12" x 77" True Fit PVC Two Equal Raised Panel Shutters, Pepper Red (Per Pair)

We needed a pair of high quality classic-look raised panel shutters in a charcoal color and these Ekena Millwork True fit PVC shutters fill the bill! They are solid and easily installed and praised by my contractor. They are the perfect accent to take our board and batten home to another Beautiful!

Home Depot listed delivery date as 3 weeks from order date. After 4 weeks spoke with HD, no help whatsover, never checked with vendor. Subesquenly spoke directly with vendor mgt. who stated mfg time alone was 6 weeks. I item arrived 7 weeks post order date; damaged by banding

Let me begin by saying I don't know if I can update this post over time, so this is only a post about my initial impressions of the product. To begin, these were quite heavy, which means the material is a very dense strong material. I was initially very impressed by that. However, I noticed a few very interested characteristics about the material. For one, I ordered mine unfinished as the price for finished ones was a bit over the top. In retrospect, I should have at least ordered them primed. Painting this material was painful, much like the manufacturer does, I used 3 coats of Killz2 primer, and 3 coats of paint (not including the finishing coat once they are up) on both sides. The trouble is, no matter how much you clean the shutters and give it a rough sand for adhesion, paint and caulk, if even slightly sticky, will peel up with the material itself. Meaning the material, as it is a layered material, has layers that may peel off. So advice wise, always give at least 24hrs between coats, even if your paint says less time between coats. Additionally, the material appeared to bow a little bit when wet, so please make sure they are well supported and very flat, luckily if you flip them over and paint, they will straighten out. Second, hanging these was a bear, mostly because of their weight. Mine were 57" tall, so getting them up a ladder about 15ft, into position, and getting them secured was dangerous at best. Here's where things changed, I did NOT use the flimsy plastic brackets they sent. For many reasons, for one, plastic anywhere on the front of my house facing south will not last long, second, using the brackets and screws provided would mean that the shutters would sit an extra 1/4" or more off of my siding, which with my style of siding would mean some 1/2" gaps. That means snow and water behind the shutters, not good. They need to be flush with my siding, so I measured for studs, drilled and counter-sinked screws into my framing. Making for a very strong and flush attachment. Yes, it does mean I have visible holes, but filled them with caulk and will paint over them. All in all, these are well built, and as long as this material holds up against the weather, they will be worth it. But my last vinyl weather resistant ones only lasted 3 years, so we'll see.

Great craftsmanship I thought the primer could have been better

Excellent product very well made.

Panels were the style i needed and were in stock.

We were very pleased with the quality of the shutters. They were very sturdy and solid. We opted for unfinished because I wanted a custom color. One coat of a specific type primer and two coats of paint, them followed by two coats of an easy to apply spray clear acrylic got us exactly what I wanted.

We were very happy with the unfinished shutters. They are sturdy and well made. They needed 3” stainless screws to secure them well, using the recommended 6 screws per shutter. Our contractor was impressed with them, as were we.