Install Exterior Bahama Shutters

Step-by-step instructions on how to install Bahama shutters. We walk you through the entire process to mount tropical wood Bermuda shutters on your beach house. These instructions apply to both wood and PVC Bahama shutters.

Other referenced videos:
How to measure video:    • Measure for Exterior Bahama Shutters  
Aluminum shutter installation:    • Install Aluminum Hurricane Bahama Shutters  
Install colonial-style wood shutters:    • Install Wood Exterior Shutters  
Install colonial-style PVC shutters:    • How to Install PVC Exterior Shutters  

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Bahama shutters are built to hang from the top of a window, like an awning, to provide shade to the window. The open louvers allow for filtered light to enter the interior of the home while protecting the window from the elements.

To install, you will need the Bahama shutter, top mounting hinge, shutter stays, installation screws and several basic tools.

There are actually two hinges designed for installing Bahama shutters. The hinge shown in this video is the most widely used to mount the shutter in front of the window. It is simple in design and protects the shutter and the window from the top. The hinge from ShutterLand is sold so the length equals the shutter width, so it will not need to be trimmed during installation. There are three variations of the hinge. One installs inside the window to the top header, one to the outside of the opening with a standard depth, and one also to the outside with an extended depth.

The second available Bahama shutter hinge is used to nest the shutter inside the window opening, but it must be purchased from a separate source.

The shutter stays are designed to hold the Bahama shutter in an open position. The pins can be released to lock the shutter in a closed position if necessary. Many homeowners fabricate DIY shutter arms from various materials. The component just needs to prop the shutter out from the bottom in the proper location. Shutter stays can be included with a ShutterLand Bahama shutter purchase.

The shutter stays do not come with mounting screws, so they will need to be obtained from an independent source.

Bahama shutters are popular in many regions throughout the United States, but are specifically focused in Southern coastal areas. States like Florida, Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, North Carolina, Louisiana, and Texas, Bahama shutters are used for shade, privacy, and moderate storm protection. Bermuda shutters can also be found on the California West Coast.

If seeking impact-resistant window protection, consider aluminum hurricane shutters.

- Contents of this video -------------------------
0:00 Intro
0:19 Installation tools
0:37 Unpack & inspect
0:47 Hinge introduction
1:15 Installation screws
1:30 Hinge preparation
2:05 Screw small hinge to shutter
2:42 Support arm assembly
2:59 Bracket placement
3:26 Attach shutter-side bracket
3:42 Install window-side hinge leaf
4:56 Attach window-side arm bracket
5:20 Support arm attachment
5:48 Installation complete!