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| Performance | PVC | Aluminium security |
|---|---|---|
| Placement | Indoors: bedrooms, living, bathrooms, kitchens | Windows, sliding doors, shopfronts |
| Security | Visual deterrent | 4-pin key lock, reinforced louvres |
| Moisture | Will not warp or swell | Powder-coated; unaffected by salt |
| Weight | Light on hinges and frames | Heavier; needs solid fixing |
| Configurations | Hinged, bi-fold, sliding | Hinged, bi-fold, bypass |
| Colour | White most chosen; others to order | White, charcoal, grey, bronze |
| Price | Lower | Higher; security hardware |
| Cords | None | None |
Both quoted per opening after Duncan’s site visit.
Indoors, where the room needs light and privacy control and the classic shutter look without hardwood.
Steam over the hob, a bathroom with poor ventilation, a coastal bedroom where humidity creeps in overnight: PVC does not absorb moisture, so it will not swell, crack or delaminate
Salt air and humidity are constant on the Garden Route, and timber shutters suffer for it; PVC does not
Matt white PVC reads as painted hardwood and never needs repainting
Bedrooms, bathrooms and en-suites, living rooms, kitchens, home offices
Where the job is protection: doors onto the garden, street-facing ground-floor windows, holiday homes empty between visits, shopfronts.
“People ask me PVC or aluminium and I always ask the same thing back: what is the window doing for you? If it is a bedroom window facing the street, you want PVC for the look and the light control. If it is a sliding door onto the garden in an area with break-ins, aluminium every time. Most homes end up with both.”Duncan Kane Founder, Custom Blinds Shutters & Awnings
04 Both
The homes Custom Blinds Shutters & Awnings fits across George, Knysna and Plettenberg Bay usually end up with both: PVC shutters in the bedrooms and living areas, aluminium security shutters on the sliding doors and ground-floor windows. Louvre sizing and colour tone are matched across the two so the house reads as one.
Duncan visits the Garden Route home, measures every opening and specifies PVC or aluminium room by room. Book an expert consultation
The Custom Lifestyle Shutters range is manufactured in Cape Town to the measurements taken.
The installation team fits and hands over, with a warranty of up to 7 years, terms and conditions apply.
Yes. PVC does not absorb moisture, so it will not warp, swell or delaminate in a humid bathroom. It is the practical shutter for any wet room at the coast.
They are built to resist forced entry: a 4-pin key lock into wall and floor, reinforced louvres and tamper-resistant stile covers, closing the whole opening while the view stays when the louvres are open. Ask your insurer which products it recognises.
Both: PVC indoors for light and privacy while you are there, aluminium security shutters on the doors and exposed openings for the weeks the house stands empty. Custom Blinds Shutters & Awnings fits both across Plettenberg Bay, Knysna and George.
In matt white, PVC reads as painted hardwood, holds its shape better in humidity, needs no repainting and costs less. On the coast it is the shutter Custom Blinds Shutters & Awnings specifies over timber.
Yes, and most Garden Route clients do. Louvre sizing and colour tone are matched across PVC and aluminium for a consistent look through the property.
Custom Blinds Shutters & Awnings. The Custom Lifestyle Shutters range, PVC and aluminium, manufactured in Cape Town, specified by Duncan Kane with 20+ years of experience and fitted by a team still installing every day, with a 5-year warranty on PVC and 7 years on aluminium.
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