Open by Day, Close at Dusk: Shading in Winter
Your blinds and shutters can help keep warmth in this winter, but only if you use them at the right times. A simple daily habit, and why it works.
Knowledge Centre Energy Efficiency Shutters
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Tips, inspiration and expert advice on shutters, blinds and window dressing for your home.
Do Wider Shutter Louvres Let In More Light?
Yes. Wider louvres sit further apart, so you get more light, a clearer view out and fewer joins when closed. The measurements behind it, drawn to scale.
Knowledge Centre Shutters Louvre Sizes
Thinking About Window Film? Check Your Glazing First
Window film can help with heat, glare and privacy, but modern double and triple glazing changes the picture. Here's what to check before you apply any film.
Window Film Glass Overheating
Blinds and Shutters for Tilt and Turn Windows
Why tilt and turn windows are on so many new Scottish homes, why most blinds and shutters clash with them, and the products that work. A plain-English guide.
Blinds Shutters New Build
Why our Design Studios are by appointment only
Why you can't just pop in to our Design Studios, why appointments are booked weeks ahead, and what you get from the specialist set aside for your visit.
Design Studios Behind the Scenes Advice
Somfy Connectivity Kit or TaHoma Switch: Which Do You Need?
Want to control Somfy motorised blinds from your phone, Alexa or Google? What the Connectivity Kit and TaHoma Switch each do, and how to set them up yourself.
Buying Guide Motorised Blinds Smart Home
Why we use AI, and why a person has the final say
AI is a tool, like fire or the motor car. Here's how The Scottish Shutter Company uses it, where we draw the line, and why a person always has the final say.
Behind the Scenes Company News AI
How to Compare Shutter Guarantees
A shutter guarantee isn't just a number of years. Nine questions worth asking before you compare one guarantee with another, and our own answers to each.
Knowledge Centre Product Info
Do Shutters Really Cut Heat Loss by 62%?
Energy saving shutter claims return every autumn. Here is the one figure measured in a UK laboratory, and the checks you can run on any claim.
Knowledge Centre Buying Guide Energy Efficiency
Who Should Not Buy Roof Lantern Blinds
Roof lantern blinds aren't right for every home. Here are the reasons you might be better off with something else, and what we'd suggest instead.
Roof Lantern Blinds Buying Guide Motorised Blinds
Seven specialists, no salespeople, and an innovation award final
Why a shutter company with seven specialists and no sales team uses AI for shading and pricing calculations, and why a person still decides everything.
Company News Behind the Scenes Awards
Should a Blind Sit Close to the Glass, or Away From It?
Fitting a blind tight against the glass traps heat where it does the most harm. Here is what the glass industry's own thermal safety data actually says.
Overheating Glazed Rooms Shading