Fix Loose Exterior Shutters
Start by removing your shutter from the side of the house.
Fix loose exterior shutters. 3 use wire brush to clean away all dust and debris from the shutter. This usually occurs in one of the upper corners due to wind or pressure from snow buildup. Wooden shutters may have louver pins that hold the shutters to the frame. 4 loosely set the louvers back into place.
If the screw slips right in fill the hole with wood filler. 1 unscrew damaged shutter from house. Simply take a philips head screwdriver insert it into the hole and while holding the actual louvers steady with your left hand give the screw a tiny little nudge clockwise with your right hand. Remove all the rotten wood from the damaged area of the shutter using a chisel or putty knife.
Replacing a shutter lock fastener involves filling the hole in the wall to give the new fastener an opportunity to grasp the hole and secure the shutter. Over time a shutter lock or two becomes loose requiring replacement. Inspect the holes in the house that you will screw the shutter into. Fill the holes with caulk.
How to repair a rotten shutter. Screw a two inch weatherproof deck screw into each hole to ensure there is still bite to the hole. Shutters that are not screwed on with screw. Use a hair dryer to clean out fine debris from holes.
Mix up a small amount of two part auto body filler available at auto supply stores using the recommended proportions. If the shutter was ripped from the house the holes may be stripped. How to remove and re install shutters that were installed with shutters panel peg loks. Supplies 1 pocket hole screws 2 fender washers 3 spray paint to match the shutters not pictured.
Use a putty knife to fill the hole in the shutter. Place the shutters on a flat surface in a well ventilated place. When one of these plastic pins wears out or snaps out of position that louver may fall out of the shutter s frame. How to tighten and secure exterior window shutters remove your shutter decorative shutters.
Tightening your loose louvers back up is super easy if you have plantation shutters with tension adjustment screws built in. 2 remove loose louvers from the shutter.