Top Tips To Protect Shutters In Winter | Brighton Shutter Co

As a shutter company can attest, the time when most people look into installing wooden shutters is during the summer, as they can help brighten up a room whilst also controlling the light and heat, making summer lounging more enjoyable.

However, in order to keep shutters and blinds functioning at their best all year round, they need to be carefully taken care of during winter.

With that in mind, here are some top tips to protect and take care of window shutter systems during the cold, wet winter months.

Keep Temperatures Consistent

The biggest concern for people when it comes to shutters is the issue of condensation, which is caused by heat colliding with a cold surface such as a window. This can lead to the build-up of mould, which not only can cause health concerns but affect your shutters too.

Whilst there are a lot of approaches you can take to minimise the amount of condensation your windows will deal with through ventilation and double glazing, one of the best solutions is to avoid rapid fluctuations in temperature.

Set your central heating to a lower, consistent temperature that it can remain on throughout the day.

Avoid Air Drying Clothes

Drying clothes near a radiator using a clothes horse inherently increases the humidity in the room, which in itself can make condensation worse.

If you do not have a tumble dryer, try to cycle the rooms you dry clothes within in order to avoid all of the moisture being concentrated in one place, and take advantage of dehumidifiers and extractor fans wherever possible to avoid extra moisture which can affect the shutters.

Dust Then Wipe

Keep on top of dusting and wiping the louvres, starting by using a feather duster to wipe away dry dust before taking to the shutters with a slightly damp microfibre cloth.