I drove out to the house today for two reasons - to check on things and also to meet with someone from a window covering company for an estimate. Upon arrival I saw that a section of the driveway had been removed. I am not sure what the reason was, but I trust that it was necessary. While I was walking around with the estimate guy I noticed some water near the baseboard in the garage. I will have them check on it.
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| Removed part of driveway |
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| Water underneath baseboard - that is NOT on the ground |
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| Close up |
The estimate guy was very nice and seemed knowledgeable. He was very familiar with homes in my area and even told me what other people with the same floor plan had done with window treatments. My plan is to only have plantation shutters placed on the windows in the front of the house for uniformity. I want a clean look from the street so all the rooms in the front of the house will have the same color. The rest of the house will gradually get appropriate window coverings.
Some people, like my mother, are not familiar with plantation shutters so I will include pictures of plantation shutters and hopefully you think they are as beautiful as I do. These shutters come in a variety of materials with PVC and real wood being popular. According to the estimate guy the price difference in the two is minimal because PVC needs petroleum to be made and petroleum is expensive...TMI, I know. My plan was to do painted hardwood in the house and PVC in the garage but since the price is not different, wood all around it is. Some of you may be wondering why in the Dickens I would pay to have plantation shutters installed in the garage. Believe me, I really do not want to pay for them to be installed there but garage actually looks like part of the actual interior from the front and I want a uniform look. A lot of homes in the neighborhood have them in their garages as well.
I will need a total of 8 shutters. We'll see how much the quote is for. I sure hope it doesn't make me lightheaded; passing out is embarrassing.
Here are examples of plantation shutters:
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| See how the windows in the garage face the front? |
It's good to see a person who gives much thought to window shutters. They're usually an afterthought, but you realize that they are important in making a house look beautiful. In a subsequent post, you said that you had finalized a deal, so I'm interested to see how it looks like. Got any pictures of those?
ReplyDeleteGreg Arnett @ Sunburst Shutters & Window Fashions