Shutter hinges are just a necessary piece of hardware to hold the shutter to the wall, right? No so. There is much more to the shutter hinge than you might imagine. A brief look at the applications and style choices should shed some light on this affordable DIY home improvement project.   Styles through the Ages   For many homes now, shutters are simply an aesthetic feature to the home. Sometimes
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On a recent visit to Sidmouth in South Devon, an English seaside town with many lovely period buildings, it was noticeable that despite the houses and hotels being beautifully presented, very few had appropriate door fittings, which would have given the finishing touch. In some places small rusting cheap door knockers were used, with door handles that didn't even match. It is understandably that
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There is often confusion about the difference between malleable iron and cast iron hardware. There are many cheaper cast iron products for sale now, many of which are identical in size, shape and general appearance to quality door and window hardware. The difference is that cast iron will break.Kirkpatrick Ltd for Walsall in the UK, has been synonymous with the production of high quality malleable
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