Accordion Shutters
The terms accordion shutter and bifold shutter
are frequently used to describe a interior shutter unit that
uses panels that hinge together. The hinge joins two window
shutters so they will open in the same direction. An accordion
interior shutter unit would attach two or more panels together
so they open in the same direction. The outside panel would
hinge to the window jamb or to a hang strip directly outside
the window opening. A bifold shutter
unit would only attach two shutter panels so they would
fold in the same direction.
Accordion
shutters and bifold shutters are not the best
phrases to use when describing a folding shutter unit. Instead,
refer to the number of shutter panels across and how many panels
hinge and open to the left side and how many open to the right.
An accordion bifold shutter unit with four panels across usually
open two panels to the left and two to the right. An accordion
bifold shutter unit with six panels across usually open three
panels to the left and three to the right. It is possible to
hinge all panels together and open them to one side.
A different type of sliding accordion shutter is used for hurricane
and storm protection.
See also bi-fold shutters.
For an online source for interior shutters,
see ShutterLand
Interior Shutters, or Horizon
Interior Shutters.
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