One of the weakest points of a typical shutter is the connection between the louver and the tilt rod. O'Hair shutters use louvers constructed from solid bookmatched hardwood, which provides plenty of holding power for our premium #304 stainless steel staples. This is not the case with many faux wood louvers, which are often formed from moulded plastic with a core made of foam.
Even so, the weakest point with most louvers is not the louver itself but the tilt rod. The simple fact is that a normal tilt rod simply doesn't have the thickness needed for a staple to get a solid grip. This is not an issue with O'Hair shutters. This is because, rather than using a staple in the tilt rod, we use a solid metal strip that is permanently embedded within a slot in the tilt rod. During assembly the continuous tilt linkage is threaded through the louvers and then bonded to the tilt rod, forming a solid reinforced unit.
At O'Hair we do not see a shutter as a commodity product but as an investment for a homeowner. It is because of this that we construct our shutters, quite literally, to last for generations. This is how we can provide a transferable limited lifetime warranty - a warranty that is good for the life of the home, not just the homeowner.
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