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Fake Shutters on Front of Houses Only
Posted by:
game for anything
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Date: July 23, 2017 12:37PM
Riding through FFX and noticed most people have fake metal shutters on the windows in the front of houses but not on side. When I grew up my house had real, very heavy wooden shutters on all the windows. I was tasked with painting them more than once and I assure you they were stout and functional able to swing on a hinge and be closed over the windows in the event of a storm (we never once did this).
So if people are going to screw cheap metal shutters on their houses why only the front - it looks cheap and stupid.
So if people are going to screw cheap metal shutters on their houses why only the front - it looks cheap and stupid.
Re: Fake Shutters on Front of Houses Only
Posted by:
Give me the best of your love
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Date: July 23, 2017 02:21PM
Houses in NOVA are not built very well. We are lucky brick was local or these shitboxes would all be falling over. Metal shutters look better than cheap windows most houses have.
They are not on sides because cheap people here can barely afford the 650k it takes to own shitty 4 bdrm split levels. Pathetic
They are not on sides because cheap people here can barely afford the 650k it takes to own shitty 4 bdrm split levels. Pathetic
Re: Fake Shutters on Front of Houses Only
Posted by:
Ive Wondered Myself Pal
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Date: July 24, 2017 12:58AM
Bout them Fake Shutters..LOL
DAJAX
DAJAX
Re: Fake Shutters on Front of Houses Only
Posted by:
There's yer trouble right there
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Date: July 24, 2017 02:04AM
game for anything Wrote:
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> ...(we never
> once did this).
>
And there's your answer.
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> ...(we never
> once did this).
>
And there's your answer.
Re: Fake Shutters on Front of Houses Only
Posted by:
Unit 8
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Date: July 24, 2017 04:14AM
The jews were heavy into fake shutter market back in the mid 50's.
Re: Fake Shutters on Front of Houses Only
Posted by:
That way 4 long time
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Date: July 24, 2017 05:37AM
I have lived in houses built in the 30s, 50s, 60s and 70s that all were built with fake shutters. If they had been real they would have been of little use, since they were not large enough to cover the windows. I suspect that houses in this area that have functional shutters seldom close them.
The shutters on most were only on the front of the houses. again this is a long term trend. The reason why they only put the shutters on the front is the same reason why many homes have brick front walls and siding on the rest. The buildings are intended to be viewed by the public from the front only.
The shutters on most were only on the front of the houses. again this is a long term trend. The reason why they only put the shutters on the front is the same reason why many homes have brick front walls and siding on the rest. The buildings are intended to be viewed by the public from the front only.
Re: Fake Shutters on Front of Houses Only
Posted by:
cccmdmd
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Date: July 24, 2017 09:03AM
That way 4 long time Wrote:
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> I have lived in houses built in the 30s, 50s, 60s
> and 70s that all were built with fake shutters.
> If they had been real they would have been of
> little use, since they were not large enough to
> cover the windows. I suspect that houses in this
> area that have functional shutters seldom close
> them.
>
> The shutters on most were only on the front of the
> houses. again this is a long term trend. The
> reason why they only put the shutters on the front
> is the same reason why many homes have brick front
> walls and siding on the rest. The buildings are
> intended to be viewed by the public from the front
> only.
because houses here are 2 dimensional no sides
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> I have lived in houses built in the 30s, 50s, 60s
> and 70s that all were built with fake shutters.
> If they had been real they would have been of
> little use, since they were not large enough to
> cover the windows. I suspect that houses in this
> area that have functional shutters seldom close
> them.
>
> The shutters on most were only on the front of the
> houses. again this is a long term trend. The
> reason why they only put the shutters on the front
> is the same reason why many homes have brick front
> walls and siding on the rest. The buildings are
> intended to be viewed by the public from the front
> only.
because houses here are 2 dimensional no sides
Re: Fake Shutters on Front of Houses Only
Posted by:
YourName
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Date: July 24, 2017 10:54AM
Why do they put the fake shutters on upside down?
Re: Fake Shutters on Front of Houses Only
Posted by:
clear your throat
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Date: July 24, 2017 04:40PM
YourName Wrote:
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> Why do they put the fake shutters on upside down?
Ironically with real functional shutters the louvers are pointing up when not closed. When you swing them closed the back side of the shutter is now protecting the window with louvers down.
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> Why do they put the fake shutters on upside down?
Ironically with real functional shutters the louvers are pointing up when not closed. When you swing them closed the back side of the shutter is now protecting the window with louvers down.