whether you’re using an Inside or Outside mount, indicates if the hanging strip will fit inside or outside of the measurement.
Record the smallest width and smallest length inside the opening, from flat surface to flat surface.
Outside Mount
Outside Mount/No Trim
Record the largest width and largest length, from edge of the opening. The frame will be mounted just outside the opening.
Outside Mount/On Trim
This requires a ¾” wide (or wider) flat surface within the trim to mount the frame. Record the largest width and the largest length from the outside edge of the flat surface to the outside edge of the other flat surface.