"EN" wrote in message
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Could all you creative minds out there help me make some internal window
shutters? The drafty windows are set in 2ft thick stone walls and are all
sorts of shapes and sizes. I would like them to be solid not louvred, in
keeping with the old look of the house. I really can't spend much on them
though, and while my joinery skills/ tools might be fairly basic, I've
done
wonders making cupboard doors and boxing in open plan stairs with left
over
laminate floor boards so don't mind trying to make cheap rubbish look ok.
I
was wondering about using those mdf vertical panelling sheets as I quite
like that look. Or just plain panels of mdf/ cheap wood would maybe be
cheapest - or.........???

Any thoughts, ideas and experiences would be great. Thanks.
Liz

An alternative might be to fit secondary glazing inside the windows. It'll
kill off your draughts the house would be warmer and you'll still be able to
see through the windows. The house we have was fitted with them when we
moved in and they have been great. they're only very basic units - single
glass working like sliding doors and of very simple construction.

Just a thought.

Paul