How to Measure For Functional Exterior Shutter Hardware

For Composite Wood Shutters

Adding functional shutter hardware can make such a dramatic difference to the look of your home. Before ordering functional shutter hardware, we’ve made measuring for hardware simple and straightforward.

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Different Types Of Pintles

Depending on the material of your window casing or the material of your home, there are three main pintle types to choose from.

Plate Pintles are used to install on flat surfaces such as wood or PVC window casing.

Lag Pintles are used to install shutters on masonry surfaces such as brick, stucco, or stone.

Jamb Pintles are used to install into a window jamb or flat mount on brick molding.

Measuring Your Offset

Measuring around your window to get the right offset is an important part of selecting the perfect hardware. Adorned Openings offers packages with either a 1”, 2 ½” or 4 1/2” offset.

Measuring For Plate Pintle Installations

To determine which offset is needed, place a flat piece of wood (A) flush against the wall so it extends further than the window casing Then simply measure from the casing (B) to the back of the wood (A).

Measuring For Lag Pintle Installations

If mounting into wood window casing, follow the instructions listed above, otherwise, install into masonry siding and adjust offset as needed. This pintle type has a varying offset depending on how far the lag is screwed into the surface. More than 1” offset is not suggested with a 4” lag pintle.

Measuring for Jamb Pintle Installations

To determine the offset needed for jamb pintles, measure from the back of the inside edge of the casing (C) to the back of the wood (A).

Tip: If your measurement is less than 1”, you will need a hardware package with a 1” offset. If the measurement is between 1” and 2 ½”, a hardware package with a 2 ½” offset would be needed. Greater than 2 ½” would need a hardware package with a 4 ½” offset.