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1. 
   reinvent | Nov 18, 2007 06:30pm | #1

   You are asking a Q about CHEAP PLASTIC shutters in FINE Homebuilding. Oh the nerve.
   Really, try to talk your wife out of it. Spend the money on something you can really enjoy like a large sceen TV. ;-)

2. 
   RRooster | Nov 22, 2007 02:56am | #2

   Use a 2-1/2" to 3" stainless or coated washer head screw from McFeely's.

    

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3. 
   DonCanDo | Nov 22, 2007 04:35am | #3

   Those large plastic anchors for vinyl siding need a pretty big hole.  I hardly like them for vinyl, I think they would work even worse in FC siding.  How about adding some backer material, such as pine, to the hollow space behind the shutters and then hanging them on a standard shutter hinge attached to the window trim?  The only other thing that you would need would be a small screw to keep them from swinging.

4. 
   DanH | Nov 22, 2007 06:11am | #4

   What I did was install wood cleats top and bottom and screw the shutters to the cleats. The cleats can be caulked/flashed/whatever, as you see fit.

   If your view never changes you're following the wrong leader
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   reinvent | Nov 22, 2007 06:27am | #5

   What would really work is VHB tape. It is double sided and will NEVER LET GO. So you would have to be real careful when you press it against the wall.

   http://www.jamestowndistributors.com/userportal/show_product.do?pid=6488&engine=adwords!6456&keyword=VHB+tape+

   http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/3M/en_US/VHB/Tapes/

6. 
   UncleDunc | Nov 22, 2007 08:33am | #6

   I'm with reinvent. Use some kind of adhesive. No reason to poke holes in the siding to install ugly plastic shutters.

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   BillBrennen | Nov 22, 2007 10:54am | #7

   Use napalm.