Interior Shutter Terms
Basswood - Hardwood used for building shutters.
Cafe Type - A shutter that only covers the lower portion of a window.
Divider Rail - A horizontal bar that divides the top and bottom louver sections allowing them to rotate independently.
Double Tier - One set of shutters on the top and one on the bottom. They open independently of the other.
Frame - Used for mounting custom shutter units to the outside of a window opening and can have either 3- or 4 sides.
Hanging Hinge - A hinge that connects a shutter panel to the window jamb or hanging strip. Hang (or Hanging) Strip – Screwed to the wall or window jamb, this strip is used to extend the length of the shutter unit hinged to the outside panel.
Hinge - A two-leaf device that connects a shutter to the mounting surface or joins two shutters together.
Louver- Movable horizontal slats contained within a shutter panel.
Mortise - A rectangular opening in shutter stile for inserting a hinge - allowing a tighter fit to the side of the window or hang strip.
Panel - A single shutter. Most shutter units consist of more than one shutter panel. Rabbet - A cut or groove along the edge of a stile between panels.
Rail - Horizontal bar at the top, bottom, or across the center (divider rail).
Shutter - A panel consisting of two side stiles, a top and a bottom rail, and louvers in between.
Stile - Vertical bar found along either side of a shutter panel.
Tilt Bar - Vertical bar used for adjusting the louver position.
Unit - Shutter panels and other necessary parts (hanging strips, hardware, etc.) that work together to fit a window opening.
Window Jamb - Vertical sides of the window opening.
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