Why buy timber shutters from Tar River Timber Works?
Tar River Timber Works manufactures bench-crafted Western Red Cedar shutters in 24 stock width-and-height combinations, ships orders pre-finished and ready to hang, and prices each pair from $150. Our shutter shop produces every unit in-house, so you skip third-party warehouses, control the finish, and receive product ready for same-day installation on brick, fiber cement, stucco, log, or board-and-batten façades.
What sizes of timber shutters can you buy?
Our shutter collection offers three stock widths and eight stock height bands, totaling 24 ready-to-build sizes in Western Red Cedar:
- Our 10"–11" widths fit narrow window casings, dormers, and accent openings in heights from 24" to 96".
- Our 12"–16" widths cover standard residential window openings, including 2/0, 2/4, 2/6, and 2/8 single-hung units.
- Our 17"–22" widths suit oversized casement, picture, and double-hung windows up to 44" wide.
- Our height bands step through 24"–30", 31"–36", 37"–42", 43"–48", 49"–60", 61"–72", 73"–84", and 85"–96" to match any sash from cottage scale to two-story Tudor.
You order each shutter as a single panel, and you specify quantity at checkout for one-shutter accents or matched pairs.
Which timber shutter style fits your home's architecture?
Our shutter program ships in six bench-crafted design profiles, each engineered to match a specific architectural vernacular:
- Our Tuscany shutter pairs ledger boards with diagonal Z-braces for Mediterranean, Spanish Revival, and Tuscan villa exteriors.
- Our French Country shutter installs vertical board-and-batten boards over flush battens for stone-clad farmhouses and Provençal cottages.
- Our Oxford shutter centers a single mid-rail across flat board faces for Georgian, Federal, and Colonial Revival homes.
- Our Charleston shutter assembles tilted operable louvers inside a mortise-and-tenon frame for Lowcountry, Greek Revival, and historic district properties.
- Our Santa Fe shutter joins thick vertical planks with hand-forged clavos for Pueblo, Adobe, and Southwest architecture.
- Our Woodside shutter combines tongue-and-groove boards with horizontal cross-rails for craftsman, lodge, and modern farmhouse façades.
Why does Tar River Timber Works build exterior shutters from Western Red Cedar?
Western Red Cedar resists rot, insect damage, and dimensional movement better than pine, MDF, and vinyl substitutes, so our cedar shutters hold their shape through humidity swings, freeze-thaw cycles, and direct UV exposure. The species carries natural thujaplicin oils that repel termites and fungi, accepts stain or paint with minimal grain-raise, and weighs roughly 23 lb/ft³ — light enough for one-person hanging on most residential windows.
How does Tar River Timber Works build each shutter?
Our shutter shop bench-builds every unit through a four-step process:
- Our millwrights hand-select rough kiln-dried cedar stock, grading each board for tight grain, low knot count, and consistent moisture content below 12%.
- Our shop face-planes, ripped, and surfaces every board to match your chosen texture — smooth, rough-sawn, hand-hewn, or wire-brushed.
- Our assembly team joins panels with stainless or hot-dip galvanized fasteners, builds the chosen design profile, and dry-fits all hardware.
- Our finishing team applies your selected stain, paint, or sealer in multiple coats, then cures each shutter before crating for shipment.
How do you measure your windows for Tar River timber shutters?
You can measure your windows for our timber shutters using the following steps:
- Your shutter height equals the exact vertical opening of the window casing, measured from the top of the head trim to the bottom of the sill trim.
- Your shutter width equals one-half of the window opening width, so a 32" window pairs with two 16" shutters that close to cover the glass.
- Your installation surface — brick, lap siding, stucco, fiber cement, or log — determines the spacer depth and fastener length you order with the panel.
- Your final order rounds height up to the next stock band (for example, a 41" measurement orders the 37"–42" band) so the shutter visually frames the opening.
What finishes and hardware can you add to your timber shutters?
Our pre-finished shutters ship in your choice of clear UV sealer, semi-transparent cedar stain, solid-color exterior paint, or weathered patina, and each panel includes the hardware package you select at checkout:
- Our hardware menu offers wrought-iron pintles, strap hinges, S-holdbacks, slide bolts, and decorative clavos in matte black or oil-rubbed bronze.
- Our paint program color-matches Sherwin-Williams, Benjamin Moore, and Farrow & Ball codes when you submit the color name with your order.
- Our texture options layer hand-hewn adze marks, circular-sawn ridges, or wire-brushed grain into the face board for added depth.
How much do Tar River timber shutters cost?
Our timber shutters start at $150 per panel for 12"–16" widths in the 31"–36" height band, scale to $205 per panel for the 61"–72" band, and reach the published list price for the largest 85"–96" panels. You pay per panel rather than per pair, so a two-window façade with four shutters in the 37"–42" band totals $620 in product cost before hardware and finish upgrades.
How long does Tar River Timber Works take to ship your shutters?
Our shop builds each order on a 5-business-day production window from payment to ready-for-pickup, and we offer in-store pickup at our Tar River facility plus crated freight shipping to all 48 contiguous states. Your order tracking updates after the build, finish, and cure stages so you can schedule your installer with confidence.
How do you install Tar River timber shutters on your home?
You can install our pre-finished timber shutters in three steps:
- Your installer positions the shutter flush against the window casing, levels the panel, and marks the four corner fastener locations on the wall.
- Your installer drills pilot holes sized for the substrate — masonry anchors for brick and stucco, stainless screws for wood siding — and seats spacers behind each fastener.
- Your installer drives the fasteners, attaches pintles or holdbacks from the hardware kit, and seals the perimeter with paintable exterior caulk.
What other timber accents pair with your shutter order?
Our timber accent program complements your shutter purchase with matching Western Red Cedar components — box beams, braces, brackets, corbels, headers, mantels, posts, solid beams, and column wraps — so you can stage a unified exterior aesthetic from your front door to your gable peaks in one order.
How do you start your timber shutter order at Tar River Timber Works?
You can start your order by selecting your width band, choosing your height band, picking your design profile and finish, and adding the matched hardware kit to your cart. Our team confirms every order detail by email within one business day, locks your 5-day production slot, and updates you when your bench-crafted Western Red Cedar shutters are ready to ship or pick up.
