Why Choose Faux Wood Shutters?
The great advances in technology in modern times have made the variety of materials on offer for home building much wider than they used to be. In addition to traditional materials such as wood, iron or stone, modern synthetic or composite materials offer durable, versatile and often less expensive alternatives. Faux wood is a popular such material. Although it is designed to look like wood, it has very different properties and can be much more versatile. Faux wood is often used in the manufacture of shutters. The material used in this case actually has a polyurethane base, similar to a durable plastic. Man made faux wood is of the same consistency all the way through, which is quite important when constructing shutter panels. These frequently need to be cut to size, and if using real wood this wood leave an exposed edge that would need to be refinished to achieve the same effect as the face of the panel. When using faux wood, the material is the same throughout so the panel can be cut
