PRODUCT G U I D E style. Put the accent on 4 10 11 12 MOUNTING DESIGNER SELECTING & SHUTTERS VENTS BLOCKS ACCENTS ORDERING Exceed Your Expectations with Ply Gem Shutters and Accents Because your home is a reflection of you, your exterior finishings should be able to reflect the highest level of quality and widest breadth of styles. And with Ply Gem Shutters and Accents, that’s exactly what you’ll discover — high-quality, low-maintenance, customizable products that help you express yourself … beautifully. 2 PLY GEM SHUTTERS AND ACCENTS Outstanding Service. Unsurpassed Quality. Remarkable Selection. again. It’s time to feel at home 14 22 SELECTING & THE COLOR OF ORDERING BRILLIANCE Service • Simplified buying process that’s easy to follow • Overnight service available Quality • Engineered to retain their color through any weather for years • Durable construction will not crack, split, or fade — guaranteed • Limited Lifetime Warranty Selection • Available in over 100 different colors that complement virtually any building material — including brick, stone, wood, steel, aluminum, fiber cement and vinyl siding • Wide range of styles to match a multitude of applications • Optional custom built-to-order shutter program provides tailored sizes to fit your needs 3 PLY GEM SHUTTERS AND ACCENTS shutters Quality Shutters for Any Home Our high-quality shutters are built to look as good as your home — whether it’s brick, stone, vinyl siding, stucco or wood. Virtually Maintenance-Free Ply Gem shutters retain their high quality and vibrant color through the life of your home, and are virtually maintenance-free. We achieve this tremendous quality through our use of advanced UV stabilizers and a tough acrylic coating, which minimize the effects of sun, rain and wind. Industry-Leading Warranty All of our high-quality shutters are built to last a lifetime. Ply Gem shutters will not split, crack or peel. In fact, we feel so strongly about our quality that we offer a Limited Lifetime Warranty on all of our shutters*. A Style and Color for You Our three elegant panel styles create the perfect fit for your home. Ply Gem offers classic styles like the Louvered design, Board & Batten design, as well as the Raised Panel design. Our shutters are available in 19 classic colors, factory finished to ensure quality and consistency. And when styles change they can also be painted with a high-quality latex paint. Ply Gem’s durable design allows you to repaint the shutters over again. Variety of Sizes to Fit your Windows Ply Gem shutters come in a wide variety of standard heights and widths to fit virtually any window. If one of our many standard sizes will not work, we can custom make virtually any length of shutter in raised panel and louvered styles to meet your needs. *See warranty for details and limitations. 4 PLY GEM SHUTTERS AND ACCENTS Your home is your own personal retreat. Wrap it in the beauty and elegance of our shutter collection. 5 SHUTTERS Shutter Styles Raised Panel Shutters Raised Panel shutters offer the unique, turn-of-the-century look of the grand homes of the South, but with a contemporary richness and style. Their simple lines create a striking profile to your home that is reminiscent of our early American heritage. Ply Gem’s Raised Panel shutters can be purchased in both custom and standard sizes, and come with our Limited Lifetime Warranty. They can be paired with matching transom tops or arch tops for added height and impact. Louvered Shutters Nothing gives your home a classic look like Louvered shutters. Steeped in the traditions of American history, our elegant Louvered shutters provide the perfect finishing touch to your home by capturing the rich, natural woodgrain texture of real wood shutters — but without the splitting, cracking and peeling. Ply Gem Louvered shutters can be paired with arched tops to accent circle top windows. Board & Batten Shutters Open or closed, 3- or 4-Panel, Board & Batten style shutters add a rustic look to any home and are perfect for a variety of design styles, from Country to Craftsman. Raised Panel Beautiful Colors Elegant Arched Tops Ply Gem shutters are Our arched tops add height available in 19 beautiful and elegance to the shutter’s colors, specially selected by appearance. Available for our our national color expert. 15" Raised Panel and Louvered standard shutters, these extensions give an added look of richness to your home’s exterior. 6 PLY GEM SHUTTERS AND ACCENTS Louvered Board & Batten Board & Batten Closed Style Open Style Shutter Accessories Our decorative hinges and hooks complete the look of traditional working shutters — without the maintenance. Like our shutters, they’re fade-resistant and built to last. 7 SHUTTERS Side By Side, Ply Gem Realistic Woodgrain Our Shutters Are Superior By Design Details Ply Gem Competitor Ply Gem’s tab-free construction, realistic beaded detail and clean edges mimic the look of real wood shutters. Inferior products often use tabs that when removed leave obviously plastic jagged edges. Installation Color-matched screws Ply Gem Competitor Color-matched plugs Authentic Invisible clip mounting system Real beauty comes from realistic woodgrain. Ply Gem raised panel or louvered shutters Ply Gem accurately depicts the grain of real offer several installation options: plugs, beveled wood panels on every edge and matching screws or optional hidden surface. Our competitors’ grain runs in fasteners. Both plugs and matching multiple directions, and doesn’t extend screws are supplied standard with each carton (unlike some of our competitors beyond the shutter face. who provide only plastic plugs). Unique to Ply Gem, our Board & Batten shutters have a hidden installation feature shown above. The batten slides over to hide the screws. 8 PLY GEM SHUTTERS AND ACCENTS Ply Gem Painted Ply Gem Competitor Ply Gem Scratch Test Competitor Painted 3.78mm 2.99mm Competitor Scratch Test Ply Gem Competitor Substantial Durable Thicker is better. Ply Gem shutters are up to 21% Scratch ours and you can hardly tell; scratch thicker and have up to 1/8" thicker profile than theirs and you’ll see what they’re made of. competitor shutters. Our thicker gauge construction Our baked-on lacquer finish resists fade and adds strength and rigidity for reliable performance retains beauty season after season. Their and durability. The thicker profile supports greater color-through coating scratches easily and profile depth that creates realistic shadow lines. Our can fade over time. As well as being scratch- reinforced construction resists warping and results resistant, Ply Gem shutters accept latex paint in a heavier, sturdier shutter. In fact, Ply Gem shutters beautifully, so if you want to update your look, weigh up to 25% more than the competitor’s. you can. Latex paint can peel off competitor’s shutters over time. 9 SHUTTERS mounting blocks Mounting blocks are used to install electrical outlets, water faucets, light fixtures, mailboxes, house numbers, and even doorbells. Quality Assurance Our mounting Limited Lifetime WARRANTY blocks are built to withstand the toughest weather and retain their color and beauty over the life of your home. They will not chip, crack or split. All of our mounting blocks are backed by our Limited Lifetime Warranty. Simple to Install MULTI Our mounting blocks DEPTH have a two-piece design that easily adjusts from ½" to 1¼". This feature allows for easy installation over a variety of siding choices, including insulated vinyl siding. A Perfect Color Match Our mounting PERFECT MATCH blocks are available in over 100 beautiful colors and can be matched to virtually any vinyl siding color. Faucet Mount Mounting Block 10 PLY GEM SHUTTERS AND ACCENTS