Comments on: First Time DIY: How to Attach Wooden Shutters To Brick

By: Kari Martin

Kari Martin — Tue, 18 Aug 2015 07:00:24 +0000

Josh, do you recall what color stain you used? Is the wood pine or cedar?

Thanks!

By: Josh Maxwell

Josh Maxwell — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 15:32:20 +0000

Thank you! It was quite the learning experience :)

By: Michel

Michel — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 23:11:46 +0000

This is the only time I've been to your site. Thank you for providing more details.

By: Josh Maxwell

Josh Maxwell — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 20:01:57 +0000

Thanks for reading! I have more articles coming that talk about other ways to improve the look & feel of a house. Some being more technical than others :)

By: Josh Maxwell

Josh Maxwell — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 19:59:17 +0000

Ilmari, Shog9 is correct - these are purely decorative. I never even thought by putting wood filler over the screw holes, it gave the illusion of working shutters. Interesting.

I'm sure you could modify the directions to include hinges instead of attatching them directly to the house.

Thanks for reading!

By: Shog9

Shog9 — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 00:26:35 +0000

These appear to be purely decorative shutters, Ilmari. Note that the originals were clearly screwed directly to the wall, ruining any illusion of actual purpose - Josh used wood filler to cover the screws in the new ones; coupled with the apparent sturdiness the resulting effect is much better.

He could even go on to add decorative hinges and fasteners to complete the illusion (although this could result in someone attempting to actually shut them...)

By: Ilmari Karonen

Ilmari Karonen — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 11:22:35 +0000

If these are functional shutters, shouldn't there be a hinge involved somewhere? Or are they purely decorative?