3 Ways Polywood Shutters Are Preferred Over Hollow Vinyl and Composite Shutters

Plantation shutters come with different options, when you are figuring out which non-wood shutter is the best for your home, it might be hard to discern the differences. You can pick the wrong type without knowing and end up ordering shutters that won’t last. When it comes to solid polymer shutters, like our bestselling Polywood shutters, are they a better investment than composite shutters? Here are three ways Polywood shutters are better than composite shutters to help you decide.

1.  Durability: Polywood Shutters Vs Composite Shutters

Polywood shutters are constructed from a top-grade solid polymer that ensures the most rigidity, color retention, and durability than any other shutter on the market. This way, the shutter louvers won’t be damaged over time.

Composite shutters, on the other hand, are made from a pressed-board core, wrapped with poly-vinyl. The vinyl covering the pressed board peels away from the core material readily. Thie vinyl peeling away from the composite shutters is expedited in hot, humid, and wet climates.

Hollow vinyl shutters are another option for non-wood shutters, however, hollow vinyl shutters deteriorate the fastest because of the substance.

Both forms of non-wood shutters are likely to warp and deteriorate under varying climate conditions, however, Polywood shutters are manufactured with UV inhibitors that divert heat. And because heat is the biggest culprit in chipping the shutter louvers, Polywood is hands down the longest-lasting plantation shutter you can find on the market.

2.  Paint Finish: Polywood Shutters Vs Composite Shutters

Polywood shutters come in three exceptional white paints. We bake our paint finishes onto each component at hot temperatures that exceed any temperatures Virginia could experience. This patented finishing process applies UV inhibitors to make sure the color doesn’t fade.

Other types of non-wood shutters come with either a low-quality paint finish or no paint finish at all. In a lot of cases, the vinyl wrap is the final color. Yes, this finish appears to be adequate at first. But it fades over time. And some hollow vinyl shutters are painted. However, with the material easily conducting heat, this adversely impacts the finish day after day.

3.  Energy-Efficiency: Polywood Shutters Vs Composite Shutters

Third-party tests illustrate that Polywood shutters reduce heat transfer by up to 45% and insulate against 30° of temperature.

With that, Polywood insulates up to 70% better than a similar solid wood shutter.

It’s the heat blocking properties of the solid polymer material Polywood’s made of that make these plantation shutters so energy-efficient. However, what makes Polywood even more energy-efficient than composite shutters is the weatherstripping on the panels and louvers. Just interlock the weatherstripping pieces while closing the panels to get the tightest seal possible against the weather conditions outside. You won’t find all the energy savings that Polywood offers in any composite shutter.