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The house in front of the opening. 14 guides.

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  A home office on a bright wall

  Glare on a screen is a morning problem as much as a heat problem. External shade keeps the contrast down without turning the room into a cave, if you.

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  A semi and the side passage

  Side windows onto a passage are the security openings. Rear glass is the heat opening.

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  A terraced rear extension

  The British terrace extension is the main stage: bifold, sometimes a lantern, neighbours close by, access through the house. The shutter belongs on the.

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  A whole detached elevation

  Detached houses tempt a full run of shutters because the scaffold is already there. Buy the openings that are in sun, on show to a dark garden, or ugly.

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  Basement lightwells

  Lightwell glass is a security weak spot and a water weak spot. A shutter there has to live with drainage, not sit in a puddle.

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  Bungalows

  One storey means less ladder drama and a box that sits near eye height, so the look matters even more. Roof windows in bungalow loft conversions are a.

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  Coastal salt

  Salt air finds cut edges, cheap screws and any place the powder coat was drilled through and not made good. Specify marine-sensible fixings and a.

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  Conservation areas and the street front

  Conservation areas exist to keep character. A standard white cassette across original windows is the sort of change design guides dislike.

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  Dormers and loft conversions

  A dormer cheek and a roof window are different surfaces. The cheek may take a small vertical shutter.

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  Leasehold flats

  The outside wall is usually not yours. A shutter is an alteration to the exterior and to the building's appearance.

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  Listed buildings

  Listed building consent is a separate regime from planning permission. Fixings into historic fabric, a new box and a change to the appearance can all.

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  New-build covenants

  Estate covenants and developer consent can ban external boxes, satellite dishes and even paint colours. The council is not the only veto.

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  Park homes

  Park homes have lighter walls, different ownership and close neighbours. Some can take a small shutter and some should not have the weight or the fixing.

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  Rented houses

  Tenants feel the heat and landlords own the wall. Unless the landlord is paying and staying interested, a made-to-measure shutter is a poor bet.