[Greenbuilding] [BULK] insulating shutters

[Lawrence Lile]

Think about aluminum frames, and think thinner.  These shutters will be
devilishly heavy if you build them out of wood.  You probably don't need
more than about R-5, but if you want more insulation, I won't argue with
you!

R-max (foil faced stuff) actually paints up real nice - you can paint it
to match your interior sheetrock.  I've seen shutters faced with painted
R-max that, when closed, looked like part of the wall.  

Lawrence Lile, PE, LEED AP
Project Solutions Engineering

-----Original Message-----
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candtcampbell at juno.com
Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2007 6:55 PM
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Subject: [BULK] [Greenbuilding] insulating shutters
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Sorry Keith, forgot to say interior. That's important!

Tim

These are exterior shutters?

Keith


candtcampbell at juno.com wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
> I'm interested in building hinged insulating shutters, with foam cores
> and 2 to 4" thick wood frames. What material should be used for the
front
> and back skins? They will be painted the same white semi-gloss as the
> window trim. I was considering Thermo-Ply for the skins, but I don't
know
> how that would look painted or how durable it would be. Trying to keep
it
> as lightweight as possible, but durable. Do I need to move up to 1/4"
> plywood? Any other green options?
>
> Tim


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