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How to Choose the Color of Vinyl Exterior Shutters for your Home
The main value of decorative vinyl exterior shutters is the color that you choose that will contrast or complement the color of the house itself. The best look is to have 3 colors on your home (other than the color of the roof), the main exterior walls, the trim color, and the shutters. The front door of the house could match the exterior shutters, but if you end up with 4 colors that is ok too.
One thing that you should decide right away is how much maintenance you are willing (or want) to do. Paintable vinyl shutters can be ordered that will match any house (some brands, such as Alcoa shutters are paintable in any color). Some people order paintable exterior shutters because they want to match a very specific color, and other people order them because they want the option of painting the shutters a different color later. However, you should also keep in mind that the colored paintable vinyl exterior shutters will degrade and need to be painted every few years just like the exterior of your house. Commercial exterior latex paints are formulated for a life expectancy of 8 - 10 years. Moulded-through exterior vinyl shutters never need paint, so there will be less work to do the next time you paint your house. It is recommended that you spray paint the shutters if you go this route.
If you decide not to get paintable shutters, black and White are by far the most popular vinyl exterior shutter colors primarily because together they can match nearly any house. If you want to "go with the flow", order white if you have a dark colored house, and order black if you have a light colored house. However, if your house is white with black (or other dark colored) trim, you may wish to add some more color to the house by ordering vinyl window shutters in a shade of red, blue, or green.
Since you will have more choices for buying vinyl exterior shutters on the Internet than if you buy them locally, the best way to decide on the color of exterior vinyl shutters is to order a vinyl shutters color sample. The color sample will contain a "keychain" with all of the available colors for a particular brand, and you can pick them up for as little as $5. Most vendors even give you a credit toward your order so the net cost of the color sample is free. The color sample is made from the same material as the vinyl shutters, so you will be able to touch and feel the material before you commit to a purchase.
Another advantage of ordering vinyl shutter color samples is that they are shaped like miniature exterior shutters. You can step back from the house and hold the color sample at arm's length to see visualize what the style and color of vinyl exterior shutters will look like on your windows.
After you have looked at the available vinyl exterior shutter colors, you will have a better idea of what is available. If you can't find the exact color you need, you can always go with black (for low maintenance), or paintable (for an exact match). Of course, that said it is your house so which exterior vinyl shutters will look best is entirely up to you.
About the Author
Shad Storhaug is the founder of ShutterContractor.com and is an expert in giving advice about selecting, measuring, and installing vinyl exterior shutters.
Visit ShutterContractor.com's exterior vinyl shutters store for more information.
How do you get black Sharpie permantnt marker off white vinyl?
Denatured alcohol takes it right out.
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Vinyl Shower Curtain & Liner - White $10.49 Add a touch of pizazz to your bathrooms decor with this Vinyl Shower Curtain & Liner in Clear. Made of frosted EVA vinyl and rust-proof metal grommets, the shower curtain boasts durability. The clear design allows you to use this accessory as a shower curtain or liner and gives the ability to blend with any bathroom decor.Features: • Made of textured vinyl • Use as a shower curtain or liner • Easy to clean • Rust-proof metal grommets • Color: Frosted ClearSize: 72"tall x 72"wide |
Vinyl Fence Buyers! Limited Color Choices Await You
As I said in an earlier chapter, vinyl does not come in a wide range of colors. Like that Procol Harum song “Whiter Shade of Pale“, it is usually limited to white, pale shades of grey or tan. This is because the titanium oxide pigment (a component of vinyl which prevents colors from yellowing or fading) makes it difficult to create darker colors.
Darker colors also absorb the sun’s rays so they don’t hold up as well. Likewise vinyl is graffiti proof so you just can’t “Paint it Black”. Why the pop music euphemisms? Just trying to brighten up this chapter because one of the few limitations of vinyl is it’s not very colorful.
Throughout the years, I have occasionally seen manufacturers come out with darker colors but they never did well and were dropped in time. I can’t tell you how many times I was asked if we carried black or green. If you come across these darker colors, be very careful with your decision.
It is a scientific fact that dark colored vinyl fades and deteriorates faster than light color vinyl so a more complex formula is necessary to protect and preserve them. So far, these attempts have not succeeded.
There was an exception to this in 2004. Someone came out with what they called “wood grain“. Originally produced in China, it looked great with real wood grains running through it. The line started out darker but again there were too many problems, such as warping, so they lightened up the color formula hoping to alleviate these complications and have been fairly successful.
A couple of years later, domestic manufacturers came out with their versions. “Wood Grain” is a beautiful alternative to wood, I love the look. If you do too, just be aware that some are better then others. Use care before you purchase and research them thoroughly.
When a company sells a tan, it can range from a beige (coffee with extra cream) to almond. The almond actually looks white unless you view it up against a piece of actual white vinyl. It’s important to understand shade differences as you may need more fencing in the future and it can be hard to match, unless you are buying from the same company as the original purchase.
This is a good time to examine “fading”. Commercial grade vinyl is engineered to maintain it’s true color for a lifetime. In reality, if you have tan, grey or wood grained fencing, over the years there will be a very slight and gradual fading. So slight and gradual you will not even notice.
However, if you put a piece of the original tan in your closet, took it out 10 years later and held it up to the rest of your fence you’d see a minimal fading of the color. I will say that the public continues to demand a broader color spectrum in vinyl fencing and due to this demand, the industry continues to experiment with it’s color formulas.
However, until someone comes up with a darker vinyl that can stand up to the intensity of our friendly old sun, vinyl fencing will continue to have a very limited palette. We are all hoping, that someday, vinyl‘s “…True Colors will come shining through.”
Excerpt from the Vinyl Fence Buyers Guide, Copyright 2008, Michael Goldman & David Spangenburg
About the Author
Attention Vinyl Fence Buyers! After buying a home, or a car, the purchase of a vinyl fence ranks as one of the larger purchases you'll ever make. You must read the Vinyl Fence Buyers Guide. You can find it at http://www.vinylfencebuyersguide.com/ It's not a trade manual, filled with industry jargon and dry terminology. It was written for you, the buyer, as a concise, easy read. Filled with ALL the critical facts and information you need, laid out in a straight forward and sometimes humorous manner. It's a simple, step by step approach that walks you through each and every phase in the purchase and general installation of your new Vinyl Fence. For more details, go to: http://www.vinylfencebuyersguide.com/
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