I want my next house to have double-hung windows with true-divided lites, and functional exterior wood shutters. Is there a way to have functional shutters and still have insect screens?
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Have ya checked into roll up screens?
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Sure, it's just a question of the right hinge/hinge location/offset. Most shutters (when closed) are flush with the exterior trim or brick. Some overlay the trim like most stock kitchen cabinets. Go here and get all the info you need and some you don't.
http://www.timberlanewoodcrafters.com/04/ext.php
Eric S.
While I can understand how the shutter could cover an exterior screen, there remains the problem of how you would reach the shutter (to open and close it) with the screen in place, without going up on a ladder outside.
Karl, welcome to BT, I've done exterior shutters with interior screens over double hungs as you describe. The shutters just need appropriate hinges and dogs. The screens were edge slotted to slide down a fixed tee rail on the sides (one side shorter than the other). Only the lower sash was ever opened. No reason not to do the upper if you prefer, just would need a latch to keep the screen frame up.
You really don't want a whole window screen inside, too difficult to open the window. Operation was: unlock, slide the screen up until one side cleared the shorter tee rail and rest it on top, open the lower sash, slide the screen back down the tee rail. Works very well.
That house was 18th cent. Unlikely the windows were that old, but it was always a challenge to stock enough old glass for replacement. PAHS Designer/Builder- Bury it!